Conveyance from Andrew Steele to Charles Duval. Nov. 19, 1811.East Baton
Rouge Parish, Louisiana.  Submitted by Kay Thompson - Brown

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SOURCE: East Baton Rouge Parish Court House in Judge's Book "A" page 183

Territory of Orleans, Parish of East Baton Rouge, on this nineteenth day of
November in the year of our Lord, on thousand eight hundred and eleven, before
me Andrew Steele Parish Judge, acting as Notary Public of the said Parish
personally came and appeared Maurice Barnette of the Said Parish who declares
that he has granted, bargained, and sold and by these presents doth grant,
bargain, sell and convey to Charles Duval of the same Parish a certain lot or
parcel of situated in that part of town of Baton Rouge, laid off by Don
Gilbert Leonard and marked on the plan of said Leonard No. 1 of the square No.
4, the said Lot containing sixty feet in front, by one hundred and twenty feet
in depth, to have and to hold to him the said Charles Duval his heirs and
assigns forever, the said described Lot of ground, together with all the
improvements thereon and appurtances there unto belonging also one negro woman
slave yellow complexion, about nineteen years old, names Betty - which said
slave the said Barnett sells to Charles Duval, warranting her to be free from
mortgage and from any disease prohibited by Law in the sale of slaves - The
present sale and conveyance is made for and in consideration of the sum of two
thousand dollars payable in the manner following, that is to say, one thousand
dollars in hand paid, before the signing of this present writing, the receipt
whereof by the said Maurice Barnett is hereby acknowledged, and the remainder
in two months from this date, to be discharged by the delivery of two hundred
common sized Alligator skins well tanned and in good condition and the said
Charles Duval being here also accepts the sale and conveyance aforesaid made
in his favor, engaging well and truly to pay to the said Maurice Barnett, the
said sum of one thousand dollars yet remaining due, in two months from the
date, and in the manner before mentioned for the said described property - In
testimony whereof the said parties have here unto with me and in the presence
of William Dewees and Samuel McClure witnesses, subscribed their names the day
and year first above written.

M Barnette
Ch Duval 
Sam McClure
W Dewees 
And Steele P.J. 

Recorded December 28 1811