Iberville County Louisiana Archives Court.....Belly, Et Al December 23, 1795


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Source: Transcribed Court Document
Written: December 23, 1795

Date: December 23, 1795
Declaration of Pedro Belly that the land belongs to Dn Estevan Watts, except 
one portion sold to him at public sale, that a levee is to be repaired, the 
contract to be let at public auction. Christov. De Armas takes cognizance of 
the petition which is in conformity with the law. 



Date: December 23, 1795
Baron de Carondelet declares that the Temporary Commandant, Dn Pedro Voisin 
has authority in this place, as to the terms solicited for the repair of the 
levee of the lands of Dn Estevan Watts.



Date: December 29, 1795
Order of the Governor General, Cristov de Armas, to have repair of levee of 
lands of Estevan Watts, 1/4th of which belongs to Pedro Belly, and contract to 
be left at public auction; petition having been made by Dn. Pedro Belly.



Date: January 17, 1796
By above order, Notice of Public Sale.
For a levee of about one hundred feet in lenght and of sixteen of width, on 
seven feet of crest, surrounded outside by upright posts, protected from the 
waves by thick planks or faggots, filled in the trough of the land, at five 
feet from the first post of the said levee, there should be another range of 
upright posts, at like distance another now sunken at three feet and the whole 
filled and covered with earth; the same levee imprisoned by the two ends and 
made near the border in this moment at twelve inches higher than the level of 
the road. A ditch at twelve feet of distance and the length of this levee, 
another ditch in depth to hold the above said levee dry with a bridge 
according to the ordinance on this ditch and in the road; to support the other 
ditches which a refound on the land in question, observing that the brambles 
and the fallen wood by the workers might obstruct the course of the waters; 
all the said work to be done immediately and without relaxation on the portion 
of land belonging to Mr. Etienne Watts, situated in this District, on the 
right bank of the Mississippi river, adjacent above to that of Mr. Phillipe 
Roth and below to the plantation of Mr. Pierre Belly; for which work, the 
adjudicated will be paid half in one year,  ** Work contract adjudicated to 
Phillippe Roth.
(Attached to above evidently, is following:)

Date: January 11, 1796
Peition to make road and repair levee because the waters are rising, by land 
of Pierre Belly, being above land belonging to Etienne Watts, petition being 
to Comdt.

Date: Januray 11, 1796
At request of Pierre Belly, Comdt. Pierre Voisin, goes to plantation of 
Etienne Watts and on the portion not sold situated at the boundary of Pierre 
Belly below and above by the portion which had been adjudicated to him and 
being at four leagues from Comdts. residence, the Comdt. called men to discuss 
the matter of making levee to protect land from water.


Date: Feb. 15, 1796
Affidavit of Joseph and Ignace Amelton that the work as suffidently executed.


Date: April 21, 1796
Declaration by Manuel Gayoso de Limos, that he approves that the 4th of said 
plantation of Watts situated between that which is sold and the land of Pierre 
Belly the adjudicated to Philip Roth, for the remainder coming to him from 
contract of levee, and that Watts has given him authority to transfer same, 
and he asks Pierre Belly to perform the adjudication; Pierre Belly, being 
Temporary Commandant.
(Instrument dated April 22, 1796 all torn off and eaten away, only date on 
margin remaining)

Date: April 22, 1796
Receipt - Phillippe Roth to Commandant, for receipt of sum and at the 
acquittance of Mr. Etienne Watts, for work adjudicated on date of January 17th 
past, and which has been paid to-wit: $170 for amount of land which Comdt. 
Pierre Belly, has sold him on 2nd of this month, and that which Comdt. has 
also sold him this day for & in name of Mr. Watts. 


Date: June 9, 1796
Declaration of P. Belly that, on date of May 30, the Governor General demanded 
of him to make an adjudication of 1/4th of land of Dn Estevan Eatts to Phelipe 
Roth for money due the latter for work on the levee. 

Additional Comments:
Transcribed from orginal French and Spanish in 1978 by Delma Abadie

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