Iberville County Louisiana Archives Court.....Chelatre, Et Al October 17, 1798


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Source: Transcribed Court Document
Written: October 17, 1798

Date: October 17, 1798
Succession of Martin Chelatre - Franco Rivas, Commandant. Statement that the 
Commandant places the seals on the property of the deed.


Date: October 18, 1798
Order to proceed to the inventory of the property of the decd.; and the 
Commandant names for guardian of the widow Margarita Clouatre, Pedro Rivet; 
and appraisers, Francisco Marionneau & Augustin Richard.


Date: October 19, 1798
Oath of the Guardian of the widow, Pedro Rivet.

Same date: 
Oath of appraiser Franco Marionneau.

Same date:
Oath of appraiser At. Richard.

Decree by Commandant that observing the oaths above, he would proceed to the 
inventory. Notifications of the inventory, six times.



Date: October 25, 1798
Inventory - Succession of Martin Chelatre - 
Present: Margarita Clouatre, widow of decd.; Pedro Rivet, guardian of widow; 
Barbara Climpetre, widow of Santiago Chelatre, as curator of her minor 
children and heirs of the decd. Martin Chelatre, her uncle; Gorge Climpetre, 
principal curator to them; Francisco Marionau and Augustin Richard, 
appraisers; movables.




Date: October 26, 1798
Continuation of inventory - Sucn. of Martin Chelatre - movables.

Same date: continuation of inventory
The plantation situated on the right bank of the Mississippi river, little 
above Bayou Plaquemine, composed of six arpents of front by forty of depth, 
narrowing at 9 degrees, 30 minutes toward its depth, bounded above by the 
lands of Aman Ebert and below by those of Jacob Chelatre, according to the 
plan and title of concession of the Governor General of this Province dated 
the thirtieth of May of one thousand seven hundred eighty-seven; with the 
edifices and fences and some dependencies, etc.


Date: October 27, 1798
A translator named; to translate any Spanish to English, etc., named Joseph 
Charp.


Date: October 27, 1798
Appeared Margarita Clouatre, widow of the decd. Martin Chelatre, who declares 
that having proceeded to the inventory of the property of the decd., she 
desires the property to be sold at public auction. And being present (at 
family meeting) her guardian, Pedro Rivet; Barbara Climpetre, widow of the 
decd. Santiago Chelatre, as curator of her minor children, who are heirs of 
the said decd. uncle by blood, Martin Chelatre; and Gorge Climpetre, principal 
curator of them; who appear to deliberate as to the advisability of selling 
said property; decide to have public auction.



Date: November 4, 1798
Notice of public sale by order dated October 27, 1798. 2 other notices of 
public sale.



Date: November 19, 1798
Sucn. of Martin Chelatre - movables - same date - movables



Date: November 20, 1798
Public sale - Said plantation situated on the right bank of the Mississippi 
river, little above Bayou Plaquemine, composed of six arpents of front by 
forty of depth, narrowing at 9 degrees, 30 minutes towards its depth, bounded 
above by the lands of Aman Hebert and below by those of Jacob Chelatre, 
according to the figurative plan and title of concession of the Governor 
General of this Province dated the thirtieth of May of 1787, with its 
edifices, and fences and some dependencies, etc. Adjudicated to Joseph 
Chelatre, who appears with the permission and authority of his mother and 
curator Barbara Climpetre and principal curator, Gorge Climpetre, with Surety, 
Gorge Climpetre, for his nephew.



Date: November 20, 1798
Continuation of public sale. Movables.



Date: May 5, 1799
Statement of Margueritte Clouatre, widow of Martin Chelatre that animals which 
had not been on the plantation were in the woods, had not been included in the 
sale, but would have to be sold at public auction. Animals. Public auction.



Date: June 16, 1799
Appeared: Margarita Clouatre, widow of the decd. Martin Chelatre who has 
received of the Commandant certain sum coming from the public sale of her 
husband.



Date: June 23, 1799
Appeared: Santiago DeVilliers who declared that at the instance of Margarita 
Clouatre, widow of Martin Chelatre, he was Surety for certain sum which she 
held to the nephews and nieces of the decd. named Joseph, Francisco, Juan, 
Miguel, Catalina, Magdalena and Barbara Chelatre, children of the decd. 
Santiago Chelatre, son of the decd.

Additional Comments:
Transcribed from original Spanish in 1978 by Delma Abadie

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