Iberville County Louisiana Archives Court.....Rivas, Francisco  March 6, 1806


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Source: Transcribed Court Document
Written: March 6, 1806

Date: March 6, 1806

Certificate - 

Certificate of Francisco Rivas, Certifying that in the month of Nov. of the 
year 1801, I was Commandant of Iberville, and presented before me: an Indian 
Chief of the Chitimachas Nation established on Bayou of Plaquemine in this 
County, with the inhabitant, Atanacio Dardene, as his Interpreter, that of the 
two villages that he and his nation possessed on said Bayou, that he would 
sell that which was immediately on the river, and by his information as 
Interpreter, there was nothing to cause prejudice to the first concession of 
the river, and declared to me that the village had its front on the Bayou, 
that its upper line passed behind the plantation of Barvara Claimpetre, 
without touching the forty arpents of depth of her plantation, understood that 
the sale of the village would not cause prejudice to the forty aprents of 
depth of the plantation of Barvara Claimpetre.
That through the medium of an Interpreter, of thirty-five arpents of front on 
the Bayou with forty of depth, and in confirmity with the account, and 
security which was declared to me by the first Interpreter, Atanacio Dardene, 
(as is specified that it would be behind the forty arpents of the plantation 
of Barvara Climpetre) Passed also other sale in favor of Felix Braud of ten 
arpents of land of front with forty of depth, passing in continuation from 
that of Lanclos.
That there exists in the archives of this County, in office of Gov. Dn. Luis 
de Unzaga of the 24th of Dec. 1770, that it was understood Dn. Luis Dutisne in 
order to establish the Indians at Plaquemine, and that remitted with the other 
offices the Gov. of Spain, by virtue of the orders which had effect and were 
received.
That Barvara Chimpetre presented herself, presenting a brief asking to be 
allowed a corner of land situated between her plantation and the Bayou, which 
she declares is for the Dominon of His Majesty, not holding any acknowledgment 
of the situation of the said corner, nor is it laid out for the Dominion of 
His Majesty, the contrary being understood by us as belonging to the Indians, 
and for another, which should belong to Mr. Villiers by the donation which 
Mrs. Enrrique Depre had made. 
I declare that I cannot report this brief, until I am well informed as to whom 
belongs the said corner. 

Dated: Feb. 12, 1806 - Date of Certificate
March 6, 1806 - Date received by Pierre Belly

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

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