Iberville County Louisiana Archives Court.....Watts, Et Al November 13, 1795


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Source: Transcribed Court Document
Written: November 13, 1795

Date: November 13, 1795

Petition of Mrs. Francisca Ashelon, appearing by right of the community in 
which she had total rights, etc., to have the property of her husband, Dn. 
Esteven Watts, inventoried, declaring that the plantation needs a better levee 
to be made, and desires also to have the land sold at public sale. Decree 
dated November 14, 1795, by Governor General, Baron de Carondelet, declaring 
same to be made.






Date: November 25, 1795

Inventory - By virtue of Governor Gerneral's order of November 14, 1795; 
According tho which order Commandant Pierre Voisin, goes on the plantation 
occupied by Dn Etienne Watts, situated in this District on the right bank of 
the Mississippi river, adjacent above to that of Mr. Bt. Gravier and below to 
that of Mr. Pierre Belly, containing eighteen arpents or thereabout, of front 
on the ordinary depth of forty, with the opening which corresponds to it; or 
being at a distance of four leagues from my residence (Com. Pierre Voisin) 
assisted by the witnesses hereinafter signed; They have first estimated four 
arpents and a half of land situated in the upper part of the said plantation 
taking from the boundary of the land of Mr. Gravier on descending, and all 
consideration made, they have estimated ?; Four other arpents and a half of 
land of front on the depth on the depth and the opening which corresponds to 
it, taking from the boundary of those estimated herein above on descending, 
with their wretched houses and enclosures which are thereon; although out of 
service, in a word, such as they comprise and contain now, estimated ?; Four 
other arpents and a half of front on the ordinary depth and opening which 
corresponds to it, taking form the boundary of those estimated in the second 
lot, on descending, up to the concurrence of the said four arpents and a half, 
such as they comprise and contain at present, estimated ?; Finally, four other 
arpents and a half or thereabout, more or less, such as they might comprise 
and contain now, taking immediately from those estimated in the third lot, up 
to the boundary of Mr. Pierre Belly, estimated ?.




Date: November 29, 1795
By virtue of order of Gov. Gen. dated November 14, 1795, inventory continued, 
and now Notice is given of Public Sale of said property.



Date: December 6, 1795
Notice of Public Sale

Date: December 8, 1795
Notice of Publec Sale

Date: December 13, 1795
Public Sale - Pierre Voisin, Commandant. The 1st, 2nd and 4th parts were not 
adjudicated; but the 3rd part of the plantation with the same opening in the 
depth, adjudicated to Pierre Belly; Surety - Phillippe Roth.

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

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