Iberville County Louisiana Archives Court.....Watts, Et Al May 26, 1791


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Source: Transcribed Court Document
Written: May 26, 1791

Date: May 26, 1791
Order to proceed to inventory etc. of property of Etienne Watts, plantation, 
slaves etc. Signed by Pedro Pedesclaux, Public Writer.


Date: June 3, 1791
Signed by Pedro Pedesclaus, Public Writer, stating that seizure of property of 
creditors of Etienne Watts would be made. Certified by Daniel Clark that he 
approves.


Date: June 8, 1791
By order of the decree of the Government of May 26, 1791 and for security of 
the rights of the creditors on the property of Etienne Watts, the Commandant 
proceeds to place the seal on the movable, property and papers. 

Date: June 10, 1791
By order of the Government of this Province, Dn. Estevan Miro, dated May 26, 
1791, in which he was enjoined to suspend even the crop, for execution against 
the property of Etienne Watts, by the decree of May 4, past, and proceeds to 
the inventory of the following:
A plantation situated on the right bank of Mississippi river, adjacent above 
to a tract belonging to Mr. Olivier and below to another tract belonging to 
the said Watts, containing about ten arpents of front on the said river on the 
ordinary depth of forty arpents, * * * about forty arpents of bad enclosure, 
and about fifty arpents of arable land.
A tract without any building or enclosure adjacent above to the plantation 
stated preceding and below to that of Mr. Belly, containing about eight 
arpents of front on forty of depth, on which there are about seventy arpents 
of newly cleared land, without therein including the grain crop, of indigo.

Date: June 11, 1791
Continuation of inventory - movables.

Date: June 13, 1791
Continuation of inventory - slaves.

Date: June 13, 1791
It is decided to leave the property in the hands of Mr. Watts.

Date: June 14, 1791
Notice of public sale of property of Etienne Watts.

Date: August 7, 1791
Notice of public sale 

Date: August 21, 1791
Notice of public sale

Date: October 16, 1791
Notice of public sale

Date: October 23, 1791
Public Notice 

Date: October 30, 1791
Public Notice

Date: November 6, 1791
Notice of Public sale

Date: October 5, 1791 (Spanish)
Dn Estevan Miro gives power to the Commandant of the Place of Iberville to 
have at public sale the property of Etienne Watts, and terms thereof.


Date: October 14, 1791
By virtue of order dated Oct. 5, 1791, of Dn. Estevan Miro, proceed to Public 
Sale of property of Etienne Watts, at the request of the creditors of the said 
Etienne Watts, represented by Mr. Daniel Clark; the usual oaths taken, but 
before proceeding, the crops of indigo must be gathered.


Date: November 9, 1791
Order of Dn Estevan Miro, Governor General, to the Commandant, Nicolas 
DeVerbois, stating that the wife of Etienne Watts, Mrs. Franca Ashelon 
prohibits the sale of his property. Statement in French that the wood sent to 
this Capital (New Orleans, on the 26th of March 1792) under the charge of the 
mulatto form part of the property seized, of Mr. Watts. Signed by Daniel Clark.

Additional Comments:
Transcribed from orgianl Spanish in 1978 by Delam Abadie

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