Misc.; Deed of Conveyance of a Negro Woman (Eliza); LaSalle Parish, La.

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DEED OF CONVEYANCE OF A NEGRO WOMAN
  from Eli Splawn to Reuben W. Collins
       14 day of December 1857

State of Louisiana
Parish of Catahoula

Be it Known by these presents that before me R.G. Wooton, Jr., a Notary Public
in and for the said Parish & State and the subscribing witnesses personally
came & appeared Eli Splawn resident of the above Parish & State who declares
that for the Consideration herein after expressed, he has this day sold and by
these present does Sell transfer and deliver unto Reuben W. Collins of the
Parish & State aforesaid, who is personally present and accepting for himself,
all of his right title & interest in and to a Negro woman named Eliza, Twenty
Seven years old, for Fourteen Hundred & Seventy one Dollars which said Negro
woman the said Eli Splawn doth sell transfer to the said Reuben W. Collins to
have and to hold forever for his only proper use and benefit his heirs or
assigns the title to which Negro woman the vendor doth warrant and will
forever defend to be free from the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever and
warrants her free from the visces & maladies proscribed by law and Slave for
life.  This sale is made for the following consideration, Eleven Hundred
dollars cash paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged and the said
Reuben W. Collins gives his promissory note for Three Hundred & Seventy one
Dollars payable to the order of Eli Splawn bearing even date with this act
stipulating eight percent per annum interest until paid and payable the first
day of January A.D. Eighteen Hundred & fifty-nine which note is paraphed Ne
Varieties by me said Notary to identify it with this act and in order to
secure the faithful & final payment of said note and all accumulating interest
thereon the said R.W. Collins doth mortgage & specially hypothicate in favor
of the said Eli Splawn the slave woman Eliza herein described & sold to remain
so mortgaged & hypothicated until the final payment of said note & he
obligates himself not to alienate or incumber this property to the prejudice
of this mortgage and the parties hereby agree to wave the production of a
mortgage certificate as is required by article 328 of the Civil Code of
Louisiana.  
This don signed & passed this the 14 day of December A.D. Eighteen hundred &
fifty-seven in the presence of the subscribing witnesses & me the said notary.

Witnesses:   Joshua Johns                  Eli Splawn
                   Febi Hane                       R.W. Collins

                            R.G. Wooton, Jr.
                            Notary Public


Filed for Record:  January 1st 1858
                   W.E.________, Recorder
Recorded in Book H, Pages 399-400
January 11, 1858
B.H. Head
Recorded in Book of B of C M in
 pages 273-4, January 15, 1858
B.H. Head, Dep. Rec

CATAHOULA PARISH, LA.
CONVEYANCE RECORDS I, pgs 399-400

(Transcribed by Patricia E. Ezell, July 1991)