Natchitoches Parish Louisiana Archives Land Claim.....Jared Cable Nov 30, 1835

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Copy of Land Claims in the Late Neutral Territory between the Rio Hondo and Sabine 
Rivers
Opelousas Office, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana 
Transcriber’s notes are in brackets [ ]
Copy obtained from Donald W. Johnson,  1936-2004, former UsGenWeb Louisiana 
Archives contributor; Mr. Johnson obtained the copy from the Louisiana State Archives, 
Choctaw Road, Baton Rouge, LA
Transcribed by Deandra L. Norred, April 2010

No. 3  Jared Cable of the Parish of Natchitoches assignee of Luke McDonald filed his 
notice claiming 640 acres of land situated in the late Neutral Territory between the Rio 
Hondo and Sabine Rivers and lying on the Bayou Wallace about five miles above its 
mouth and about thirty five miles N. West of the Town of Natchitoches.  This claim is 
founded on habitation and cultivation by Luke McDaniel and acquired by the claimant 
by sundry misnic (sic) conveyances from the said Luke McDonald.  The evidence of John 
Armstrong taken the 30th of Nov. 1835 states “that he knew well Luke McDonald, that 
he cultivated and resided on a piece of public land situated on the Bayou Wallace about 
four or five miles from its mouth being in the Rio Hondo or Neutral District, and about 
thirty five miles from the Town of Natchitoches. “  The deponent further states “that the 
aforesaid Luke McDonald was settled on the aforesaid place in the year 1815 or 16 and 
continued to inhabit and cultivate about two or more acres by growing corn and actually 
resided on said place as his only place of residence on and previous to the twenty 
second day of February 1819, that his improvements on said pla[ce] [missing word] of 
his field enclosed by a small dwelling house”, the claimant, in his notice, refers to the 
petition of the said Luke McDonald to congress on the subject of his claim dated 10th 
Aug. 1834 wherein he states that “he has occupied and cultivated the tract petitioned 
for thru years, on and previous to the 22nd of Feb’y 1819 and that he is between sixty 
one and sixty two years of age” the affidavits of O’Riley Cotton, Joseph John Bapteste 
Prudhomme and Christopher Hoffser accompany this petition, all of them state 
destinclty (sic) that the matin[cut from page] facts connects with the settlement of 
McDonald as mentioned in his petition are true.  We are of opinion that this claim ought 
to be confirmed.