Natchitoches Parish Louisiana Archives Land Claim.....John Carlin May 6, 1836 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deandra Norred Forrest norredinc@bellsouth.net April 19, 2010 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. 2 John H. Thompson assignee of John Carlin filed his notice claiming 640 acres of land being Section No. 9 in Township 11 degrees 7 North of Range No. 10 West situated in the late neutral Territory between the Sabine and Rio Hondo Rivers, and about three quarters of a mile South West of Fort Jessup. This claim is founded on habitation and cultivation by John Carlin on previous to the 22nd of February 1819 who by deed of sale bearing date the 6th of May 1836 conveyed to the claimant all his right title [cannot read – looks like & Co] to the tract never claimed. The evidence of William W. Carroll taken the 25th of March 1836 states that “he was at the house of John Carlin in the summer of the year 1819, that he had a small house in which he lived, that Carlin had at that time under fence about five acres (the cultivation consists of corn) from the appearance of the place it appears that the same must have been settled the year previous. The place is about three quarter of a mile a little South of West from Fort Jessup “ and that “Carlin was a man of family agro about 50 years”. The evidence of John Lum also taken in this claim states “that he was at the place in question in the month of December 1818 that Carlin at that time had a small log house in which he lived and was clearing land at the time, that he was there again in July 1819 and Carlin then had a crop of corn he was growing.” We are of opinion that this claim ought to be confirmed, but will suggest that it is probable that the tract claimed has been reserved by the President for the use of Fort Jessup.