Natchitoches Parish Louisiana Archives Land Claim.....John McLaughlin Feb 22, 1819

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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. 1  John McLaughlin claims a tract of 640 acres of land situated in the later Neutral 
Territory between the Rio Hondo and Sabine Rivers and lying on the right bank of Red 
River descending, below and contiguous to Pascagoula Bayou, about sixty five miles by 
land above the Town of Natchitoches.
This claim is founded on habitation and cultivation by the claimant on and previous to 
the 22nd of February 1819.  The claimant alleges under oath, in his notice that he 
possessed, occupies, and cultivates this tract claimed on and previous to that date and 
that he has made valuable improvements thereon the loss of which would cause great 
embarrassment to him.  The evidence of Pierre Boulins taken the 14th of January 1834 
before the Hon. C.E. Greneaux, Parish Judge of Natchitoches: states “that he has for a 
long time been well acquainted with Mr. John McLaughlin, and that the said John did of 
affiants own knowledge on and previous to the twenty second day of February 1819 
inhabit, occupy and cultivate a tract of land situated and lying on the West bank of Red 
River below and contiguous to Pascagoula Bayou, that the improvements on said 
Section are valuable and of a permanent character”.  Charles Myers also sworn in this 
claim before the same authority the 6th of Feb’y 1824, states that the facts and 
allegations set forth in the claimants notice are true and that he has known the claimant 
for more than eighteen years.  
We are therefore of opinion that this claim ought to be confirmed.