Land: Early Rapide Post Land & Personal Property Sales, ca 1796-1797 The Cuban Papers, Papeles Procedente de Isla Cuba, Archive of the Indies, Seville, Spain Legajo (Bundle) 215-B, Folios 390-393 Microfilm Collection, Alexandria Historical & Genealogical Library Submitted by Houston Tracy, Jr. e-mail address TreSearch3@aol.com ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** In 1797, following the death of long-time Commandant, Civil and Military, Valentine Layssard, an order was received by his temporary replacement, Cesar Archinard from the office of the Lieutenant Governor of the Posts on Red and Ouachita Rivers in the Spanish Louisiana Province, to take an inventory of the records in the archives of the Post of Rapide. Archinard reported that the records were in great disarray and asked for additional time to arrange them. While the inventory includes Agreements, Civil Suits, Probate, Contracts, Slave Sales and Marriages. We will show here, only the Sale or Conveyance references revealed within. Although there is no exact date is show, it does show this individual as a resident and land owner, past or present, at this Post between the years of 1796 and 1797. Beginning date of the inventory, 26 Sep 1797 I, Cesar Archinard, Premier Alcalde of the Post of Rapide, with my witnesses and assistants, Mr. Joseph Chevalier Poiret and Mr. Louis Deslaurie, with Mr. Valentin Layssard (son of the former Commandant), Captain of the Militia and former Commandant, Civil and Military, of the Post of Rapide, before retiring le Grette du Dit Poste et le resevoir Sous inventaire come__l m'est ejoin par un Office of Mr. Charles De Grand Pre, Lieutenant Governor of the Posts on Red River, it que jar effectui Come Suit Savoir Ending date, 28 Apr 1798 Names as shown here are exactly as they appeared in the original text. Other spellings, as found in other records, are added in parentheses ( ) Sales (type not specified) Salmon to Pepin Richard Earl to Tellinte Vincent Poirie (Poiret) to Celestin James McKim to Berjo Jacques Cida (Jack Cedar) to Adam Hoffman Francoise to Vincent Poirie Garcy to Bollon Layssard Mathieu Gray (Matthew) to Michel DeVille Couillard to Paul LaForay Louis Renoul (Renois) to Ned Maglaem Louis Renoul to William Berjo Gabriel Martin to Mathieu Neugent (Matthew Nugent) William Berjo to Jesse Kirklan (Kirkland) Bradly to Chaigneau (Jagneaux ?) DuParc to Cesar Archinard LaPrairie to Gilbert Younger Chatlain (Chatelain) to Thomas Tompson (Thompson) Leonard Dyson to Cesar Archinard Cooper to Valentin Layssard Blanepin to William Cooke Widow Varangue to Kellen (Keller or Killian) Houlin to Adam Hoffman Pierre Paren (Parent or Part) to Gilbert Younger Aguiar to Paul LaForay Chatelin (Chatelain) to Jn. Emond for transporting Gideon Waker (Walker) Lamatte (Lamothe) to Demiiselle Histre (Istre) Lamatte to Despaliere LaPrairie to Delorier Charles LeDoux to Escoffie Lamatte to Collin LaCour William Berjo with Widow Kirkland (Widow of Jesse ?) - Exchange William Berjo to Steeven Tippet (Stephen) Bollon Layssard to Outer (Hooter) Gabriel Martin to William Cooke Paul LaForay with Louis Duval - Exchange Succession of Powlus (Powell) to Chatelin Despaliere with Francois Escoffie Escoffie to Pierre Balliot (Baillio) Comberland (Tomberlain) to Escoffie Attanace Poisseau to Marie Terrese (Therese) Richard Earl to Emond (Ennemond) Meullion Charles LeDoux to Lamatte Widow Vincent to Emond Meullion Jn. Archinard to Chevalier Poiret William Somerel (Somerall) to _?_ Kirkland Chevalier Poiret to Gabriel LeDoux Antoine LeMoine to Mr. Bernard Dame Jannot to Charles LeDoux Charles LeDoux to Demoiselle Histre Emond Meullion to Louis Guillory Nicholas Chatelin to Mulrony Charles LeDoux to Martin Despalliere Bollon Layssard with Charles LeDoux - Exchange Gabriel Martin to Charles LeDoux - Mortgage of Goods of Martin Slave Sales Bollon Layssard to Mathieu Gray Valentin Layssard to Adam Hoffman Dupin to Vincent Poirie Valentin Layssard to Mathieu Gray Valentin to Mathieu Gray Martin Despaliere (Bernard Martin Despalliere) to Gray Charles LeDoux to Despaliere Gabriel Martin with Charles LeDoux - Exchange Edmond Neugent (Edmund Nugent) to Nicholas Grubb Copy of Sale between Henry Bradly and Joseph Hooter Chaigneau with Bradly - not clear who's buyer or seller Mr. Despaliere to Pierre Balliot - Mortgage of slave named Bastien John Walton to Elexandre Ennis - Negresse Mr. Despaliere to Adam Hoffman and Wugins (Uriah Wiggins) NOTE: Became the Towns of Alexandria and Pineville, respectively Mathieu Gray (Estate of) to Mr. Martin Despaliere - Habitation and Negros Land Sales Danion to Mr. Martin McKim to Joseph Renois Mathieu to Braidey (Jean Brady) Mathieu Gray to Robert McKim McKim to Vincent Poirie Bollon Layssard to Michel Deville Thomas Swofford (Swafford) to John Dunsmon (Dinsmore) Guillaume Chauvin to Jesse Kirkland Louis Huet to DeLories Adam Hoffman to Ennis (Innis) Bradly (Bradley) to Bruster (Brewster) Chevalier Poiret with Gabriel Martin - Exchange George Smith to Gabriel Martin Despaliere to Marie Theraise (Therese) Jn. Archinard to Tumberlain (Tomberlain, no first name has yet been located) Valentin Layssard to Marie Theraise - Donation Edmond Neugent to Cesar Archinard Edmond (Ennemond) Meullion to Louis Guichard William Berjo with Chevalier Poiret William to Joseph Piernas Louis Duval - Request for Land James Brown - Request for Land Walton with Bondick (Bundick) - Mortgage Land of Renois adjudged to Pierre Paren Powel to LaCroix Request for Land by Marafret Layssard, appointee of the Government Jaques Crooks to Gabriel Martin Pierre Charpentie (Charpentier) to Mr. Valentin Layssard Jean Tellinte to Jannot Madame LaCour to Charles LeDoux - Quit Claim Joseph Renois to Phillipe Pigeau Widow Bellegarde to Charles LeDoux Paul LaForay with L_Delaurie (Delrie ?) Animal Sales Widow Varangue to Mathieu Gray - beast Request Sale of a horse belonging to Jn. Archinard Request Sale of a beast belonging to LaForay Request of Brown to retire a horse of chez Chatelin Request Sale of a horse belonging to Jn. Archinard Chaigneau with Bradly - not clear who's buyer or seller William Berjo to Demoiselle Teat - beast