Subject: Deed: Sabine Parish Whitaker to Sanders 1855 Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 17:35:29 -0600 From: "Laura Bonde" Reply-To: Organization: Laura Bonde To: Deed: James Whitaker to L.C.T. Sanders 28 Dec 1855 Sabine Parish, Louisiana ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Parish of Sabine State of Louisiana James Whitaker sale to L.C.T. Sanders Filed for Record 28 Dec 1855 Know all men by these present that I, James Whitaker, have this day sold to Lucius C.T. Sanders all of the following property: two mares, one bay and the other black, seventy head of hogs more or less, swallow fork in each ear and underbit on the left, three cows and calves and the improvement and the improvement upon which my children now live. Also all the corn and fodder and all of the plantation utensils on said place for the following consideration. That is the said Sanders binds himself to support, clothe and school my children: John C. Whitaker age 18, Susan Whitaker age 15, James R. Whitaker 13, Martha Whitaker 11, Puss Whitaker 9, Victoria Whitaker 4, Elizabeth Whitaker 1 until they obtain a lawful age and should said Sanders fail to fed clothe and educate said children until they obtain maturity this the above sale is void otherwise by a full compliance said sale is good and valid to the Sanders, his heirs and assignees forever. 7th day of December 1855 Witnesses: James x Whitaker M.L. Brauth his mark And J. Sha?? Lucius C.T. Sanders State of Louisiana Parish of Sabine: Before me John Baldwin Parish Recorder and Notary Public ex officio in and for this Parish and State personally came and appeared Marcellus L. Brauch ? of the ? witnesses to the witness sale who being duly sworn declares the same was singed in his presence for the use and purposes therein expressed and on the day and year therein M.L. Brauch Sworn to and subscribed before me the 28th day of December 1855 Jon Baldwin Parish Recorder