East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Conveyance Records Extraction of Slave Records 1847 This information is provided to the Louisiana Genealogy Project by S.K. Martin-Quiatte ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** TRANSCRIBERS NOTE: Only the portion of these records that includes the name(s) of slaves September 6, 1847 Purchased by George A. Freret (agent for Union Bank) from John B. Scudder. Slave, mulatto, Mathilda, age 20. Acquired by bank at sheriff's sale September 4. Property of John Morris, in suit of Union Bank vs. John W. Morris. Purchase Price $510.00, $150.00 cash paid. $360.00 due one year from September 4. September 30, 1847 Vendor: John B. Kleinpeter. Vendee: Mrs. Mary Rose Kleinpeter wife of John M. Boullon, separated in propery from her said husband by a decree of the 6th District Judicial Court. Land and slaves: a certain tract or plantation about six miles from the town of Baton Rouge on the "High Lands" containing 200 arpents more or less bounded on upper line by lands of Henry Thomas and on the lower by F. Banker, together with building and improvements there on. Slaves included in this transaction: (all are listed as negro unless otherwise indicated) Bazil - male, 50 Fields - 25 Hampton - 12 Philip - 11 Sally - 40 & her four children: William-?; John - 7; Isham - 6; Augustine - 3 Eliza - 24 & her 3 children: Milton - 4; Edmond - 3; Elizabeth - 1 Martha - 17 Adeline - 10 Susana - 32 All property was bought by present owner at SHERIFF"S SALE ON September 4, 1847 as property of John M. Boullon at the suit of Mary Rose Kleinpeter wife, vs. John M. Boullon her husband. September 13, 1847 Mrs. Victoire Betancourt, wife of John King sold to Madame Margaret LaSalle the following slaves: Pleasant - 32, and Mary Ann - 26 for $1,000.00 cash. September, 1847 Estimation and inventory of the estate of General John Devenport. Appraisers were Alfred Duplantier and G. Peret. Slaves inventoried: (name, age, valued at) George 63 - 200.00 Louis 50 - 200. 00 Jack 30 - 600.00 Tom 65 - 150.00 James 35 - 550.00 Edward 33 - 500.00 Yellow Tom 22- 650.00 Lambert 21 - 650.00 Alexander 21 - 650.00 Jeremiah 30 - 600.00 Marcelius 28 - 600.00 John 20 - 600.00 Peny 55 - 450.00 Cassimer 18 - 600.00 Ellen 25, and her two children Netty 3 and Stephen 5 - 660.00 Jannette 30 and her four children Hannah 8, Rosalie 6, Jelite 4 and George 2 - 800.00 Josephine 26 and her 3 children Epolite 9, Celestine 4 and Marcelis 1 - 800.00 Audell 22 and her three children Claire 6, Charles 4 and Maria 6 months - 750.00 Delphine 10 - 300.00 Louisa 26 and Margaret 6 months - 500.00 Dacky 26 and Bridget 7 - 500.00 Sally 50 and Charles 8 - 350.00 Henry 45 - 350.00 Anna C. 60 - 100.00 Rosalie 80 - (no value shown) Dazara 18, daughter of Mary who was liberated by the heirs of Madam ____________ Englehart deceased having always been considered as born free. Claude 50 - 150.00 Celeste 16 - Yellow Amy 12 - 350.00 Little John 16 - 550.00 Augustine 35 - 550.00 Sam 32 - 600.00 Nataby 35 - 400.00 Frank 80 - 20.00 Joe 15 - 350.00 William 12 - 350.00 Augustine 15 - 400.00 James 35 - 600.00 Ary 80 - (no value given) Pauline 24 - 425.00 Betsey 34 with her two children Caroline and Sylvia - 600.00 November 14, 1846 Vendor, Mrs. Philomine Babin, wife of Joseph A. Phillips, being deperated in property from her husband and authorized to administer to her own estate by decree of the 3rd Judicial District and duly authorized by her husband. Vendee: Frederic Arbour. Negro girl named Jay, age 11, acquired by vendor from Mrs. Sarah Phillips. $325.00. November 18, 1846 John D. King sold to Edwin Kirtley the following slaves for the total amount of $3,000.00 Minor-35 Winston-21 Dick-12 Anderson-3 Sarah-34 Prisssa-19 November 25, 1846 Willis and Robertson of Caswell County, NC sold to John B. Scudder of East Baton Rouge Parish, a negro man, John, age 24 for $850.00.To be paid in drafts drawn by the purchaser in favor of the sellers on Mr. N.W. McMain of New Orleans. November 24, 1846 Louisiana Boatner, wife of Josephus Baker released all rights in favor of A. Ledoux and Company of New Orleans. A tract of land known as Springfield Plantation and the following 30 slaves. Jim-44 Maria-40 Andrew-14 Little Abe-8 Dawson-6 Clarissa-4 Louise-3 Abram-39 Anderson-36 Jenny-35 Infant-6 months Cesar-16 Bile-15 Swe___-6 Hester-3 Jim 2 « Louis-2 « Ellick-1 « Anachey-26 Tom-9 Bob-2 Milly-43 Infant -1 « Wash-16 Henry-14 Nan-9 Maria-8 Jane-4 Lucy-23 Margaret-2