Sale of Land and Slaves,
Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Septemeber, 1835

This information generously donated to the Louisiana Genealogy Project -
African American Archives by: Mike Miller



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Patrick Glaze To Thos. Beauchamp
Sale of Land [and Slaves]

Parish of Avoyelles
State of Louisiana

Before me Roger B. Marshall Notary public for the parish of
Avoyelles on Bayou Bouef personally appeared (Patrick H. Glaze
of the above written State & parish, who acknowledges to have
bargained, transferred [sic], set over and delivered and does by
these presents grant bargain set over and deliver to
Thomas D. Beauchamp of the Parish and State above written three
Negro Slaves, to wit.  A woman aged about 23 years known by the
name of Betsy, her two children one a boy about 2 years old and
an infant not yet named, Also a certain tract or parcel of
Land situated on Bayou Chicot containing for [sic]
hundred & twenty acres being the same on which Daniel Ferguson
resided and contracted to the said Glaze for the sum of Sixteen
hundred dollars, Now whereas the said Daniel Ferguson has not
made the said Glaze a title to said land the said Glaze binds
and obligates himself to make the title to said land
to said Beauchamp with guarantee, but should the said Daniel
Ferguson not make full and complete title to said land to said
Glaze then the said Glaze binds & obligates himself his heirs
& assigns to pay to the said Thomas D. Beauchamp
the sum of Sixteen hundred dollars.  This tract of Land
being the same including the premises on which the said Glaze
now resides peaceable & quiet, possession of the Said land &
premises to be given to the said Beauchamp on
the first day of Octr. next----In consideration of slaves
Betsy & her two children the said Beauchamp has this day paid
the said Glaze seven hundred dollars cash in hand the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged--In testimony
of which the parties here being present the one delivering
and the other accepting the same in presence of William C.
Marshall and Benjamin Smith subscribing witnesses and the
acting notary Public this 4th day of Sept. 1835--Patrick H Glaze
Thos. D. Beauchamp
Witnesses  W. C. Marshall  Benj.
Smith  Roger B. Marshall Notary Public

Source:  Family History Library Microfilm #1412749, Item 3,
Notarial Records,
St. Landry Parish, Page 1