St. Helena Parish, Conveyance Records:  Chaffe to Higginbotham
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St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
Conveyance Records
Book 2 pages 387-388

Sale of Land from John Chaffe & sons to Chas. Higginbotham
December 5, 1885

State of Louisiana, Parish of St. Helena}  Be it remembered that on this the fifth 
day of December A.D. One Thousand Eight hundred and eighty-five, before me William 
C. Pipkin, a notary public in and for aforesaid Parish, duly commissioned, 
qualified, and acting as such therein, there personally appeared, John Chaffe; 
William H. Chaffe and Christopher Chaffe Jr., all composing the commercial firm of 
John Chaffe & sons and all residents of the parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, 
who dictated unto me, notary, in the presence of the undersigned competent 
witnesses that for the consideration,, and upon the terms and considerations 
herein after expressed, they do by these presents grant, bargain, sell, convey, 
transfer and deliver unto Charles Higginbotham , a resident of the Parish of St. 
Helena, State of Louisiana, here present purchasing and accepting for himself, his 
heirs and assigns and acknowledging delivery and possession thereof, the following 
described property with all the rights, ways, uses, privileges, etc. thereto 
appertaining, and as situated in the parish of St. Helena, said state to wit: Lot 
No two(2) in section 43 T 1 S. R 4 E. as per plan of survey made of said section 
in 1884 by J.B. Womack Parish surveyor, containing eighty acres and 54/100 of an 
acre situated on Darlings Creek, bounded North by lands of Perry Brown, East by 
vendors and Robert McKnight, South by vendors, and West by lands of H W Pipkin 
formerly Mrs. S C Keating, and being lands acquired by vendors from Jas Felix 
Robertson in 1876, as per act then papers and of record in St. Helena Parish.  To 
have and to hold said property, rights etc, unto said purchaser, his heirs and 
assigns forever, and vendors moreover now hereby bind themselves and heirs to 
forever warrant and defend in favor of said purchaser his heirs and assigns the 
title to said property herein conveyed against all mortgages, liens, privileges or 
other claims and demands whatever, hereby fully subrogating said purchaser to all 
of their rights, and rights of action, etc. in warranty, to be by him fully 
exercised in the premises.  The consideration, terms and conditions of this sale 
and transfer are as follows: For the sum of Two hundred and fifty dollars (250$) 
paid and to be paid as follows, seventy-nine dollars cash, the receipt of which is 
hereby acknowledged and full acquittence therefore given and for the balance of 
said purchase price, the vendee has executed here two certain promissory notes of 
even date herewith each calling for the sum of eighty-five & 50/100 dollars, 
drawing each 8 percent per annum interest from date until paid, and made payable 
to vendors, or bearer, and payable one and two years from date respectively.  Now 
to secure the full and final payment of the aforesaid two notes and all interest 
due thereon when paid, the vendors retain and vendee grants in favor of the 
sellers or any future holders said notes, a special mortgage with vendors lien and 
pri? upon the property, improvements, etc. herein conveyed with a pact de non 
alliance which notes after being paraphed ne varietur of this days date by me, 
notary, for identification with this act of sale and mortgage, were delivered to 
said vendors who acknowledge the receipt of same.  The certificate of mortgages 
required to be produced in such cases by law is now hereby waived by the parties, 
and all taxes due to date on said property conveyed, are paid, as per evidence 
exhibited to me notary, before passing.  In witness whereof, the said contracting 
parties, after having same carefully read to them, have here unto signed their 
names by writing themselves in presence of John D. Adcock and W. K. Carruth 
competent witnesses, and me, said notary, on said day, to wit.  Fifth day of 
December A.D. 1885.
John Chaffe
Wm. H. Chaffe
Christopher Chaffe
Charley Higginbotham

Witnesses 
I L Debey
J. D. Adcock
E P Bandis
W. K. Carruth

William C. Pipkin Notary Public
Truly recorded Jany 15th 1886
A C Dean  Clerk & Recorder