AN ACT FOR THE BENEFIT OF SAMUEL COBB OF THE PARISH OF ST. HELENA, LA.
Submitted by Annette (Carpenter) Womack of Winnfield, Winn Parish, LA

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SAMUEL COBB
Whereas it has been made known to the legislature by several respectable
persons, that Jacob Cobb and an indian woman of the Choctaw tribe, always
lived and cohabited as husband and wife, during the life of the said indian,
and that the said Jacob Cobb had with the said woman a child named Samuel
Cobb; and whereas those kind of marriages amongst the indians are not
contracted in writing;

BE IT ENACTED ... that Jacob Cobb of the parish of St. Helena, in this state
.. he is hereby authorised to make, either by last testament or by act... a
donation of any part of his property ... to Samuel Cobb, the off-spring of the
above sonnexion; and that the said Samuel Cobb shall ... hereby authorised to
accept of ... 


Copied about 1985 by Annette (Carpenter) Womack from Acts passed at the first
session of the 3rd legislature of the State of Louisiana , Jan 1817.  Original
Books published in/abt 1818.  Copy was in Watson Library on the Northwestern
State University Campus in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

NOTE: Spelling is correct as is in copy of book.  No corrections have been
made.