JOSEPH DOUCET TO JOHN N. OGDEN Debt Settlement, St. Landry Parish
Submitted for the LA GenWeb Archives by Winston Boudreaux, May 2000.


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JOSEPH DOUCET TO JOHN N. OGDEN  St. Landry parish Original Acts, No. 13026, 
dated 15 November 1873.  Be it known and remembered that on this 15th day 
of November 1873 before me James. M. Thompson recorder and Ex Officio a 
Notary Public in and for the parish of St. Landry, State of Louisiana
personally came and appeared Joseph Doucet a resident of the parish of 
St. Landry who declared that whereas being indebted to Mr. John N. Ogden 
attorney at law in the sum one hundred dollars for professional services 
already rendered and to be rendered in the case of Louisiana vs. the
said Joseph Doucet and for which amount he has agreed and consented to pay 
him cash and whereas he declared that he did not have the said amount of 
money therefore he does by these presents give in payment to the said 
John N. Ogden in lieu of said amount all the interest which he owns
in certain cotton on the place of Francois Daigle subrogating the said 
Ogden to all his right, titles and interest in and so said cotton and 
in case this cotton should not sell for enough to make up said $100.00 
then and in that case he further gives in payment to the said John N.
Ogden two certain horses owned by the aid Joseph Doucet in such an amount 
as may be necessary to make up the deficiet of said amount of $100.00.  The 
condition of this giving in payment is such that the said John N. Ogden 
should realize more out the property herein given in payment of one 
hundred dollars then in that case any surplus that there may be shall 
be returned to the said Joseph Doucet.  The said John N. Ogden attorney as aforesaid has by this act full power and authority to take in possession and sell said property in order to realize said amount of $100.00.  This done and signed on the day, month and year first above written in the presence of Chas. F. Burr and Jas. J. Thompson competent and attendant witnesses who have signed this act with the said Joseph Doucet and the said John N. Ogden atty as aforesaid who herein accepts this act with all its claims and conditions.