BILBO To PERKINS, Land Sale, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** [ ] indicates editorial clarifications. Thomas Bilbo To Rees Perkins Sale of Land Recorded 31st March 1837 State of Louisiana Parish of St. Landry Know all men by these presents that for and in consideration of Two hundred dollars Cash in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, Thomas Bilbo of the aforesaid State and Parish has sold and delivered and does hereby sell and deliver unto Rees Perkins of the same State and Parish who has possession thereof the following property towit, the west half of the North west fractional quarter of fractional section number thirty in Township number nine South and range number eight west in the south western Land District of the State of Louisiana also the west half of the south west fractional quarter of the same fractional section number Thirty. It is understood and agreed that this sale is made without any warranty except against all claims of the said Thomas Bilbo or any person claiming through or under him. In Testimony whereof the said Thomas Bilbo and Thomas H. Lewis as attorney in fact of said Rees Perkins by virtue of a letter of Attorney filed with this sale & marked 'ne variertur' have hereunto signed in presence of Richard M. Garwood and Benoit Debaillon Competent witness and before George King Parish Judge and ex-officio Notary Public in and for the Parish aforesaid at Opelosuas this thirty first day of March Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and thirty seven. Thomas Bilbo Thos. H. Lewis Witness Richd. M. Garwood Bt. Debaillon Geo. King P. Judge Source: Family History Library Microfilm #1412749, item 3, Notarial Record, St. Landry, page 96.