FROZARD To MARKS, Release of Mortgage, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller

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Virgil Frozard  To Placide & Magdeleine Marks
Release of Mortgage
Recorded 29 July 1836

Know all men by these presents that Whereas on the nineteen day
of March in the Year one thousand eight hundred and thirty five,
Virgil Frozard of the State of Louisiana and Parish of St.
Landry, bargained and sold to Placide Marks and Magdeline Marks
his wife all that certain tract or parcel of land situated on the
aforesaid Parish and lying in the Prairie Gros Chevruille
adjoining to lands of Michel Mayer,  Alex Mayer,  Cyprien Lalonde
and the domain containing about ninety eight & three quarter
arpens for the price and sum of eight hundred dollars, three
hundred and fifty of which were paid in hand, & the balance made
payable one hundred and fifty dollars in April 1836, and three
hundred dollars in the month of April 1837--and whereas the
aforesaid sums have been paid to the said Frozard the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged--Now in Consideration of the
premises he the said Virgil Frozard has released & does hereby
release the mortgage retained on the aforesaid tract of land to
secure the payment of the purchase money as fully and entirely as
though it had never existed.  In Testimony whereof he has
hereunto signed by making his ordinary mark not knowing how to
write in presence of Caleb Green Jr. and Benoit Debaillon
competent Witnesses and before George King Parish Judge and
ex-officio Notary Public at Opelousas this twenty ninth day of
July in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
thirty six.  Virgil x  Frozard (seal)  Witness Caleb Green Jr.  
Bt.  Debaillon    Geo King P. Judge

Source:  Family History Library Microfilm #1412749, Item 3,
Notarial Records, St. Landry Parish, Page 34.