PICKING & FRUGE To LITTELL, 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 ********************************************** Isaac Picking & Jean B. Fruge To Moses Littell Sale of Land Recorded 2nd August 1836 This act of sale made this second day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty six between Isacc [sic] Picking & Jean Baptiste Fruge of the State of Louisiana and County of Opelousas of the one part and Moses Littell of the same State & County of the other part witnessseth that for & in consideration of the sum of four hundred dollars Cash in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged the said Picking & Fruge have bargained & sold & do by this act grant bargain sell alien convey set over & deliver to the said Littell a tract of land situated in the S. W. district of Louisiana being the East half & West half of the North West quarter of Section No. twenty two in township No. one North of Range No. five East, containing one hundred and fifty nine & 66/100 acres as per Registers Certificate No. 94, which land was heretofore transfered [sic] by said parties to said Littell. To have and to hold said tract of land to the said Littell his heirs & assigns free from the lawful claims of all persons whatever. The purchaser dispenses with the certificate required by the 3328th Article of the Louisiana Code. In testimony whereof the said parties have hereunto signed in presence of Christopher Steel & John Bt. Young Jr. and before George King Parish Judge & ex-officio Notary Public in & for the Parish of St. Landry the day and year above written. Isaac Picking (seal) Jn. Baptiste Fruge (seal) M. Littell (seal) Witness Christ. Steel J. B. Young Jr. Geo. King P. Judge Source: Family History Library Microfilm #1412749, Item 3, Notarial Records, St. Landry Parish, Page 36.