St Landry County Louisiana Archives News.....Public Sale, Estate of Sophie Langlois February 21, 1863
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The Opelousas Courier February 21, 1863
The Opelousas Courier
Saturday, February 21, 1863

Public Sale:
Estate of Sophie Langlois, deceased.

By virtue of an order from the Honorable the District of the State of 
Louisiana, holding its session in and for the Parish of St. Landry, the public 
are hereby informed that there will be sold at public sale, to the last and 
highest bidder, through the ministry, a duly commissioned Auctioneer, at the 
last residence of said deceased, in Petit Bois in the Parish of St. Landry, 
about 9 miles from the Town of Opelousas, on Wednesday, the 11th. March next, 
1863, the following described property, belonging to the Estate of said Sophie 
Langlois, deceased widow of Isidore Hollier, late of the Parish of St. Landry, 
to wit:

4 SLAVES
Antoine, negro man, aged about 47 years
Josette, negro woman, aged about 36 years
Louise, negro woman, aged about 17 years
Melite, negro woman, aged about 13 years

A small frame house;
3 gentle cows;
8 hogs;
A lot of cotton in the seed;
4 bales of cotton;
60 barrels of corn;
Plantation implements;
Kitchen utensils, and many other articles the enumeration of which would be 
too tedious.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS -
All sums of ten dollars and under, payable cash, on the day of the sales; and 
all sums upwards of ten dollars, payable in three equal annual instalments 
from the 1st of April next, that is to say, one-third on the 1st of April 
1864, one-third on the 1st April 1865, and the remaining third on the 1st of 
April 1866. Purchasers furnishing their notes with good and sufficient 
security, to the satisfaction of Octave Hollier, the Administrator; said notes 
made payable to his order; and all sums not punctually paid at maturity, to 
bear interests at 8 per cent per annum from time due until paid. And moreover, 
the slaves remaining specially mortgaged ___ said Estate until full and entire 
payment ___ capital and interest which may accure thereon.

OCTAVE HOLLIER,
Administrator
Opelousas, February 7, 1863

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