St Landry County Louisiana Archives News.....Public Sale, St. Landry Parish, 1852 December 11, 1852
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Opelousas Courier December 11, 1852
Opelousas Courier
December 11, 1852

Public Sale
By virtue of an order of the District Court in and for the parish of St. 
Landry, will be sold at public auction, to the last and highest bidder on 
Monday, 3rd January, 1853, the following described property, surrendered by 
George N. Rogers to his creditors:
1. A tract of land, situated in Prarie Bellevue containing 800 arpens with the 
Sugar House; dwelling and all the other improvements thereon, said land being 
bounded on the north by the lands of Widow Pierre Thibodeaux, on the East by 
the lands belonging to the inhabitants of Bellevue, on the South by Benjamin 
Rogers, and on the West by public land.
2. A negro man named Baccius, aged about 50 years.
Washington, a negro man aged thirty years.
Nathaniel, a negro man aged twenty-five years.
Elijah, a negro man aged twenty-five years.
Presly  a negro man aged twenty-three years.
Jerry, a negro man aged thirty-five years, rough carpenter.
Louis, a negro man aged twenty years.
William, a negro man aged thirty-three years.
Henry, a negro man aged thirty-five years.
Kessire, a negro woman aged fifty years.
Jim, a negro boy aged sixteen years.
Harriet, a negro girl aged fourteen years.
Henderson, a negro boy aged ten years.
Anderson, a negro boy aged thirteen years.
Martha, a negro woman, aged twenty-two years, and her three children, Tom aged 
seven years, Jacob four years, Sam two years.
Evelyn, a negro woman aged twenty-four years, and her three children, Mathilda 
aged eight years, Bob five years and Betsy three years.
Four yoke of oxen, fourteen head of cattle, one brand figuring (a reverse 
upside down R adjacent to an upright R), twelve head of mules, three horses, 
geldings, three American blooded mares, three American blooded colts, one 2 
year old and the others of this spring, a few head of hogs, four ox carts, one 
horse cart, one four horse waggon, other farming utensils, household furniture 
not reserved by law.
Terms and Conditions: So much of the property to be sold for cash, as will pay 
the mortgage creditors and the remainder on a credit of one-two years, 
purchasers giving personal security to the satisfaction of the Syndic and the 
lands and slaves remaining specially mortgaged until the full and entire 
payment of purchase money and the interest which may accrue thereon at the rate 
of eight percent per annum from maturity until paid.
C. L. Swayze, Syndic.
Opelousas, November 27th, 1852

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