Sale of Land from A. Bickford to C.E. Cate; Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Marsha Bickford Conway, Feb., 1999

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Source: Conveyance Book No. 3 pages 737-738

STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF TANGIPAHOA

Be it known, that this day me A.C. CRANE, deputy recorder in and for the Parish of Tangipahoa, 
State of Louisiana aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and in the presence of witnesses 
hereinafter named and undersigned, personally came and appeared Alonzo BICKFORD of the 
Parish of Tangipahoa State of Louisiana who did declare and say that he does. By these 
presents, grant, bargain, sell, convey, transfer, assign and set over, with full guarantee 
against all troubles, debts, mortgages, claims, evictions, donations, alienations, or other 
encumbrances, whatsoever; unto Charles E. CATE also a resident of said Parish and State here 
present accepting purchasing for himself his heirs and assigns and acknowledging possession 
and delivering of the following described property to wit, a certain piece of ground with the 
improvements thereon situated at Hammond and known as square no. 7 as per plot of Town 
drawn by N. F. HZER surveyor. It being the same piece of ground acquired by this binder and D. 
J. (HARVEY, HARVEZ)? By purchase from the present purchaser in April 1867 as per act passed 
upon recorder of Livingston Parish and by him recorded. For the past two years it has been 
occupied by Abe? GARNEZ, Esq. And is now known as the Garney place.

To have and to hold the said land unto the said purchaser his heirs and assigns, to their proper 
use and behoove forever. And the said vendor for himself his heirs and assigns the said land 
unto the said purchaser his heirs and assigns, shall and will warrant and forever defend 
against the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever, by these presents hereby subrogating 
the said purchaser to all the rights and actions of warranty he may have against his own 
vendor or against all preceding vendors, with full power and authority to exercise the same 
according to law. 

This sale is made for and in consideration for the price and sum of five hundred ($500) dollars 
cash in had paid the recít of which is hereby acknowledge and full acquittance given.

Certificate of mortgage waived by the parties. Taxes all paid to date.

Thus done and passed at Hammond parish aforesaid, in the presence of C.H. MOONEY (?) and E. F. 
HOLMES witnesses of lawful age, domiciliated in this Parish who hereunto sign their names, 
together with the said parties and me, the said Notary, on this second (2nd) day of February in 
the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four (1874) 

ALONZO BICKFORD (SIG)
C.E. CATE (SIG)

ATTEST:
C. H. MOONEY (SIG)
E.F. HOLMES (SIG)

H. C. CRANE (SIG)
Deputy Recorder