Parish Judge to Vincent Price Deed, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Lorene Rambo, May, 1998

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Old Deeds of Washington Parish, as copied and sent to Tangipahoa Parish when
it was formed:

Volume 1, page 17
Parish Judge to Vincent Price

State of Louisiana Parish of Washington  Be it remembered that on the 24th of
August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven I
Thomas C. Warner Parish Judge and exofficio notary public duly commissioned
and sworn in and for the Parish aforesaid agreeably to an order to me directed
from the honerable Berlin Childress Judge of Probate in and for the Parish of
St Hellena and State aforesaid have proceeded to sell at auction as the
property of the late William Shottock of said Parish of St. Hellena deceased
one half section of three hundred and twenty acres of land lying on Tangipahoa
River between Joseph Cutrer land and the heirs of Matthew ROBERTSON dec. in
said Parish of Washington and after exposing said land for sale as aforesaid
Vincent Price Became the purchaser for the sum of seventy five dollars to be
paid within six months after date for which sum he said Vincent Price has
furnished his promisary note for the true payment there of to register of
mortgages for said Parish of Washington haveing Certified he discovered no
kind mortgages in his office on said land in the name said Shottock now
therefore be it known that I the Judge aforesaid do by the power vested in me
as aforesaid sell assign transfer and set over to Vincent Price the aforesaid
tract of land with all the right title interest or demand which the said
William Shattock had to the _____ his deceased to have and to hold the said
premises to the said Vincent Price his heirs and assigns for ever in witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office day and date
above written (seal) Thomas C. Warren Parish Judge and exoficio not. pub.
in presents of John Goff Joseph Cutrer
Duly Recorded August the 27th Thos. C. Warner Parish Judge
A True Copy of the Original as Recorded in Notarial Register Book A page 180
(seal) John K. McLain Recorder