Isaac H. Wright to Thos Connolly Deed, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Lorene Rambo, June, 1998

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

Volume 1, page 105
Isaac H. Wright Et al. to Thos Connolly, No. 369

State of Louisiana, Cty. of New Orleans:
Be it Known that on this day before me William CHRISTY a Notary Public in and
for the city and Parish of New Orleans, State of Louisiana aforesaid  and duly
commissioned and  Sworn personally came and appeared Isaac H. WRIGHT of the
Parish of Washington in this state herein acting as the agent and _____ in
fact of his wife Mrs. Catherin MERIDETH by virtue of a power of attorney
presented before Peter BANKSTON a Notary Public in and for Said Parish on the
28th March 1839 and also of Daniel NEWTON of the Said Parish by Virtue of a
power of attorney presented before the Same Notary in the 29th March 1839 duly
certified coppies of which Said powers of attorney they hereunto _____ for
reference which Said appearers declared for the consideration hereinafter
expressed he does in Said Several ____ by those presents Grant Bargain Sell
Convey transfer assign and Set over with a full guarantee against all trouble
debt mortgage Claims  evictions donations alienations or other incumbrances
whatsoever unto Thomas CONNOLLY of this City present accepting and purchasing
for himself his heirs and assigns and acknowledging delivery and possession
thereof a certain tract or Parcel of Land together with all the improvements
thereon with privileges Customs ______ ways and appertenances thereunto
belonging or in any wise appertaining. Situate in the Parish of Washington
aforesaid lying on Big Creek bounded as follows South by Dunbars branch East
by Hezekiah ROBERTSON North by Creek of Green BRADFORD and West by Simeon
BANKSTON and containing three hundred acres more or less of which Sixty or
Seventy acres are cleared the one undivided half of said tract was purchased
by the Said Mrs. Catherine Wright from David Headen ROBERTSON by act filed
before Benj. Richardson Judge and Exofficio Notary Public in and for the said
Parish of Washington on the 29th of September 1835 and the other half of said
land was purchased by the said Daniel Newton from Hezakiah ROBERTSON by act
under ______ signature dated on the fourth day of March Eighteen thirty seven
duly acknowledged before the said Peter Bankston Notary on the sixth day of
the same month the said tract of Land is free from incumbrances appears from
the annexed Certificate of the Recorder of Mortgages of Parish of Washington
dated on  20th day of March, 1839 to have and to hold the said land rights
privileges etc from the said purchasers for their proper use and behoof
forever and the said Vendor in his said capacity the said Lands rights
privileges etc to 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 and the said Vendor in his capacity moreover subrogates the
said purchaser to all rights and  actions of warranty which his said
stitutents has or may have against their own Vendor or the Vendors of their
Vendors fully authorizing the same purchaser to exercise the said rights and
actions in the same manner as his said stitutents  might or could have done.
This sale is made for and in consideration of the sum of twenty eight hundred
dollars which has been well and duly paid to the said Isaac H. Wright who
hereby acknowledges the receipt whereof and the said Wright moreover binds
himself to procure and deliver to the said Purchaser copies of the preceeding
Title to the said tract of land within the reasonable time. This done and
passed at my office at the City of New Orleans aforesaid in the presence of W.
G. Lathone and H C. Chun witnesses of lawful age and domiciliated in this City
who hereto signed their names together with the said parties and me the said
Notary on the fifty day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight
hundred and thirty nine.
(Original signed:)
Isaac H. Wright
Thomas Connolly
W. G. Lathan
H. C. Chun
W. Christy Not. Pub.
I certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the original act entered in my
Register In faith whereof I grant these Presents under my signature and the
impress my seal of office at New Orleans this sixth day of April 1839.   W.
Christy Not. Pub.

Truly Recorded December 15th 1839.  Benj. Richardson Parish Judge