1895 ACT OF RESTITUTION: ROBERT F. FARRAR to MANNETTA V. FARRAR, Union Parish Louisiana Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by Jan Craven, 10/1999 ................................................................................. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ ================================================================================= Transcribed from copy of court record by Jan Craven ================================================================================== Robert F. Farrar: Act Restitution Manetta V. Farrar, Wife. State of Louisiana Parish of Union Be it remembered that on this the twenty eighth (28th) day of January AD One thousand eight hundred and ninety five (1895) before me James M. Smith, Clerk of the Third Judicial District Court, Ex Officio, Recorder Ex Officio Notary public, I , duly commissioned qualified and acting in and for the aforesaid Parish and State personally came and appeared Robert F Farrar and Mrs. Maneta V. Farrar his wife residents of said parish and state who publicly declared and made known to me said Clerk Recorder Notary in the presence of the undersigned lawful witnesses as follows: the said Robert F Farrar declared that he intermarried with his said wife whose maiden name was Mineta V. Wood before their marriage on November 5th 1857 in this Union Parish LA, Then(?) Since their said marriage his said wife received by gift and donation from her Father and Mother John Wood and Jennetta Wood, now deceased, late residents of Union Parish, LA, the following personal Property aggrigating in value the sum of seven thousand and thirty dollars to wit: two mules worth three hundred dollars. Forty five head of hogs worth two hundred and twenty four dollars. Six cows and calves worth ninety dollars, Three yearlings worth fifteen dollars evidenced by deed of gift of date October 22, 1866 and recorded in this office in Deed Book "L" pages 336 & 337 and that his said wife received as a gift and donation from her said Mother and Father soon after their marriage Household furniture valued at Fifty Dollars and two cows and five hogs valued at Fifty Dollars making the aggrigate Seven thousand and thirty dollars which said property was the separate peripheral property of his said wife and all of which said property has been used and disposed of by him for his own use and benefit and appropriated to his own use purpose and benefit, and the said Robert F Farrar further declares and acknowledges himself to be (bottom line of copy on this page unreadable).......... Page 2 said wife, he makes their restitution and sells, transferrs, conveys and delivers in part payment unto his said wife, Mrs. Maneta V Farrar the following described land with al the buildings and improvements thereon situated in said Parish and State to Wit: The North West quarter of South east quarter of Section thirteen (13) in Township twenty three (23) north of Range One (1) East containing Forty (40) acres more or less valued at one hundred and fifty dollars. Twenty five hundred pounds of pork more or less, valued at seventy five dollars. Ten cows and 2 calves valued at Sixty dollars. One old two horse wagon valued at Ten dollars. Two thousand pounds of fodder more or less valued at fifteen dollars and fifty bushels of sweet potatoes more or less valued at Twenty and 50/100 Dollars amounting in the aggregate to the sum of Five hundred seventy Two & 50/100 Dollars and the said Maneta V Farrar wife of said husband declares that she accepts and receives the ?herein? above described and conveyed property at the valuation placed therein in part payment and settlement of debt due her by her said husband and agrees that the herein conveyed property to be as valued above shall go as a credit on her said debt and she further declares that she takes possession and assumes the control and management of the herein conveyed property as her separate, ?parasshenal? property. This done, read, signed and passed at the residence of O P Wood in the town of Farmerville, La. (Not being convenient for said Mrs. Farrar to appear at my office) on the day and date above written in the presence of Charles B Roberts and Oliver P. Wood, two lawful witnesses called for the purpose, who sign with and approves and me said Clerk Recorder & Notary and C Attest Chas B Roberts R F Farrar O P Wood Maneta V (X) Farrar Jas M Smith Clerk Recorder & Notary Above and correct record this January 28th AD 1895 B T Pleasant (this name is at the bottom Of page and hard to read) # # #