St Louis Co, MO - Land Survey Decrees before 1803 ***************************************************************** ****************************************************************** File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Carolyn Fairall ****************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Unauthorized use for commercial ventures expressly prohibited. All information submitted to this project remains - to the extent the law allows - the property of the submitter who, by submitting it, agrees that it may be freely copied but NEVER sold or used in a commercial venture without the knowledge & permission of its rightful owner. 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Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ****************************************************************** ****************************************************************** Abstract from the "Registre de Arpentage, St. Louis A," showing the surveys recorded therein, exclusive of those for less than 300 arpens, and exhibiting the dates and area of each survey; also, the date (according to said "registre") of the decrees, by virtue of which the said surveys were severally executed, and the day on which certified copies thereof were given. #1 John Lard, 400 Arpens, decree 28 Jan 1798, surveyed 6 Apr 1798 #2 Hezekiah Lard, 1000 Arpens, decree 10 Sept 1797, surveyed 5 Apr 1798 #3 Seth Chitwood, 400 Arpens, decree 20 Dec 1797, surveyed 6 Apr 1798 #4 John Graham, 400 Arpens, decree 4 Dec 1797, surveyed 9 Apr 1798 #5 James Hart, 400 Arpens, decree 9 May 1797, surveyed 24 Apr 1798 #7 William Patterson, 600 Arpens, decree 18 Nov 1797, surveyed 26 Apr 1798 #8 Jaque de Lassus St. Vrain, 900 Arpens, decree 6 Dec 1798, surveyed 5 Feb 1799 #10 Mr. Gregoire Sarpy, 803 Arpens, decree 18 Mar 1797, surveyed 1 Nov 1797 #11 Mr. Edmond Hodges, 655 Arpens, decree 10 Jan 1798, surveyed 10 Mar 1799 #12 James Richardson, 1000 Arpens, decree 8 Dec 1796, surveyed 1 Feb 1798 #13 Don Louis Labeaume, 374 Arpens, decree 15 Feb 1799, surveyed 2 Mar 1799 #19 Don Jast'e St. Cire, 704 Arpens, decree 1 Feb 1796, surveyed 12 Feb 1796 #20 Don Ant'e Soulard, 1042 Arpens, decree 27 Jan 1798, surveyed 15 Mar 1798 #21 Loran Haff, 459 Arpens, decree 30 Oct 1797, surveyed 15 Mar 1798 #22 Samuel Duncan, 405 Arpens, decree 9 Sept 1797, surveyed 15 Mar 1798 #24 Elizabeth Cheatwood, 400 Arpens, decree 18 Nov 1797, surveyed 1 Dec 1797 #25 Auguste Chouteau, 2160 Arpens, decree 11 Sept 1796, surveyed 15 Sept 1796 #26 Pierre Chouteau, 1376 Arpens, decree 10 Sept 1796, surveyed 15 Sept 1796 #29 Auguste Chouteau, 375 Arpens, 40 Poles, decree 1 May 1799, surveyed 5 May 1799 #30 William Griffin, 593 Arpens, 22 Poles, decree 2 Mar 1796, surveyed 10 Mar 1798 #4 John Graham, 471 Arpens, decree 4 Dec 1797, surveyed 9 Apr 1798 #32 Alexander Clark, 400 Arpens, decree 25 Feb 1797, surveyed 26 Feb 1797 #34 David Brown, 600 Arpens, decree 30 Jan 1797, surveyed 15 Nov 1797 #4 Chs. Sanguinet, 457 Arpens, decree 12 June 1797, surveyed 25 Jan 1798 #2 Louis Honore, and four sons, 1600 Arpens, decree 8 Dec 1796, surveyed 25 Mar 1797 #51 Elye Mets, 400 Arpens, decree 31 Jan & 22 Feb 1797, surveyed 20 Mar 1797 #52 Jacob Lens, 400 Arpens, decree 15 Mar 1797, surveyed 20 Mar 1797 #55 Charles Gratiot, 6720 Arpens, decree 14 Feb 1785, surveyed 17 May 1796 #56 Charles Gratiot, 800 Arpens, decree 13 Oct 1796, surveyed 6 Dec 1797 #57 Charles Gratiot, 400 Arpens, decree 17 Feb 1797, surveyed 18 Feb 1797 #58 Me. Maria Louise Papin, 1600 Arpens, decree 1 Sept 1796, surveyed 19/20 Feb 1797 #59 Mrs. Antoine Morin, 656 Arpens, decree 11 Jan 1796, surveyed 15 Nov 1799 #61 Antoine Roy, 342 Arpens, decree 8 Jan 1797, surveyed 17 Nov 1799 #62 Benois Basquez, 787 Arpens, decree 4 Apr 1797, surveyed 18 Nov 1799 #65 Jan Allin, 611 Arpens, 50 Poles, decree 24 Mar 1798, surveyed 19 Nov 1799 #66 Elie Matz, 610 Arpens, decree 16 Mar 1798, surveyed 20 Nov 1799 #67 William Burts, 401 Arpens, 60 Poles, decree 28 Dec 1797, surveyed 25 Jan 1799 #68 Richard Chitwood, 610 Arpens, 87 Poles, decree 24 Feb 1798, surveyed 26 Jan 1799 #69 Ira Nache, 325 Arpens, 50 Poles, decree 13 Dec 1797, surveyed 29 Jan 1799 #70 Don Louis Brazean, 800 Arpens, decree 16 Mar 1796, surveyed 10 Mar 1799 #71 Docteur John Watkins, 613 Arpens, decree 3 Oct 1799, surveyed 6 Nov 1799 #73 Mons. G'el Cerre', 7065 Arpens, decree 8 Mar 1799, surveyed 15 Jan 1800 #75 Don Gabriel Cerre', 400 Arpens, decree 25 Apr 1796, surveyed 25 Jan 1800 #76 Don Santiago McKay, 812 Arpens, decree 17 Oct 1796, surveyed 18 Apr 1800 #77 Philipe Fines, 400 Arpens, decree 3 Jan 1799, surveyed 25 Apr 1800 #78 Philipe Riviere, 450 Arpens, decree 14 Oct 1800, surveyed 30 Nov 1800 #79 Auguste Dandier, 500 Arpens, decree 14 Oct 1800, surveyed 1 Dec 1800 #81 Jast'e Dehetre, 400 Arpens, decree 28 Jan 1797, surveyed 2 Jan 1801 #82 Don Auguste Chouteau, 1281 Arpens, decree 5 Jan 1800, surveyed 3 Mar 1800 #83 Dame Ve. Rigoche, 457 Arpens, decree 29 Dec 1796, surveyed 28 Dec 1801 #84 Jasinte St. Cire, fils, 400 Arpens, decree 2 Jan 1800, surveyed 29 Dec 1801 #85 Narsis St. Cire, fils, 409 Arpens, decree 1 Feb 1800, surveyed 3 Jan 1802 #86 Francis St. Cire, 600 Arpens, decree 2 Feb 1800, surveyed 9 Jan 1802 #87 Dame Ve. Lidie Quick, 550 Arpens, decree 18 Oct 1799, surveyed 3 Oct 1802 #88 Dame Ve. Sarah James, 400 Arpens, decree 2 Mar 1798, surveyed 16 Oct 1802 #89 Comberland James, 400 Arpens, decree 2 Sept 1797, surveyed 17 Oct 1802 #90 Ebenezer Hodges, fils, 500 Arpens, decree 1 Feb 1798, surveyed 18 Oct 1802 #93 Gilbert Hodges, fils, 400 Arpens, decree 3 Mar 1798, surveyed 21 Oct 1802 #95 John Wendel Engel, 800 Arpens, decree 20 Dec 1799, surveyed 1 Nov 1802 #97 Morrisse James, 400 Arpens, decree 1 Sept 1797, surveyed 19 Nov 1802 #98 Juan Brown, 600 Arpens, decree 16 Nov 1798, surveyed 15 Nov 1802 #99 Juan Paterson, 600 Arpens, decree 16 Nov 1798, surveyed 16 Nov 1802 #100 Farquir McKinzie, 400 Arpens, decree 5 Dec 1797, surveyed 18 Nov 1802 #101 David Brown, 400 Arpens, decree 14 Apr 1799, surveyed 20 Nov 1802 #102 Francois Poilierre, 1600 Arpens, decree 6 Aug 1798, surveyed 15 Mar 1803 #103 Joseph Williams, 800 Arpens, decree 26 Aug 1796, surveyed 10 Apr 1800 Source: AMERICAN STATE PAPERS. DOCUMENTS OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, IN RELATION TO THE PUBLIC LANDS, from the first session of the twenty-fourth to the second session of the twenty-fourth congress, commencing December 8, 1835, and ending February 28, 1837. Volume VIII, pp. 852/3