Act of sale of property, a transaction between Louis Bouligny and Daniel Clark, both of New Orleans

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Before Notary Pierre Pedesclaux, the minor Louis Bouligny, assisted by his brother Dominique Bouligny, executor of the estate of Joseph de Maison Rouge, sold to merchant Daniel Clark for 12, 000 piastres a piece of land situated in the Ouachita Territory, consisting of 208,344 arpents, part of the concession made to Maison Rouge by Governor Carondelet in 1797. A plan figuratif of the land made by Charles Trudeau was given by Bouligny to Clark. Not included in the sale were lands under cultivation established under titles anterior to the concession, and also five arpents on Bayou de Barthelemy that Maison Rouge left to the Irish servant Marie.

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Title: Act of sale of property, a transaction between Louis Bouligny and Daniel Clark, both of New Orleans
Date Created: 1804-06-01
Description: Before Notary Pierre Pedesclaux, the minor Louis Bouligny, assisted by his brother Dominique Bouligny, executor of the estate of Joseph de Maison Rouge, sold to merchant Daniel Clark for 12, 000 piastres a piece of land situated in the Ouachita Territory, consisting of 208,344 arpents, part of the concession made to Maison Rouge by Governor Carondelet in 1797. A plan figuratif of the land made by Charles Trudeau was given by Bouligny to Clark. Not included in the sale were lands under cultivation established under titles anterior to the concession, and also five arpents on Bayou de Barthelemy that Maison Rouge left to the Irish servant Marie.
Topical Subject(s): Documents
Business & finance
Sale of property
Language: fre
Notes (Physical): Document. Notarized contemporary copy signed by Pierre Pedesclaux. In French.
Type of Resource: text
Source: Rosemonde E. & Emile Kuntz collection: National period, 1804-1950, Manuscripts Collection 600, La Research Collection,
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