Act of sale of property, a transaction between Jose Maria de la Barba, vendor, and Juan Rhea and Roberto Cochran, buyers

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Before Notary Public Pedro Pedesclaux, New Orleans, appeared Jose Maria de la Barba, Ministro Interventor of the Province of Louisiana, and Thomas and David Urquhart, business partners in New Orleans, acting for Juan Rhea and Roberto Cochran of Baton Rouge. De la Barba sold to Rhea and Cochran, for 2,200 pesos in silver of the Mexican mint, a tract of 1,015 square arpents, which Governor Miró had granted to him in 1789.

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Act of sale of property, a transaction between Jose Maria de la Barba, vendor, and Juan Rhea and Roberto Cochran, buyers

Date Created

1803-10-29

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Before Notary Public Pedro Pedesclaux, New Orleans, appeared Jose Maria de la Barba, Ministro Interventor of the Province of Louisiana, and Thomas and David Urquhart, business partners in New Orleans, acting for Juan Rhea and Roberto Cochran of Baton Rouge. De la Barba sold to Rhea and Cochran, for 2,200 pesos in silver of the Mexican mint, a tract of 1,015 square arpents, which Governor Miró had granted to him in 1789.

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Business & finance
Sale of property

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spa

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Document. Notarized contemporary copy, signed by Pedro Pedesclaux. In Spanish.

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Source

Rosemonde E. & Emile Kuntz collection: Spanish colonial period, 1769-1803, Manuscripts Collection 600, La Research Collection

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