Proposals made by Villars [Dubreuil]

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Villars Dubreuil proposed to give back a property to the succession of the deceased [Vincent Guillaume Le Senechal] Dauberville on the following terms: 1) he would retrocede the entire property in question, making certain repairs on buildings according to the 1766 July 8 agreement; 2) he would return all Negroes who were on the plantation at the time of purchase, along with any children they might have had, and would pay, in addition, 12,000 livres to make up for loss of value over the years; 3) to compensate for depreciation of tools, equipment, and indigo plantings, he would pay 200 livres; 4) to indemnify the difference between purchase price and present value, he would construct on the land, according to specifications in the contract of 1766 July 8 (q.v.) a residence, a warehouse, and two dovecotes; 5) as final compensation, he would give the succession one male slave and a number of head of livestock, which together had a total value of 5,000 livres.

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Title: Proposals made by Villars [Dubreuil]
Creator: Villars [Dubreuil]
Date Created: 1766-07-10
Description: Villars Dubreuil proposed to give back a property to the succession of the deceased [Vincent Guillaume Le Senechal] Dauberville on the following terms: 1) he would retrocede the entire property in question, making certain repairs on buildings according to the 1766 July 8 agreement; 2) he would return all Negroes who were on the plantation at the time of purchase, along with any children they might have had, and would pay, in addition, 12,000 livres to make up for loss of value over the years; 3) to compensate for depreciation of tools, equipment, and indigo plantings, he would pay 200 livres; 4) to indemnify the difference between purchase price and present value, he would construct on the land, according to specifications in the contract of 1766 July 8 (q.v.) a residence, a warehouse, and two dovecotes; 5) as final compensation, he would give the succession one male slave and a number of head of livestock, which together had a total value of 5,000 livres.
Topical Subject(s): Documents
Proposed works
Land
Language: spa
Notes (Physical): Document. Notarized copy, dated 1770 October 29, signed by Ju[a]n B[autis]ta Garic. In Spanish.
Type of Resource: text
Source: Rosemonde E. & Emile Kuntz Collection, French colonial period, 1655-1768, Manuscripts Collection 600, La Research Collection
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