Land Transactions collection, 1721-1935 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Box 4: Land Transactions collection

Folder 76: Louis Gayarré and Henry Michelet survey, 1817

Survey of two plots of land on Bayou Chico in West Florida granted to Don Louis Gayarré and Henry Michelet by Spanish government.

Folder 77: Crapes-Lloyd surveys, 1804

Surveys by M and Fenton of two plots of property, land grants of Basil Crapes and Samuel Lloyd. Property of Crapes located on Lake Pontchartrain near the Chefuncta River, that of Lloyd one mile from the lake.

Folder 78: Joseph Bahan survey, 1804

Survey of piece of property belonging to Joseph Bahan.

Folder 79: Henry Cooper survey, 1804

Survey of a piece of land in St. Tamany  Parish belonging to Henry Cooper.

Folder 80: Lazare Latil survey, 1818

Survey of a piece of property on the Little Bogue Falaya granted to Lazave Latil by the Spanish government. Surveyed by David B. Morgan.

Folder 81: Tate family property map, undated

8"x8" map of lands around Kent's Mill.

Folder 82: Act of sale for lots six and seven, First District, 1866-1930

Xeroxed and hand copied Act of Sale for property in First District, lots number six and seven, fronting on Carondelet on square, also bounded by Gravier, Baronne and Common Streets. Each page gives information as to the date and seller and buyer of the same plot of ground from 1866-1930. There were seven different owners during this time period, principly members of the Denegre family and the Denegre Land Company, until later owned by banks.

Folder 83: Perot family land partition plats, circa 1859

Two plats of Perot family land holdings. Plat one shows the partition of land "in township eleven north range eight west in Natchitoches district" into seven equal parts. Plat two shows land near the joining of Red River and Old River, indicating partition of Perot land holdings, possibly to settle an estate.

Folder 84: Juanita Cholan and Celestin Grevembourg land plat, 1800

Plat of land granted to/owned by Juanita Cholan and Celestin Grevemberg, free mulattos. Land was four arpents wide, bounded on both sides by the land of Pedro Broussard, and fronted on the Attakapas river. Verso is a fragment, a description of a parcel of land, possibly the land mapped on the front - both make reference to linderos (de sassafras). In Spanish.

Folder 85: Louisiana land grants, 1753-1769

The official colonial manuscript record copy of grants of land made by France to settlers in the province ofLouisiana. The original is reputedly no longer in existence in Paris. A large number of the grants are signed by Governors Kerlérec and D'Auberville. Among recipients of grants are Destréhan, Lacaze, Verret, DeGrandpré, Barthelemy Martin, Grondet, Bienvenu, Gentilly, and others. Because of the fragility of the documents, microfilm and xerox are to be used instead of the originals.

Folder 86: New Orleans City Surveyor paving bill, 1861

Bill for paving street in front of property belonging to estate of Clayton Moore. Issued to Mr. Christy Connell by City Surveyor, Louis H. Piliél.

Folder 87: New Orleans City Surveyor paving bill, 1861

A bill for one-half of the square block proving of the street in front of the property of Nathan Stephens.

Folder 88: William Watson Walker heirs land survey, 1836

Report of Patrick C. Lee, deputy surveyor, after surveying two lots on right side of Red River belonging to wife and heirs of William Watson Walker, report deposited in ofice in Donaldsonville, Louisiana.

Folder 89: Surveyors' form, 1806 February 12

Manuscript copy of form to be used by government surveying "Lands of the United States South of the State of Tennessee" and lying along the Mississippi River.

Folder 90: Slack family properties plat, 1870

Plats of the properties touching Bayou Grosse Tete owned by members of the Slack family: Henry R. Slack, Mrs. M.B. Slack, Mrs. M.S. Slack. Properties owned by R.T. Rosey, N.K. Knox, Gay and Garrett and Mrs. C.E. de Lacroix are also noted on the plat.

Folder 91: Greensburg District plat, 1855

Plat of Greensburg District, Acension Parish, Louisiana, on file in the Surveyor General's Office, Donaldsonville, showing the location and dimensions of property owned by Jan Hillen; Alexander Fridge; the heirs of Nathaniel Hillen; Robert Sprigg; John Rhea; Widow Jones; Courtland Smith; Anna O'Bryan; Evalina Skipwith; and Fulwar Skipwith.

Folder 92: Santiago Roman land plat, 1806

Plat of property owned by Don Santiago Roman in St. James Parish, Louisiana certified in 1806 by Carlos Trudeau. The property lies between land owned by Alexy Perret.

Folder 93: Justin Langles chain of title, undated, circa 1900

Chain of title for lots thirty-five and thirty-six on St. Joseph Street between Carondelet and Delord Streets. Trace ownership back as far as 1846, when it was bought by Adeline Morgan, wife of Moses Eastman, from the Citizens Bank of Louisiana.

Folder 94: Bill of sale, 1846

Bill of sale for three lots of ground below New Orleans sold by Francois D. Guery to Jean Baptiste Sarpy, notarized by A. Chiapella. Oversize.

Folder 95: William F. Robertson land deed, 1845

Deed to land purchased by William F. Robertson of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, from United States Government Land Office.

Folder 96: Antoine Bordeaux land sale

Sale of land on St. Philippe Street, bounded by the properties of Dominique Bouligny and Louis Gillee. Lot sold by Antoine Bordeaux, through Victor Souzajuir, to Pierre Foucher.

Folder 97: John Bendernagel land sale, 1888

In official letter directed by Juan Castellanos notary public John Bendernagel cites legal documents circa 1791 which assigns to a Daniel Clark legal ownership of two lots of ground on square bounded by St. Peter, Rampart, Toulouse, and Basin Streets. He also notes other documents in 1806 in which Clark sold the land to Samuel B. Davis.

Folder 98: Moses Russel land sale, 1854

Moses Russel sells to Juan Castellanos two lots of ground on square bounded by St. Peter, Rampart, Toulouse, and Basin Streets.

Folder 99: Edmond Soniat Dufossat bill of sale, 1831 August 30

Carbon typescript and xeroxed copy of the sale of the house of Edmond Soniat Dufossat to Madame Louis Lalaurie, neé Marie Delphine de Macarty. The act of sale was dated 1831 August 30. The typescript was prepared and translated from the French by Sidney Villeré, the donor, from the original act of sale in the Notorial Archives of City Hall in New Orleans. Also included is a letter from Sidney L. Villeré to Connie Griffith dated 1968 April 9, which gives some background information on Madame Lalaurie.

The house was known as the "haunted house" and is located on Governor Nicholls and Royal Street.

Folder 100: Wante-Solms sales nullification, 1834

Xerox copy of nullification of act of sale due to breach of contract. Charles Etienne Pierre Wante had the original act of sale made in Paris in which he sold the land in Baltimore to Frédéric Joseph Solms and Edward Solms. Jean S. Lafitte, merchant, acted as agent for Wante. The Solms broke the contract. This document is in French and is a translation from the English.

Folder 101: Pierre Ducosté land sale, 1761 September 30

Pierre Ducoste, acting for his wife Magdeleine Cabre, acknowledges receipt of 500 livres from George Olivo, for purchase of a piece of land in the area. Notarial Act, witnessed by Francois Croiet and Louis Renaud Duval at Pointe Coupée, 1761 September 30. The document further states that Olivo was heir of Pierre Olivo, his father. In French.

Folder 102: Ascension Parish Plantation mortgage, 1851 April 5

Mortgage of a plantation below Donaldsonville on the left bank, a tract of land, and Plantation slaves by James Hewitt and Clarissa Grant Hewitt, and David Heran and Melville Meason Heran with the Bank of Louisiana, 1851 April 5.

Folder 103: Swamp land grants

Correspondence between the Department of the Interior, General Land Office in Washington and the United States Land Office in Baton Rouge, regarding lands for military purposes and therefore not subject to the swamp land grants.

Folder 104: Butler-Plaisance land transaction, 1887 September 29

Copy of a land transaction in Natchitoches: Jenny Butler sells land situated north and east of Bayou Borbeaux to Plaisance.

Folder 105: La Providence Sugar Refinery act of sale, 1808 March 14

Act of sale by Charles Noyrit to Joseph Laurent Fabre of a sugar refinery, "La Provence" situated five miles from New Orleans. Includes detailed description of the property. In French.

Folder 106: Antoine Birodise land claim, 1862 February 24

Letter from the General Land Office in Baton Rouge to Louis Janin, receiver of patents in New Orleans, regarding Antoine Birodise's land claim.

Folder 107: William Conway land claim, 1858 November 13

Letter from the Surveyor General's office in Donaldsonville to Louis Palms, registrar in New Orleans, regarding William Conway's land claim near Lake Maurepas and a map of the area in conflict between Conway and J. McDonogh. Also shown are concessions of Antoine Tregre, R.D. Sheperd, L.H. Guerlain and Heuri Fonteneau.

Folder 108: Maurice Conway land sale, 1794 April 29

1836 copy of a sale by Maurice Conway to Olivier Pollock of a tract of land near the lake. In Spanish.

Folder 109: David H. Jenny land sale, 1837 January 15

Land sale by David H. Jenny to J.H. Walker. Description of the property situated in East Baton Rouge, and of the modalities of payment.