Succession of Wm. E. Eckels

From the Sugar Planter West Baton Rouge, LA Saturday, February 19,
1859 (Port Allen, LA libary)

State of Louisiana

Parish of West Baton Rouge

Sixth District Court

In matter: Succession of Wm. E. Eckels, deceased. No. 592

Whereas Aurore Babin, widow, Wm. E. Eckles has this day filed her application for the administration of above succession- Notice is hereby that all legal opposition to the same, must be filed in the Clerk's office of this parish within ten days from the first publication hereof.

W. B. Chamberlin, Clerk

West Baton Rouge - February 12, 1859

Succession of William E. Eckles, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.
File prepared and submitted by Cheramie Breaux

No 355 In matter Succession of No. 592
William E. Eckles, dec.

State of Louisiana, Sixth District Court, Parish of West Baton Rouge

be it remembered that on this 21st day of April, AD, 1859, I Sheriff of the Parish and State aforesaid, by virtue of a commission to me directed, in the above numbered and entitled Succession fromm the 6th District Court, for the Parish of West Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, and dated the 11th day of March, 1859, and pursuant to public notices, duly given in English and in French, for more than thirty days, in the "Sugar Planter", a newspaper printed in this Parish, did proceed to the last place of residence of the deceased, in this parish, in order to sell at Public Auction, to the last and highest bidder, all the hereinafter described property belonging to said Successors, on the following terms and conditions, to-wit:

The moveable effects, to be sold for cash. The Slaves to be sold, one fourth cash, on the day of Sale, and the balance on three equal installments, payable on the first day of March of the years 1860, 1861 and 1862. The home to be sold payable in three equal installments, payable on the first day of March as the other notes, 1860, 1861, & 1862, the purchasers of the land and Slaves to furnish their Notes, endorsed to the satisfaction of the Tutrix, payable at the Office of the Recorder of the Parish, bearing eight-percent interest-after due till paid and special mortgage with vendor's privelige retained on the land and Slaves, till the full and final payment thereof - which terms and conditions having been announced to the people assembled, and the hour being Eleven of the Clock A M the Sale was commenced and the adjudication made in the following manner to-wit:

A certain Tract of Land situated in the Parish, designated as the south West Quarter of Section No. Eight, in Township Six of Range 11 East, containing One Hundred Sixty Acres, was adjudicated to Widow Wm. E. Eckles, as security, She coming forward and complying with the terms and conditions of the Sale, for the sum of Twenty-five hundred Dollars.

Attest: Signed Aurore Babin
T. Bergeron
Chas. J. Smith

Dick, negro man aged about 28 years (not guaranteed as to health)
was adjudicated to James L. Lobdell, with John A. Bird as security,
he coming forward and complying with the terms and conditions of
the Sale, for the sum of Fourteen Hundred Fifty Dollars.

Attest: Signed James L. Lobdell
Hy. Sarradet
P. Bauer

Bill, negro man aged about 60 years was adjudicated to H. H.
Germany, with George N. Hamilton as security, he coming forward
and complying with the terms and conditions of the Sale, for
the sum of Five Hundred and Twenty Dollars.

Attest: Signed H. H. Germany
T. Bergeron
Lem P. Day

Maria, Negro woman aged about 21 years and her two children Frank
aged 4 years and Frances aged 2 years were adjudicated L. P. Day
with (omitted) as security, he coming forward and complying with
the terms and conditions of the Sale, for the sum of Twenty-one
Hundred Five Dollars.

Attest: Signed Lem P. Day
L. E. Bourg
T. Bergeron

Mary, Negro girl, aged about 18 years, was adjudicated to James
L. Lobdell, with (omitted) as security, he coming forward and
commplying with the terms and conditions of the Sale, for the Sum
of fifteen HUndred and thirty dollars.

Attest: Signed James L. Lobdell
Hy. Samuel
P. Bauer

Old Maria, Negro woman aged about 45 years, was adjudicated
to Edward Bourg, with Treville Babin as security, he coming
forward and complying with the terms and conditions of the
Sale, for the (unreadable)

1 mule (unreadable) $20.00
1 mare & colt J. G. Nesbitt 25.00
1 horse cart Widow Wm.E.Eckles 10.00
1 buggy harness " " 20.00
1 set hardware " " .80
1 side saddle " " 8.50
1 saddle & bridle Dr. Payton 7.50
13 hogs Trevile Babin 5.00
1 set house furniture widow Wm.E. Eckles 10.00
1/2 keg nails (cash) .50
1 set cattle Treville Babin 80.00
1 crockeryware Widow Wm.E.Eckles 5.00
1 clock " " .50
1 shotgun Ovide Dumoyne 6.50
1 set kitchen utensil widow Wm.E.Eckles 1.00
4 plows Treville Babin 7.00

Total amount of sale:
Nine Thousand three hundred and ninety-four 30/100 Dollars
$ 9,394.30 which having been done and there appearing no more
property to be sold, I, with the above purchasers and subscribing
witnesses and with the Administratrix, have hereunto set our hands,
the day and date as above.

Attest:
Signed: H. H. Germany, Signed: Wm. White, Sheriff
Signed: Lem P. Day Signed: Aurore Babin, Tutrix

Conformable to the original, recorded this 26th day of April, 1859.
A. Lemare (?), Jr. Recorder