The Opelousas courier
Vol. 8, No. 7, Page 1 January 21, 1860
PUBLIC SALE,
By the undersigned Administrator. The public are hereby informed that there will be sold at public sale, to the last and highest bidder, by the undersigned Administrator, at the residence of Thomas S.[J.] Walker [died in 1858] in Bayou Chicot Settlement, in the Parish of St. Landry, on Tuesday 24th. January next, 1860, the following described property, belonging to the succession in community between John Whittington and his children, the issue of his marriage with Sarah Nelson, his deceased wife to wit:
197 ACRES OF LAND, on which Thomas S.[J.] Walker now resides, situated in Bayou Chicot Settlement, Parish of St. Landry.
200 Arpents [170 acres] of Land, belonging to the McDaniel Tract.
A NEGRO-WOMAN.
63 head of cattle with the brand JB; 2 yoke of oxen; 1 ox cart; 10 head of horse creature; 2 mules; one jenny; 42 head of sheep; 100 head of hogs; one lot of blacksmith's tools; 4 beds; 2 tables; kitchen utensils; the improvements on Pine Woods.
Terms and conditions: -- Payable in four equal and annual instalments, from the 1st of April next, 1860; -- Purchasers furnishing their notes with good security in solido, to the satisfaction of whom the right, with 8 per cent interest per annum, from maturity until paid. And moreover, the lands and slave remaining mortgaged until full and entire payment of capital and interest.
JOHN WHITTINGTON [Father-in-Law of Thomas J. Walker]
Administrator
Opelousas, December 24th, 1859
