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14 St Charles Original Acts, 1772 No. 47 LAND SALE. Dame Marianne, Widow LeComte, declares that she has 9-29-72 sold to Nicolas Picou a farm 3 arpents wide by the customary depth, located about 36 miles from New Orleans on the left side of the river, bounded above by the property of the vendee and below by that belonging to Marguerite Meilleurs, for 175 livres. Witnesses: Henri Millon and Michel Meilleur. No. 48 LAND SALE. Louis Barbet sells to Joseph Dursieau, former in- 10-18-72 fantry officer, a farm 7 arpents wide by the customary depth, located about 25 miles above New Orleans on the left side of the river, bounded above by the property of Glapion and below by that of Blanchard, for 600 livres. Witnesses: Masicot and Huchet de Kernion. (Note: Barbet signed himself "Barbay", and Durieau signed himself "Dursiau".) Receipt, May 21, 1780. Nanet Francoeur, wife of Jean Louis, declares in the presence of Father Barnabe and Cabaret de Trepy, that she has received from Dusiaux, her tutor, the sum due her from the succession of her mother and father. Receipt, undated. "I have received from M. Duriau 159 livres as my share from the sale of the belongings of the late Francoeur. (Signed) B. Chenie." No. 49 , TUTORSHIP. Nanette Francoeur, minor daughter of the late 10-26-72 Joseph Francoeur and the late Marie Francoeur, about 16 years old, declares before witnesses that she named Joseph Dusseau de la Croix to be her tutor. Witnesses: Jacques Derosier and Pierre Richard. Signing the instrument were: Jean-Baptiste Chenie, "J. Derosierre", "Brasseau", "Longueval", and Dusseau de la Croix. Acknowledgement, June 12, 1780. M. Dusieau presented Bellile with the receipt from Nanette Francoeur for 91 piastres owed to her from the succession of her mother and father. Slave sale, undated. Brazeau sells a slave to Durieau de la Croix for 1230 livres. Witnessed by DeVelle, Deslonde and Jean-Baptiste Chenie. Slave sale, July 18, 1773. The slave that is in the hands of François Francoeur, is sold to Jean de Gruise for 1335 livres. Witnesses: Chenie and Declouette. Receipt, Dec. 29, 1773. Bellile remits to DeClouet, in the presence of LeBlanc and Bore, the sum of 318 livres which be- longs to Sieur La Jenvry, resident of Arkansas, for his wife's share in the succession of her mother, Dame Francoeur. [handwritten note] >dit for Perthuis