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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1868
Page
4
A fragmentary notice reports a land sale by sheriff David Foreman in Lake Charles on September 10 1868. It lists cattle and horses offered as part of purchase terms, with five percent cash and three year terms. Names and dates appear in mixed French and English legal phrasing.
Probate sale notice lists property for heirs in Calcasieu Parish to be sold at auction by the undersigned administrators on July 14, 1868. The estate includes woods and improvements on Big Woods, a cotton gin and grist mill, undivided half of 120 acres north of West Fork, and other parcels along Calcasien River. Details include various items, livestock, household goods, and credit terms for payment. Publication appears in two languages, with French sections describing the property and proceedings.
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