Brief description: This document refers to a survey made in 1796 for a land grant to Francois DeLery in Marrero.
Geographical location: Sections 17 and 19 in Township 13 South, Range 23 East and Sections 4, 6, and 34 of Township 14 South, Range 23 East of the Public Land Survey of the Southeastern District (West of River) of Louisiana.
American State Papers, Public Lands: vol.3, p. 507, no. 4; and vol. 3, p. 518, no. 165.
Louisiana Office of State Lands, Claim Papers: Claim papers S.E.D. W. OF R. T. 14S. R.23-25 E. & T.15S. R.11,12,15-18 E. Vol. 11, images 10-11; and Claim papers S.E.D.-W. OF R. T.13S. R.22-24 E. &T.14S. R.12 & 13 E. Vol.24, images 79-80.
Louisiana Office of State Lands, Official Plats: 1850 Original plat of T 14S, R 23E, SED-W; and 1854 Original plat of T 13S, R 23E, SED.
Transcription (Translations, alternate orthographies, and other additions appear in brackets; common abbreviations are completed; and the order of map transcriptions proceeds left to right, top to bottom.) For a rough translation into English, try Google Translator.
[map begins]
Escala de 500 arpanes
10 20 30 40 5[0]
A. Mojones plantados por el ayudante mayor de plaza Don Luis Andry 5/6.
B. Mojones de madera de cipra de 3 1/3 pies de largas total con 5/6 puntada por [unclear] a 40 arpanes 2 pies. Copalma [probably a gumtree] marcada + D L a une toise al este del mojón, de 10 febrero hasta 12, [17]96.
Concesión que dicen del Boré
Copalma marcada + D. L.
Decreto 7 diciembre 1795
Difundo 24 febrero 1796
143
Termino
No. 716
143 perchas
B
[signature]
Concesión de Don Francisco DeLery de 7 de diciembre 1795
Camino de Barataria
Monsieur Portes
Encina verde
114 perchas
40 arpanes
Monsieur Lartique
63 perchas
[unclear]
100 perchas
128 perchas
A
123 perchas
Bayou de Cañas
Sucesión de DeLery
Comprado por Don Francisco DeLery de Lartique [unclear]
Decreto DeLery 10 arpants : [unclear] perches 6 : 5 : 7 ou 107 perches
Francisco DeLery comprado de Lartique 4 arpants 20 [unclear] } 15 arpants : 5 perchas
[unclear] a lo que [unclear] el Río medida el dicho 5 y [unclear] 1795
S. 13° 20 e.
S. 10° 20 e. 40 arpanes
V. 7° NE. [north arrow]
Mojones de cipra 7 pies largo con 7/8, a 2 arpanes del Río y otro a un arpan.
15 arpanes
5 perchas
1
Mojón de [unclear] por [unclear]
2
[current directional arrow]
[map ends]
[miscellaneous calculations]
[page break]
No. 47 F
Map
Unknown 1795