Be it Remembered
I said Recorder preceded to make an
Inventory Apraisment
Negro woman Caroline aged about
Negro girl aged about Eleven years
Eighty acres land known as the South
Amount Brot over $2050.00
In faith whereof we the said
Adam Riser
Simeon Thomas
W. E. Gaulden Recorder
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State of Louisiana
Parish of Catahoula
that on this 6th day of June A.D. 1851
in pursuance of an order from the Hon[ora]ble
District Court in and for the Parish of Catahoula
and state aforesaid and in the 11th Judicial district
to me the undersigned Recorder & Exofficio
Notary Public in and for said Parish, denoted.
Inventory of the property composing the Estate &
Succession of Amos McCarty dec'd and
caused the same to be appraised by
George Riser & Adam Riser -- competent persons
duly appointed & sworn by me said Notary
for that purpose and account of which
is as follows to wit --
32 years & her three children, Isaac a boy
aged about Eight years, Ann a girl aged
about six years, John Tyler B[o]y Bright
Mulatto aged about 2 years & six months.
appraised by family appraiser at
Fourteen hundred Dollars --------------- $1400.00
named Roda appraised
at Four hundred & fifty Dollars 450.00
half of the South West quarter of section
no thirteen in Township no twelve
North of Range No One East -- together
with all the improvements & appraises
at Two hundred Dollars $200.00
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$2050.00
Amount Carried over
Sum Total -----------
appraisers have signed these names
in presence of the undersigned
witnesses & me said Notary Public
the day and date first written.
George Riser
Wm S Prichard
& notary Public
