Survey 159 of Sainte Genevieve & New Bourbon Series

Plat and description of the survey of a lot in Block number nine of the town of Sainte Genevieve in Township thirty eight, north of the base line, Range nine east of the fifth principal Meridian in the State of Missouri, executed on the twenty second day of October eighteen hundred and forty, by Jos. C. Brown, Deputy Surveyor, under instructions from the Surveyor of the public lands in the States of Illinois and Missouri, dated the third of September, eighteen hundred and forty. It being the lot of "one half arpen by about one deep" confirmed to John Baptiste Vallé senior, by the act of Congress of the thirteenth of June, eighteen hundred and twelve; the extent and boundaries whereof were proven before Theodore Hunt, United States Recorder of land titles in the State of Missouri, on the twenty fifth day of October eighteen hundred and twenty five, under the provisions of the act of Congress of the twenty sixth of May eighteen hundred and twenty four, entitled: "an act supplementary to an act passed on the thirteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and twelve, entitled: 'an act making further provision for settling the claims to land in the Territory of Missouri' ".

Description: Begin at a lime stone, at the intersection of the southern edge of Third street with the eastern edge of Little Rock street, the north-west corner of this lot and of Block number nine.

Thence south six degrees and twenty five minutes east, along the western boundary of this lot and the eastern edge of Little Rock street, at one hundred and ninety two feet and nine inches, a lime stone, the south-west corner of this lot, and the north-west corner of a vacant lot.

Thence north seventy eight degrees east along the southern boundary of this lot, and the northern boundary of the vacant lot, at ninety nine feet the south-east corner of this lot, and the south-west corner of the lot of Nicholas Laplante's legal representatives, survey numbered one hundred and fifty six.

Thence north six degrees and forty five minutes west, along the eastern boundary of this lot, and the western boundary of the lot of Nicholas Laplante, at one hundred and ninety four feet, a lime stone, on the southern edge of Third street, the north-east corner of this lot, and the north-west corner of the lot of Nicholas Laplante.

Thence south seventy seven degrees and ten minutes west along the northern boundary of this lot and the southern edge of Third street; at ninety eight feet and six inches the beginning corner.

Surveyor's Office, St. Louis  29th May 1845

The foregoing plat and description of survey numbered one hundred and fifty nine of Sainte Genevieve and New Bourbon lands are correctly copied from pages 278 & 279 of the Book of Record of the said surveys in this Office.

F. R. Conway
Surveyor of the public lands in the
States of Illinois and Missouri

To the U. S. Recorder of land titles
St. Louis, Missouri


Transcriber's Note:
Third Street is now Merchant Street
Little Rock Street is now South 2nd Street

(transcribed from Missouri State Land Survey scan file Y0820085.pdf)
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transcribed by Steven E. Weible

Survey 156 of Sainte Genevieve & New Bourbon Series

Plat and description of the survey of a lot in Block number nine of the town of Sainte Genevieve, in Township thirty eight, North of the base line, Range nine, east of the fifth principal Meridian, in the State of Missouri, executed on the twenty second of October eighteen hundred and forty by Jos. C. Brown, Deputy Surveyor, under instructions from the Surveyor of the public lands in the States of Illinois and Missouri, dated the third of September eighteen hundred and forty. It being the lot of "about ninety feet front by one hundred and eighty feet deep", confirmed to Nicholas Laplante's legal representatives by the act of Congress of the thirteenth of June eighteen hundred and twelve; The extent and boundaries whereof were proven before Theodore Hunt, United States Recorder of land titles in the State of Missouri, on the twenty first of October eighteen hundred and twenty five, under the provisions of the act of Congress of the twenty sixth of May eighteen hundred and twenty four, entitled: "an act supplementary to an act passed on the thirteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and twelve, entitled: 'an act making further provision for settling the claims to land in the Territory of Missouri' ".

Description: Begin at a lime stone on the southern edge of Third Street and the northern boundary of Block number nine, the north-east corner of this lot and the north-west corner of a lot of John B. Vallé senior, survey numbered one hundred and fifty eight.

Thence south seventy seven degrees and ten minutes west along the northern boundary of this lot and the southern edge of Third street; at ninety five feet and ten inches a lime stone, the north-west corner of this lot, and the north-east corner of a lot of John B. Vallé senior, survey numbered one hundred and fifty nine.

Thence south six degrees and forty five minutes east along the western boundary of this lot and the eastern boundary of the lot of J. B. Vallé senior, at one hundred and ninety four feet the south-west corner of this lot and the south-east corner of the lot of J. B. Vallé senior, on the northern boundary line of a vacant lot.

Thence north seventy eight degrees east along the southern boundary of this lot and the northern boundary of the vacant lot, at ninety six feet and four inches a cedar post, the south-east corner of this lot, the north-east corner of the vacant lot, and a corner of the lot of J. B. Vallé senior numbered one hundred and fifty eight.

Thence north seven degrees west along the eastern boundary of this lot and a western boundary line of the lot of J. B. Vallé senior, at one hundred and ninety five feet and three inches the beginning corner.

Surveyor's Office
St. Louis  27th of May 1845

The foregoing plat and description of Survey numbered one hundred and fifty six of Sainte Genevieve and New Bourbon lands are correctly copied from pages 275 & 276 of the Book of Record of the said surveys in this Office.

F. R. Conway
Surveyor of the public lands in the
   States of Illinois and Missouri

To the U. S. Recorder of land titles, St. Louis, Missouri


Transcriber's Note:
Third Street is now Merchant Street
Little Rock Street is now South 2nd Street

(transcribed from Missouri State Land Survey scan file Y0820082.pdf)
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transcribed by Steven E. Weible

Block 9 - Survey 118a - Sainte Genevieve & New Bourbon Series

Plat and description of the survey of the exterior boundary lines of block No. 9 in the town of Ste Genevieve situated in township 38 north of the base line range 9 east of the 5th principal meridian in the state of Missouri surveyed on the 1st day of October in the year 1840 by Joseph C. Brown deputy Surveyor under instructions from the Surveyor of the public lands in the States of Illinois and Missouri dated the 3rd of September 1840.

Description

Begin at the S.W. corner of the block at the intersection of the eastern edge of little rock street with the northern edge of 2nd Street, which place is so obstructed by curb stones that I cannot set a Stone for corner, thence N81 1/4°E along the northern edge of 2nd Street the southern boundary of the block 380 feet 6 inches the S.E. corner of the block at the intersection of the northern edge of 2nd Street with the western edge of Gabori Street where I set a limestone with its S.E. corner at the S.E. corner of the block, thence N5°35'W along the western edge of Gabori Street the eastern boundary of the block 389 feet 2 inches the N.E. corner of the block at the intersection of the western edge of Gabori Street with the southern edge of 3rd Street where I set a lime Stone with its N.E. corner at the N.E. corner of the block, thence S77°10'W along the S.E. edge of 3rd Street the N.W. boundary of the block 388 feet 7 inches the N.W. corner of the block at the intersection of the S.E. edge of 3rd Street with the eastern edge of little rock Street where I set a lime Stone with its N.W. corner at the N.W. corner of the block, thence S6°25'E along the eastern edge of little rock street the western boundary of the block 360 feet 6 inches to the beginning. On the top of each of said Corner Stones I have had a cross made.

(Brown's Surveys of Sainte Genevieve & New Bourbon, pages 236-237, MoSLS microfiche location: 724/0470B1)

Transcriber's Note:
2nd Street is now Market Street
3rd Street is now Merchant Street
Little Rock Street is now South 2nd Street
Gabori Street is now South Main Street


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transcribed by Steven E. Weible

Survey 158 of Sainte Genevieve & New Bourbon Series

Plat and description of the survey of a lot in Block number nine of the town of Sainte Genevieve in Township thirty eight, north of the base line, Range nine east of the fifth principal Meridian, in the State of Missouri, executed on the twenty second of October eighteen hundred and forty, by Jos. C. Brown, Deputy Surveyor, under instructions from the Surveyor of the public lands in the States of Illinois and Missouri, dated the third of September eighteen hundred and forty. It being the lot of "one arpent front by about two arpens deep," confirmed to John Baptiste Vallé senior by the act of Congress of the thirteenth of June eighteen hundred and twelve; The extent and boundaries whereof were proven before Theodore Hunt, United States Recorder of land titles, in the State of Missouri, on the twenty fifth of October eighteen hundred and twenty five, under the provisions of the act of Congress of the twenty sixth of May eighteen hundred and twenty four, entitled: "an act supplementary to an act passed on the thirteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and twelve, entitled: 'an act making further provision for settling the claims to land in the Territory of Missouri.' "

Description: Begin at a lime stone at the intersection of the western edge of Gabori street with the southern edge of Third street, the north-east corner of this lot and of Block number nine.

Thence south seventy seven degrees and ten minutes west along the northern boundary of this lot, and the southern edge of Third street, at one hundred and ninety four feet and three inches a lime stone, the north-west corner of this lot and the north-east corner of the lot of Nicholas Laplante's legal representatives, survey numbered one hundred and fifty six.

Thence south seven degrees east along the western boundary of this lot and the eastern boundary of the lot of Nicholas Laplante, at one hundred and ninety five feet and three inches a cedar post, the south-east corner of the lot of Nicholas Laplante, and a corner of this lot.

Thence south four degrees and thirty minutes east along the western boundary of this lot and the eastern boundary of a vacant lot, at one hundred and seventy nine feet and eight inches a lime stone on the northern edge of second street, the south-west corner of this lot and the south-east corner of the said vacant lot.

Thence north eighty one degrees and fifteen minutes east along the southern boundary of this lot and the northern edge of second street, at one hundred and ninety feet and eleven inches a lime stone at the intersection of the northern edge of Second street with the western edge of Gabori street, the south-east corner of this lot and of the Block.

Thence north five degrees and thirty five minutes west along the eastern boundary of this lot and the western edge of Gabori street, at three hundred and eighty nine feet and two inches the beginning corner.

Surveyor's Office,

Saint Louis  28th May 1845

The foregoing plat and description of survey numbered one hundred and fifty eight of Sainte Genevieve and New Bourbon lands are correctly copied from pages 277 & 278 of the Book of Record of the said surveys in this office.

F. R. Conway

Surveyor of the public lands in the

States of Illinois and Missouri

To the United States Recorder

of Land titles

St. Louis

Transcriber's note:
Gabori Street is now South Main Street
Third Street is now Merchant Street
Second Street is now Market Street

(transcribed from Missouri State Land Survey scan file Y0820084.pdf)

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transcribed by Steven E. Weible