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