Sunday, September 24, 2017

Block 8 - Survey 117 - Sainte Genevieve & New Bourbon Series

Plat and description of the Survey of the exterior boundary lines of block No. 8 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 day 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 the South fork Street, the Southern boundary of the block where I have set a lime stone with its S.W. corner at the S.W. corner of the block, thence East along the north edge of South fork Street the south boundary of the block 401 feet 9 inches the S.E. corner of the block at the intersection of the north edge of South fork street with the western edge of Gabori Street where I set a lime stone 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 415 feet 6 inches the N.E. corner of the block at the western edge of Gabori Street with the Southern edge of 2nd Street where I set a lime stone with its N.E. corner at the N.E. corner of the block, thence S81 1/4°W along the Southern edge of 2nd Street the Northern boundary of the block 382 feet to the N.W. corner of the block at the intersection of the Southern edge of 2nd 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 S2°40'E along the eastern edge of little rock street the western boundary of the block 355 feet to the beginning. On the top of each of said corner Stones I have had a cross made.

(Brown's surveys of Sainte Genevieve and New Bourbon, pages 235-236, Missouri State Land Survey microfiche location: 724/0470A3)

Transcriber's note:
Little Rock Street is now South 2nd Street
South Fork Street is now South Gabouri Street
Gabori Street is now South Main Street
2nd Street is now Market Street


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transcribed by Steven E. Weible