Survey 147 of Sainte Genevieve & New Bourbon Series

Plat and description of the survey of a lot, situated in Block number five, 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 third of October eighteen hundred and forty, by Joseph 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 of the same year. It being the lot of one half by two aprens confirmed to Jean Baptiste Moreau 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 on the twenty seventh of October eighteen hundred twenty five, under the act of Congress of the twenty sixth of May eighteen hundred 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 provisions for settling the claims to land in the Territory of Missouri' ".

Description:

Begin at a lime stone, set at the intersection of the eastern edge of Gabori street with the southern edge of Second street, the north-west corner of this lot, and of the block.

Thence North, eighty degrees and forty minutes East along the northern boundary of this lot and the southern edge of Second street: at four hundred twenty five feet and eleven inches, the north-east corner of this lot, and of the block, at the intersection of the southern edge of Second street, with the western edge of Common field street.

Thence South, seven degrees East along the eastern boundary of this lot and the western edge of Common field street: at ninety nine feet and four inches a lime stone, the south-east corner of this lot, and the north-east corner of the lot of John Bte. Pratte's legal representatives, survey number one hundred forty eight.

Thence South, eighty one degrees and fifty five minutes West along the southern boundary of this lot, and the northern boundary of the lot of John Bte. Pratte: at four hundred twenty six feet and six inches a lime stone, set on the eastern edge of Gabori street, the south-west corner of this lot, and the north-west corner of the lot of John Bte. Pratte.

Thence North five degrees and thirty five minutes West along the western boundary of this lot and the eastern edge of Gabori street: at eighty nine feet and eight inches the beginning corner.

Surveyor's Office
St. Louis  26th May 1847

The foregoing plat and description of survey number one hundred forty seven of Sainte Genevieve and New Bourbon lands, are correctly copied from the approved plat and description recorded on page 30__ of the book of the said surveys in this Office.

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


Transcriber's note:
Gabori Street is now South Main Street
Second Street is now Market Street
Common Field Street is now South Front Street

(transcribed from Missouri State Land Survey scan file: Y0820074.pdf)

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transcribed by Steven E. Weible