Survey 148 of Sainte Genevieve & New Bourbon Series

Plat and description of the survey of a lot 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 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 arpent front by two arpents, " confirmed to John B. Pratte'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 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 on the eastern edge of Gabori street, the north-west corner of this lot and the south-[west] corner of the lot of Baptiste Moreau, survey numbered one hundred and forty seven.

Thence south five degrees and thirty five minutes east, along the western boundary of this lot, and the eastern edge of Gabori Street, at ninety one feet and three inches a lime stone, the south-west corner of this lot and the north-west corner of the lot of Jo. Bte. Pratte's senior's legal representatives, survey numbered one hundred and forty nine.

Thence north eighty three degrees east along the southern boundary of this lot, and the northern boundary of the lot of J. B. Pratte senior, at four hundred and twenty nine feet and eight inches a lime stone on the western edge of Common Field street, the south-east corner of this lot, and the north-east corner of the lot of J. B. Pratte senior.

Thence north seven degrees west along the eastern boundary of this lot, and the western edge of Common Field street; at ninety nine feet and one inch a lime stone, the north-east corner of this lot, and the south-east corner of a vacant lot.

Thence south eighty one degrees and fifty five minutes west along the northern boundary of this lot and the southern boundary of the said vacant lot; at two hundred and thirty four feet a lime stone, the south-west corner of said vacant lot, and the south-east corner of the lot of Baptiste Moreau; continue the same course with the southern boundary of the lot of Bte. Moreau; at four hundred and twenty six feet and six inches the beginning corner.

Surveyor's Office, St. Louis  March 22d, 1845

The foregoing plat and description of Survey numbered one hundred and forty eight of Sainte Genevieve and New Bourbon lands are correctly copied from pages 268 and 269 of the Book of Record of the said surveys in this Office.

Silas Reed
Surveyor of the public lands in the
   States of Illinois and Missouri

To F. R. Conway Esquire
U. S. Recorder of land titles
   St. Louis Mo.


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

(transcribed from Missouri State Land Survey scan file: Y0820075.pdf)

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transcribed by Steven E. Weible