Survey 145 of Sainte Genevieve & New Bourbon Series

Plat and description of the survey of a lot, situated in block number four, 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 eighteenth of January eighteen hundred forty seven, by Joseph C. Brown, Deputy Surveyor, under instructions from the Surveyor of the public lands in the States of Illinois and Missouri, dated the ninth of December eighteen hundred and forty six. It being the lot of one half by two arpens confirmed to Veuve Vital Beauvais by the act of Congress of the thirteenth of June eighteen hundred and twelve; the extent and boundary whereof were proven before Theodore Hunt, United States Recorder of land titles, on the twenty fourth 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 provision for settling the claims to land in the Territory of Missouri'."

Description

Begin at the intersection of the southern edge of Third Street with the eastern edge of Gabori street, the north-west corner of this lot and of the block.

Thence South, five degrees and thirty five minutes East along the western boundary of this lot and the eastern edge of Gabori street: at one hundred thirteen feet and eleven inches a lime stone marked with a cross on the top, the south-west corner of this lot and the north-west corner of the lot of Veuve Vital Beauvais legal representatives, survey number three hundred and fifty three.

Thence North, seventy nine degrees and forty five minutes East along the southern boundary of this lot, and the northern boundary of lot numbered three hundred fifty three: at four hundred eighteen feet and five inches a lime stone marked with a cross on the top, the south-east corner of this lot, and the north-east corner of the lot number three hundred fifty three.

Thence North, seven degrees West along the eastern boundary of this lot and the western edge of Common field street: at one hundred thirty two feet and four inches the north-east corner of this lot and of the block, at the intersection of the western edge of Common field street, with the southern edge of Third street.

Thence South seventy seven degrees and ten minutes West along the northern boundary of this lot and the southern edge of Third street: at four hundred seventeen feet and two inches the beginning corner.

Surveyor's Office
St. Louis  18th of May 1847

The foregoing plat and description of survey number one hundred forty five of Sainte Genevieve and New Bourbon lands, are correctly copied from the approved plat and description recorded on page 385 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:
Third Street is now Merchant Street
Gabori Street is now South Main Street
Common Field Street is now South Front Street

(transcribed from Missouri State Land Survey scan file: Y0820072.pdf)

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transcribed by Steven E. Weible