Survey 141 of Sainte Genevieve & New Bourbon Series

Plat and description of the survey of a lot in Block number three 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 day 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 hundred and eighty feet front by three hundred and sixty feet deep," confirmed to Louis Leclere 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 first 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, the north west corner of this lot which is also the northwest corner of Block number three, at the intersection of the southern edge of fourth street with the eastern edge of Gabori street.

Thence south six degrees and fifteen minutes east, along the western boundary line of this lot and the eastern edge of Gabori street -- at one hundred and eighty two feet and four inches a lime stone, the south west corner of this lot and the northwest corner of the lot of Veuve Leclere's legal representatives, survey numbered one hundred and forty three.

Thence north seventy nine degrees and fifteen minutes east, along the southern boundary of this lot and the northern boundary of the lot of Veuve Leclere; -- at two hundred and thirteen feet a lime stone, the north east corner of the lot of Veuve Leclere, and the north west corner of the lot of Vital Beauvais' legal representatives, survey numbered one hundred and forty two; -- continue the same course with the northern boundary of the lot of V. Beauvais -- at four hundred and twenty six feet a lime stone on the western edge of Common Field street, the south east corner of this lot and the northeast corner of the lot of Vital Beauvais.

Thence north two degrees and thirty five minutes west, along the eastern boundary of this lot and the western edge of Common Field street, -- at one hundred and sixty six feet and seven inches the north east corner of this lot and block at the intersection of the western edge of Common Field street with the southern edge of fourth street.

Thence south eighty one degrees and twenty five minutes west along the northern boundary of this lot and the southern edge of fourth street, at four hundred and thirty six feet and four inches the beginning corner.

Surveyor's Office, Saint Louis  March 12th 1845

The above plat and description of Survey number one hundred and forty one of Sainte Genevieve and New Bourbon lands are correctly copied from pages 261 and 262 of the Book of Records 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 Esq
U. S. Recorder of land titles
   St. Louis Mo


Transcriber's note:
Fourth Street is now Jefferson Street
Gabori Street is now North Main Street
Common Field Street is now Front Street

(transcribed from Missouri State Land Survey scan file: Y0820068.pdf)

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transcribed by Steven E. Weible