Survey 143 of Sainte Genevieve & New Bourbon lands

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 "about half an arpent by about one arpent" confirmed to Veuve Leclere'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 seventh 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 Louis Leclere, survey numbered one hundred and forty one.

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

Thence north seventy six degrees east along a southern boundary line of this lot, and the northern boundary of said other lot of Veuve Leclere; at one hundred and thirty six feet the north east corner of the last said lot, and a corner of this lot.

Thence south fourteen degrees and forty five minutes east along a western boundary line of this lot and the eastern boundary of said other lot of Veuve Leclere, at forty nine feet and six inches a lime stone on the northern edge of Third street, the south east corner of the last said lot, and a corner of this lot.

Thence north seventy seven degrees and ten minutes east along the most southern boundary line of this lot, and the northern edge of Third street; at sixty five feet and eight inches a lime stone, the south east corner of this lot, and the south west corner of the lot of Vital Beauvais' legal representatives, survey numbered one hundred and forty two.

Thence north four degrees and thirty minutes west along the eastern boundary of this lot and the western boundary of the lot of Vital Beauvais; at one hundred and seventy four feet and six inches a lime stone, on the southern boundary line of the lot of Louis Leclere, the north east corner of this lot, and the north west corner of the lot of Vital Beauvais.

Thence south seventy nine degrees and fifteen minutes west along the northern boundary of this lot and the southern boundary of the lot of Louis Leclere; at two hundred and thirteen feet the beginning corner.

Surveyor's Office, St. Louis  March 19th, 1845

The foregoing plat and description of survey numbered one hundred and forty three of Sainte Genevieve and New Bourgon lands are correctly copied from pages 263 and 264 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 Main Street
Third Street is now Merchant Street

(transcribed from Missouri State Land Survey scan file: Y0820070.pdf)

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transcribed by Steven E. Weible