Survey 144 of the 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 fifty six by about ninety feet," 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, at the intersection of the eastern edge of Gabori Street with the northern edge of Third Street, the south west corner of this lot and Block number three.

Thence north seventy seven degrees and ten minutes east along the southern boundary of this lot and the northern edge of Third Street, at one hundred and forty two feet and six inches a lime stone, the south east corner of this lot, and a corner of another lot of Veuve Leclere's legal representatives, survey numbered one hundred and forty three.

Thence north fourteen degrees and forty five minutes west along the eastern boundary of this lot, at forty nine feet and six inches the north east corner of this lot, and a corner of the said other lot of Veuve Leclere.

Thence south seventy six degrees west along the northern boundary of this lot, at one hundred and thirty six feet, a lime stone, on the eastern edge of Gabori street, the north west corner of this lot, and a corner of the said other lot of Veuve Leclere.

Thence south six degrees and fifteen minutes east along the western boundary of this lot, and the eastern edge of Gabori street, at forty seven feet and six inches the beginning corner.

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

The foregoing plat and description of survey numbered one hundred and forty four of Sainte Genevieve and New Bourbon lands are correctly copied from pages 264 and 265 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: Y0820071.pdf)

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transcribed by Steven E. Weible