Plat and description of the survey of the exterior boundary lines of block No. 4 in the town of Ste. Genevieve, situated in township 38 North of the base line range 9 East of the 5th principal Meridian, in the State of Missouri surveyed on the 6th day of October in the year 1840 by Joseph C. Brown, deputy Surveyor, under instructions from the Surveyor of the public lands in the states of Illinois and Missouri dated the 3rd day of September 1840.
Description
Begin at the SW corner of the block at the intersection of the Northern edge of 2nd Street with the eastern edge of Gabori Street where a lime stone is set with its SW corner at the S.W. corner of the block, thence N80°40'E along the Northern edge of 2nd Street, the S.E. boundary of the block 425 feet 2 inches to the S.E. corner of the block at the intersection of the Northern edge of 2nd Street with the western edge of Common field Street where is set a lime stone with its S.E. corner at the S.E. corner of the block, thence N7W along the western edge of Common field Street the eastern boundary of the block 416 10/12 feet the N.E. corner of the block at the intersection of the western edge of Common field Street with the S.E. edge of 3rd Street at the old enclosure of the block, thence S77°10'W along the S.E. edge of 3rd Street the NW boundary of the block 417 feet 2 inches the NW corner of the block at the intersection of the S.E. edge of 3rd Street with the eastern edge of Gabori Street at the NW corner of the enclosure of the block, thence S5°35'E along the eastern edge of Gabori Street the western boundary of the block 391 feet 4 inches to the beginning. On the top of each of said corner stones I have had a cross made.
(Brown's Surveys of Ste. Genevieve & New Bourbon, pages 231-232, Missouri State Land Survey microfiche location: 724/0470A1)
Transcriber's note:
2nd Street is now Market Street
3rd Street is now Merchant Street
Gabori Street is now South Main Street
Common Field Street is now South Front Street
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transcribed by Steven E. Weible
Plat and description of the Survey of a lot situated in block No. 5 of the town of Ste. Genevieve in township 38 north of the base line range 9 east of the 5th principal Meridian in the State of Missouri, surveyed on the 7th day of November in the year 1840 by Joseph C. Brown, deputy Surveyor, under instructions from the Surveyor of the public lands in the States of Illinois and Missouri, dated the 3rd day of September 1840. The said lot was not proven before the recorder of land titles in the State of Missouri but was surveyed as a vacant lot.
Description
Begin at a lime stone set at the eastern edge of Gabori Street, the SW corner of Jo. Bte. Pratte Senior's lot or the lot of his legal representatives, described on page 79 [303] of this book [survey number 149], thence S5°35'E along the eastern edge of Gabori Street 66 feet to a lime Stone set at a turn in said street; thence S49°E along the NE edge of said street 153 feet 1 inch Set a lime Stone at the Northern edge of a street 32 feet wide; thence N84 3/4°E along the northern edge of said street, the Southern boundary of the lot, 333 feet to a large cedar post, the South East corner of this lot and of block No. 5; thence N7°W along the western edge of Common field Street, the eastern boundary of this lot, 194 feet 4 inches to a lime Stone, the N.E. corner of this lot and S.E. corner of the lot of Jo. Bte. Pratte Senior's legal representatives at the western edge of Common field Street; thence S82°10'W along the S.E. boundary of the lot of said Pratte's legal representatives, the N.W. boundary of this lot, 434 feet 6 inches to the beginning.
(Brown's Surveys of Sainte Genevieve and New Bourbon, page 308, Missouri State Land Survey microfiche location: 724/0476A02)
Transcriber's note:
Gabori Street is now South Main Street
Common Field Street is now South Front Street
the unnamed street is now South Gabouri Street
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transcribed by Steven E. Weible
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 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 one arpent front by about two arpents deep," confirmed to John Bte. Pratte senior or his 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 lands 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 John Bte. Pratte's legal representatives, survey numbered one hundred and forty eight.
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 and ninety eight feet a lime stone, the south-west corner of this lot, and the north-west corner of a vacant lot, survey numbered one hundred and fifty.
Thence north eighty two degrees and ten minutes east along the southern boundary of this lot, and the northern boundary of the said vacant lot; at four hundred and thirty four feet and six 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 said vacant lot.
Thence north seven degrees west along the eastern boundary of this lot, and the western edge of Common Field street; at one hundred and ninety three feet a lime stone, the north-east corner of this lot, and the south-east corner of the lot of J. B. Pratte's legal representatives.
Thence south eighty three degrees west along the northern boundary of this lot, and the southern boundary of the lot of J. B. Pratte; at four hundred and twenty nine feet and eight inches the beginning corner.
Surveyor's Office, St. Louis March
The foregoing plat and description of survey numbered one hundred and forty nine of Sainte Genevieve and New Bourbon lands are correctly copied from pages __ 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: Y0820076.pdf)
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transcribed by Steven E. Weible
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
Plat and description of the survey of a lot, situated 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 Joseph 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 of the same year. It being the lot of one half by two aprens confirmed to Jean Baptiste Moreau 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 on the twenty seventh 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 provisions for settling the claims to land in the Territory of Missouri' ".
Description:
Begin at a lime stone, set at the intersection of the eastern edge of Gabori street with the southern edge of Second street, the north-west corner of this lot, and of the block.
Thence North, eighty degrees and forty minutes East along the northern boundary of this lot and the southern edge of Second street: at four hundred twenty five feet and eleven inches, the north-east corner of this lot, and of the block, at the intersection of the southern edge of Second street, with the western edge of Common field street.
Thence South, seven degrees East along the eastern boundary of this lot and the western edge of Common field street: at ninety nine feet and four inches a lime stone, the south-east corner of this lot, and the north-east corner of the lot of John Bte. Pratte's legal representatives, survey number one hundred forty eight.
Thence South, eighty one degrees and fifty five minutes West along the southern boundary of this lot, and the northern boundary of the lot of John Bte. Pratte: at four hundred twenty six feet and six inches a lime stone, set on the eastern edge of Gabori street, the south-west corner of this lot, and the north-west corner of the lot of John Bte. Pratte.
Thence North five degrees and thirty five minutes West along the western boundary of this lot and the eastern edge of Gabori street: at eighty nine feet and eight inches the beginning corner.
Surveyor's Office
St. Louis 26th May 1847
The foregoing plat and description of survey number one hundred forty seven of Sainte Genevieve and New Bourbon lands, are correctly copied from the approved plat and description recorded on page 30__ 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:
Gabori Street is now South Main Street
Second Street is now Market Street
Common Field Street is now South Front Street
(transcribed from Missouri State Land Survey scan file: Y0820074.pdf)
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transcribed by Steven E. Weible
Plat and description of the survey of the exterior boundary lines of block No. 5 in the town of Ste. Genevieve situated in Township 38 North of the base line Range 9 East of the 5th principal Meridian in the State of Missouri, surveyed on the 23rd day of October and 7th day of November 1840 by Joseph C. Brown, deputy surveyor under instructions from the Surveyor of the public lands in the States of Illinois and Missouri, dated the 3rd day of September 1840.
Description
Begin at the NW corner of the block at the intersection of the eastern edge of Gabori Street with the southern edge of 2nd Street where I have set a lime stone with its NW corner at the NW corner of the block; thence S5°35'E along the eastern edge of Gabori Street, the western boundary of the block, 89 feet 8 inches Baptiste Moreau's SW corner, 91 feet 3 inches further John B. Pratte's SW corner, 198 feet further Jo Bte Pratte's SW corner, 66 further making in all 444 feet 11 inches to a lime stone set at a turn of Gabori Street; thence S49°E along the NE edge of Gabori Street, thus altered in its course, 153 1/12 feet to its intersection with the Northern edge of a short street where I set a lime stone with its SW corner at this corner of the block; thence N84 3/4°E along the northern edge of said short street, the southern boundary of the block 333 feet to the SE corner of the block at the intersection of the northern edge of said short street with the western edge of Common Field Street, at which stands a large cedar picket, the SE corner of the enclosure of the block; thence N7°W along the western edge of Common Field Street, the eastern boundary of the block, 194 feet 4 inches the SE corner of Jo Bte Pratte's lot, 193 feet further the NE corner of said lot of Jo Bte Pratte, 99 feet 1 inch further the NE corner of John B. Pratte's lot, 99 feet 4 inches further, being in all 585 feet 9 inches, the NE corner of the block at the intersection of the western edge of Common Field Street with the southern edge of 2nd Street; thence S80°40'W along the southern edge of 2nd Street, the northern boundary of the block, 233 feet 5 inches, the NE corner of Baptiste Moreau's lot and in all 425 feet 11 inches to the beginning. On the top of each of said corner stones I have had a cross made.
(Brown's surveys of Ste. Genevieve and New Bourbon, pages 233-234, Missouri State Land Survey microfiche location: 724/0470A02)
Transcriber's note:
Gabori Street is now South Main Street
2nd Street is now Market Street
The short street referred to herein is now South Gabouri Street
Common Field Street is now South Front Street
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transcribed by Steven E. Weible
Plat and description of the survey of a lot, being Block number twenty 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 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 three hundred and sixty feet front by three hundred and sixty feet deep confirmed to Jacques Guibourd'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 fifteenth day 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 northern edge of Third street with the western edge of Church street, the south-east corner of this lot and Block.
Thence north fourteen degrees and forty five minutes west along the eastern boundary of this lot and the western edge of Church street, at three hundred and eighty nine feet and two inches a lime stone at the intersection of the southern edge of Fourth street with this line, the north-east corner of this lot and block.
Thence south seventy seven degrees and thirty minutes west along the northern boundary of this lot and the southern edge of Fourth street, at three hundred and ninety five feet and three inches a lime stone at the intersection of the eastern edge of Grave Yard street with this line, the north-west corner of this lot and block.
Then south fifteen degrees and twenty five minutes east along the western boundary of this lot and the eastern edge of Grave Yard street, at three hundred and ninety seven feet and six inches a lime stone at the intersection of the northern edge of Third street with this line, the south-west corner of this lot and block.
Thence north seventy six degrees and twenty five minutes east along the southern boundary of this lot and the northern edge of Third street, at three hundred and eighty nine feet and six inches the beginning corner.
Surveyor's Office, St. Louis 27th November 1845
The foregoing plat and description of survey numbered one hundred and eighty three of Ste. Genevieve and New Bourbon lands are correctly copied from pages 300 & 301 of the Book of Record of the said surveys in this Office.
F. R. Conway
Surveyor of the public lands in the
States of Illinois and Missouri
To the United States Recorder
of Land titles
St. Louis
Missouri
Transcriber's note:
Third Street is now Merchant Street
Fourth Street is now Jefferson Street
Church Street is now North Fourth Street
Grave Yard Street is now North Fifth Street
(transcribed from Missouri State Land Survey scan file Y0820105.pdf)
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transcribed by Steven E. Weible
