Deeds:  David Gaines to William Durbin, St. Helena Parish, LA
Submitted by:  Shirley Rankin, mommashark@worldnet.att.net


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State of Louisiana
Parish of St. Helena

Be it remembered that on this twenty third day of April in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred twenty eight before me, Burlin Childress, Parish
Judge and ex officio notary public in and for the parish of St. Helena, State of
Louisiana, personally appeared William Durbin of said parish who produced an
instrument of writing and requested the same to be admitted of record and which
is in the words and figures following To wit:

Know all men by these presents that I, David Gaines of the parish of St. Helena
and State of Louisiana, for and in consideration of the sum? of five hundred
dollars to be paid in the following manner by the aforesaid William Durbin of
the aforesaid parish and State, To wit:

Three hundred dollars in cattle, one note of hand? to Archibald Haraldsen for
one hundred and fifty dollars, and his own promissory note for fifty dollars
payable in the month of January, Eighteen hundred and twenty nine, the said
David Gaines does for the aforesaid consideration grant, bargain, sell, assign,
transfer and set over unto the said William Durbin, his heirs, and assigns, a
certain tract or parcel of land situate on the east side of the river Natalbany,
bounded on the north southeast and west by Congress? land, and surveyed by
Stephen Roberts as applans? by his platt and Certificate dated November 16th
1824, which is herewith transferred unto the said William Durbin.

To have and to hold, the aforesaid described Tract or parcel of Land unto the
said William Durbin, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, and the
said David Gaines for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns,
unto the said William Durbin, his heirs, &c. shall and well warrant and forever
defend against the claim of all persons whomsoever.

Done and passed in the Parish of St. Helena, aforesaid this twenty third day of
April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight in
presence of Edward Gorman and William Thompson, subscribing witnesses.

David X Gaines  his mark
William Durbin

Witnesses
Edward Gorman
Wm. Thompson

Be it remembered that having carefully compared the foregoing instrument and
finding it to agree in all respects with the original, I have returned  the
Original to William Durbin, who produced it for record, and declared the same
duly recorded the day and year above written.

Burlin Childress, P. J.