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Maurice and Susan Moore To Marsden Campbell and John H. Overton
Mortgage [Land and Slaves]
Recorded 8th October 1836

Know all men by these presents that whereas on the [blank] day of [blank] last
Marsden Campbell and John H. Overton of the State of Louisiana and Parish of
St. Landry indorsed [sic] a note executed by Maurice Moore payable at the
Office of discount and deposit of the Mechanics & Traders bank at Opelousas
for the sum of [blank].  Now in order to secure the said Marsden Campbell and
John 

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H. Overton in case of their being oblige [sic] to pay the amount of the said
note or any part thereof, he the said Maurice Moore and Susan McKinzie his
wife acting with the advice and consent of her husband have Mortgaged and do
hereby Hypothicate and Mortgage to the said Marsden Campbell and John H.
Overton their heirs and assigns the following property towit, all that certain
tract or parcel of land situated on the West side of Bayou Chicot in the
aforesaid parish of St. Landry and containing about three hundred and twelve
and an half acres bounded on the upper side by land now or formerly belonging
to John Walker & on the lower side by land formerly belonging to Joseph Willis
and being the same tract acquired by the said Maurice Moore by purchase from
Benjamin R. Rogers, also the following negro slaves towit, Daniel a negro man
aged about thirty Years, Pompy aged about thirty Years, Big John aged about
thirty three Years, Little John aged about thirty five Years, Betsey a negro
woman twenty nine Years, Caroline a girl aged about twelve Years, Jemimah a
negro woman aged about twenty seven Years, Kitty a negro woman about twenty
nine Years, Margaret a negro woman aged about twenty one Years, a negro woman
named Beck aged about forty seven Years, and Peggy a negro woman aged about
forty seven Years, they the said Maurice Moore and Susan McKenzie binding
themselves not to alienate deteriorate or incumber [sic] the said mortgaged
property until the aforesaid sum of money shall have been paid & the said
Marsden Campbell and John H. Overton released from the effects or thier [sic]
aforesaid indorsement [sic].  The said Susan McKinzie having been informed by
the undersigned Notary that she had a legal or tacit Mortgage upon all the
property of her said husband for the restitution of her total effects,
w[h]ether brought in marriage or subsequently acquired for the restitution of
her paraphernal effects of which her said husband had the administration or
enjoyment, for debts by her contracted with her said husband & for nuptial
presents, declared that she was acquainted with her rights, and that she
persisted in her intentions to approve and to ratify this act.   It is further
agreed by the said Morgageons [sic] that this mortgage shall have the force &
effect of a Judgment at Law and that execution may issue thereon as soon as
the said indorsers [sic] shall have made any payment on account of the
aforesaid indorsement [sic].  In Testimony whereof the said Maurice Moore and
Susan McKinzie his wife have hereunto signed in presence of Patrick H. Overton
and John Sturling competent Witness and before George King Parish Judge in and
for the aforesaid Parish of St. Landry & ex-officio Notary Public at Opelousas
this eight day of October in the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty
Six.  The mortgagees dispense with the production of the certificate required
by the 3328th Article of the Louisiana Code.  Maurice Moore  Susan McMoore
[sic]  M. Campbelle  J. J. Overton  Witness  Patrick Hy. Overton  John
Sturling   Geo. King P. Judge

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