Appeal from St. Louis Land Cou/rt.

This was an action of ejectment, brought by Hogan against Page, in the St. Louis Land Court, for a portion of a common field lot of one by forty arpens in the St. Louis Grand Prairie. The answer of defendant admitted that at the time of the institution of the suit he was in possession of nineteen ninety-sixth parts of the premises sued for.

The plaintiff gave in evidence the following confirmation papers:

• To Frederick Bates, Esq., recorder of land titles for the Territory of Louisiana. Sir: Take notice, that I claim a tract of land situate in Big Prairie, district of St. Louis, formerly the pz’operty of Mr. Oozidé, containing one az-pent by forty arpezis, as appears bp the concession remaiziing in your office, Book No. 1, page 31.

St. Louis, 23d May, 1808. Louis Lemonde, X Ms mark.

(See Book D, page 165.) ' Witness — M. P. Leduc.

(Cert. 12760

Wednesday, November 13,1811.

Board met. Present — John B. C. Lucas, Clement B. Pen-rose, and Frederick Bates, commissioners.

Louis Lemonde, assignee of Auguste Condé, claiming one by forty arpens of land situate in Big Prairie, district of St. Louis, produces a concession from St. Ange and Labuxiere, L. G., dated 10th January, 1770. The board grant to the representatives of Auguste Condé forty arpens of land under the provisions of the 2d section of the act of Congress entitled “An act respecting claims to land,” and passed Bd March, 1807, and order that the same be surveyed conform-ably to possession, (survey at the expense of the United States,) as ascertained by report of survey dated as above, 10th January, 1770.

Board adjourned till to-morrow, nine o’clock A. M.

John B. C. Lucas,

Frederick Bates,

Clement B. Penrose.

(See minutes of the board, Book No. 5, pages 398, 399 & 407.)

Translation of grant to Condé preceding the foregoing:

(Condé.) The 10th January, 1770. Upon the demand of Mr. Auguste Condé, surgeon in St. Louis, we have conceded and we do concede to him, his heirs and assigns, in fee simple, a tract of land situated in the Grand Prairie of the said village of St. Louis, containing two arpens in width by forty arpens in depth, bounded on one side by the land of Mr. Hervieux, and on the other side by the land of Louis Dehétres, in order that himself, the said Oondé, and his representatives, may enjoy the same in full property, under the conditions to settle the said land within one year and a day ; and that the same is to remain liable to the public and other charges which his majesty may be pleased to impose thereon.

Given in St. Louis, the said day, and we have signed.

Labuxiere.

The following is a copy of the receipt on file in the office of the recorder of land titles for the confirmation certificate No. 1276:

Received, St. Louis, January 27, 1825, of the recorder of land titles, the commissioners’ certificate of confirmation No. 1276, relating to a field lot in the Big Prairie, St. Louis county. Louis Lemonde, x Ms mark.

Test — M. P. Leduc.

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