1895 ACT OF RESTITUTION: ROBERT F. FARRAR to MANNETTA V. FARRAR, Union Parish Louisiana

Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by Jan Craven, 10/1999
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Robert F. Farrar: Act Restitution Manetta V. Farrar, Wife. 
State of Louisiana
Parish of Union

Be it remembered that on this the twenty eighth (28th) day of January AD
One thousand eight hundred and ninety five (1895) before me James M. Smith,
Clerk of the Third Judicial District Court, Ex Officio, Recorder Ex Officio
Notary public, I , duly commissioned qualified and acting in and for the
aforesaid Parish and State personally came and appeared Robert F Farrar and
Mrs. Maneta V. Farrar his wife residents of said parish and state who publicly
declared and made known to me said Clerk Recorder Notary in the presence of
the undersigned lawful witnesses as follows: the said Robert F
Farrar declared that he intermarried with his said wife whose maiden name was
Mineta V. Wood before their marriage on November 5th 1857 in this Union Parish
LA, Then(?) Since their said marriage his said wife received by gift 
and donation from her Father and Mother John Wood and Jennetta Wood, now
deceased, late residents of Union Parish, LA, the following personal Property
aggrigating in value the sum of seven thousand and thirty dollars to wit: two
mules worth three hundred dollars.  Forty five head of hogs worth two hundred
and twenty four dollars.  Six cows and calves worth ninety dollars, Three
yearlings worth fifteen dollars evidenced by deed of gift of date October 22,
1866 and recorded in this office in Deed Book "L" pages 336 & 337 and that his
said wife received as a gift and donation from her said Mother and Father 
soon after their marriage Household furniture valued at Fifty Dollars and two
cows and five hogs valued at Fifty Dollars making the aggrigate Seven thousand
and thirty dollars which said property was the separate peripheral property
of his said wife and all of which said property has been used and disposed of
by him for his own use and benefit and appropriated to his own use purpose and
benefit, and the said Robert F Farrar further declares and acknowledges
himself to be (bottom line of copy on this page unreadable)..........

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said wife, he makes their restitution and sells, transferrs, conveys and
delivers in part payment unto his said wife, Mrs. Maneta V Farrar the
following described land with al the buildings and improvements thereon
situated in said Parish and State to Wit: The North West quarter of South east
quarter of Section thirteen (13) in Township twenty three (23) north of Range
One (1) East containing Forty (40) acres more or less valued at one hundred
and fifty dollars.  Twenty five hundred pounds of pork more or less, valued at
seventy five dollars.  Ten cows and 2 calves valued at Sixty dollars.  One old
two horse wagon valued at Ten dollars.  Two thousand pounds of fodder more or
less valued at fifteen dollars and fifty bushels of sweet potatoes more or
less valued at Twenty and 50/100 Dollars amounting in the aggregate to the sum
of Five hundred seventy Two & 50/100 Dollars and the said Maneta V Farrar wife
of said husband declares that she accepts and receives the ?herein? above
described and conveyed property at the valuation placed therein in part
payment and settlement of debt due her by her said husband and agrees that the
herein conveyed property to be as valued above shall go as a credit on her
said debt and she further declares that she takes possession and assumes the
control and management of the herein conveyed property as her separate,
?parasshenal? property.

This done, read, signed and passed at the residence of O P Wood in the town of
Farmerville, La. (Not being convenient for said Mrs. Farrar to appear at my
office) on the day and date above written in the presence of Charles B Roberts
and Oliver P. Wood, two lawful witnesses called for the purpose, who sign with
and approves and me said Clerk Recorder & Notary and C
Attest
Chas B Roberts                                    R F Farrar
O P Wood                                          Maneta V (X) Farrar
    Jas M Smith
    Clerk Recorder & Notary

Above and correct record this January 28th AD 1895
                                  B T Pleasant (this name is at the bottom
                                                Of page and hard to read)

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