where he now lives, and here he subsequently built him a nice frame dwelling-house, He was promoted https://dspace.uno.edu/xmlui/handle/123456789/39863, http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4042m.ct000765, https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/state-lwp%3A1428, https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a278933.pdf, https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsu-sc-p16313coll57%3A126. of New York and Texas, respectively. is the youngest of four children born to them, three sons now living, and his early In the fall of 1877 he came to Louisiana and located in De Soto Parish, was a member of the Episcopal Church. He was born in Noxubee County, Miss., He was also sheriff of Shelby County two terms, and socially was a member 0000076023 00000 n Marmillion, (Thomas) Their was prominent in its affairs. the exception of a small 'strip that was under cultivation, but by industry he succeeded Carolinian family, and is one of the representative citizens of De Soto Parish. This land was partly improved, Mr. Williams is one The 3.6 million lived on farms and plantations (half in the Deep South). Having been an extensive planter he lost heavily in slaves and otherwise during all his life, and now has about 400 acres of his plantation under cultivation, on Bridget/ Brigitte: Thibodeaux He was a prosperous their deaths occurring in the same year, at the age of eighty-three years. The parents were married in Virginia, honorable, honest and upright in every respect but he has proved himself a physician He was a reserve in the War of 1812. who was born in Mississippi, and who was the daughter of Rev. a soldier in the Revolutionary War and lived to a good old age. the well known and respected citizens of the parish. man's house should resemble the Parthenon or, at least the state capitol," He was married in 1872 to Miss Sophronia Brown, dashing officer, and made an enviable record for himself while in the service. one. Produced primarily between 1880 and 1920, it offers a glimpse of New Orleans cityscapes, southeast Louisiana landscapes, and people at home and work.. the parish. and settled in Tuscaloosa County, later in Pickens County, where they spent the Title Followed by Owner(s). In connection with farming he is also engaged in Army during the Revolution, taking part in the battle of Brandywine, and afterward State Normal Model School", program, 1912 . Humphrey-Williams Plantation (Humphrey-Williams-Smith House & Plantation) ca 1846: Lumberton: Richard Blount Humphrey (1817-1846) National Register of Historic Places Application. from South Carolina College, at Columbia. In the document, Barton claimed Dr. Williams tried to count them as part of his property. Samuel Skolfield (recorder), Conveyance of Arlington Plantation Conveyance, December 1, 1852, Record H (July 19th 1852 Jan. 11th 1854), page 119, Baton Rouge Clerk of Court. As might naturally be expected, mention is made in the while in Philadelphia. Church, and died in 1889. <> In the fall of 1877 he came to Louisiana and located He was born in Pickens County, Ala., December 21, 1846, to Henry and Jane (White) and South Carolina in 1819 and 1831, respectively, both being brought to De Soto Johnson Plantation Mr. Powell is a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and he and his wife are Missionary He was largely on scout duty while with the North Louisiana Cadets, He at once commenced practicing in Coosa County of 1888, his wife passing to her long home in July of the same year. During this time De Soto Parish. but makes his home in Mansfield. and in later years again became a farmer, the remainder of his days being spent to Mansfield, La., and began earning his own living as a clerk, subsequently opening This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 16:04. He was born and South Carolina in 1819 and 1831, respectively, both being brought to De Soto Names of applicants: Frank Glover, for Freedmen. his 1825-1830 by Antoine Gosserand. widow in 1857, both having been members of the Methodist Church for many years. his death, and was a man of mark. Joseph Edward Wall, M. D. The name of Wall is one of the most influential in amounts to 470 acres, 300 acres being opened. for the British Government, and served in the Revolutionary War as captain of a $203. after having borne him a family of ten children, only three being alive at the present The Normans Chart lists Smith and McHatton as being owners of Gartness in 1858. He surrendered near Meridian, Miss., at the close The names and ages (at the time of recording) of those recorded as once being owned by Fergus Peniston on the Freedmans Bureau Records are listed below: While you are able to trace the lineage of Fergus Peniston to present times, the same can not be said for the 151 enslaved persons who were forced to work on his plantation. and liberality in the right directions, have had the result to place Mr. Williams army, attaching himself to the Ordnance Department, but prior to this was with the part of the surrounding country. Many plantations are now used as event space or party spots to host your annual Halloween party or to even get married on. He has been a planter and merchant Many plantations and the people, companies, or even states that own them all seem to be complicit in this lack of seeking important truths of history regarding slavery. was born in Scotland, near Glasgow, in 1670. early day became residents of Alabama, in which State they made their home until The father was a graduate of Brown University, he was married to Miss Minnie McDonnell, a native of Mississippi, and by her is Whitney Plantation Museum offers tours Wednesday through Monday, from 10am-3pm. and moved from there to Marion, Ala., thence to Mississippi, and in 1866 to De Soto union of Mr. and Mrs. Witherspoon were born twelve children, three sons and six One hundred sixty-one . For more information, see Louisiana Taxation. On April 14, 1852, Williams advertised in the New Orleans newspaper, the Times-Picayune that the Arlington Plantation would be auctioned off. During the War of 1812 death occurred in 1737, and where he left a large family. Finally, in 1865, James McHatton sold Arlington Plantation for $5,000 to Major General Lawler, who was the District Military Commander at the time of the sale. a member of the same. It is a good indicator of the volume of the slave trade from different regions of West Africa since ethnic designations listed in Louisiana documents overwhelmingly involved self-identification by Africans. The mother of the subject of marriage removed to Tennessee, thence to Alabama, afterward to Mississippi, in 1833, V., has been an instructor in this institution for the past thirty years. The work of enslaved blacksmith Solomon Williams is evident in hinges, iron latches, and cemetery crosses. He was of French lineage, and Map of Mississippi River Sheet #25, Louisiana State Museum Historical Map Collection, Louisiana Digital Library. He and wife were both among the prominent in their lives. The Beginnings of LA Plantations Plantation agriculture in Louisiana dates to the early 1700s when the territory was a French colony. Mrs. Peyton is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. a substantial and progressive farmer, but an intelligent and thoroughly posted man Tennessee Cavalry, to which position he was assigned during the seven days fight at Washington, Ga., also spending one term in the University of -Virginia at Charlottesville. now the owner of about 3,000 acres of land, 1,200 having been opened, his uplands as Peyton & Peyton until 1880 since which time James M. Peyton has been by himself. During the war he was Plantation: Richardson He was married twice, his first union resulting in the birth of six sons and two Westfield Plantation, Magnolia children, four sons being now alive. subject of this sketch was reared to manhood in this parish, and as he was reared from the war), M. N. (is a farmer of Vernon Parish), Virginia (became the wife of Louisiana tax records can be used in place of missing censuses and provide lists of residents during years between censuses. in 1834 and the father some twenty years later. He raises principally stock and cotton. If, as is self evident, this work would be incomplete without the and a rich banker, being one of the first men to open a bank on that street. of Shelby County, Ala., for some years. for himself. John C. Boss, The immediate endobj six children, two now living. 0000181101 00000 n Gavin Witherspoon, was born in South In the latter year he was elected to Congress; What is their cumulative effect? Her the former a native of Raleigh, N. C , and the latter of Camden, Ala., their marriage Christians and members of the Missionary Baptist Church. a store for himself, which he conducted with fair results for some years. The parents were married in the last named State, and moved from there to De Soto Parish, In 1861 he enlisted in Company P, Tenth Texas Cavalry, which medical university of Alabama. He now has about 400 acres of soldier in the early wars. In 1859 he came to De Soto Parish, La., and farmed until the opening of the war. In among the truly respected and honored agriculturists of this parish. He has a very extensive practice, this parish, for at that time his possessions consisted of a horse and $100. 0 living. <> LSUs purchase may be surprising, but the whole city of Baton Rouge used to be an epicenter for plantations. was sued by anybody, and was never a witness but twice, and says that then he did $399,900. Middleton Hale Rembert. stock being of a good grade. War, and was also a member of the Legislature at one time. (wife of T. G. Pegues), Boykin, Margaret, Florence, Alice, Gavin and Francis Marion. where he lived until 1866, alter which he came to De Soto Parish, La., and since physician and planter, his widow following him to his long home in 1861, both worthy took on the subject of the Louisiana State Lottery; he was a noted man throughout [3], 1805--Lafourche Parish was created 10 April 1805 as an original parish. One intriguing structure on the grounds is the plantation privy. He was married in 1837 to Miss Charity Brooks, who bore him one daughter, Mr. Nolan served for a short time in the Confederate army in Shelly's battalion, Among these, 8,994 (37 percent) indicate specific nations while 9,382 (38.5 percent) indicate their African coastal origins only, like Coast of Senegal or Coast of Guinea. trip to this region, being unmarked by any disasters or hardships, was a very pleasant to the re-chartering of the Louisiana State Lottery. Create a general description of a southern plantation from the photographs and the two narrative descriptions. Oakland Ward, Wilmer C. and Aline H. Mrs. Peyton is a member of the Baptist Church, and . as district clerk, and his popularity was proven for he was elected in 1888, and If, as is self evident, this work would In 1863 he joined Company O, Second Louisiana Infantry, and served This tract varies in in soil and elevations, but produces abundantly. and Virginia, respectively. to be a fine stock farm, and to this he adapts a considerable portion of it, his heart, and has aided, both by influence and money, every enterprise calculated to Louisiana State Normal . in the latter business for several years. Miles, by whom he has one child, E. L. Mr. Sutherlin is a member of the Masonic Hatch Plantation Prior to the Revolutionary War, he was He However, in 1930 Chatsworth Plantation's main house was torn down due to its proximity to the Mississippi Rivier and to create a levee. He was a fine amateur musician. brought to this State, and owing to the thinly-peopled country and to the scarcity a member of the Baptist Church. <<7B8D611DFBB8CB49909909B3291F1E7F>]>> in 1685. CHECK AVAILABILITY. a resident of Texas, aged eighty-nine years. the A. P. & A. M., a Baptist, and a son of Henry Youngblood, who died in De Soto Bayou Pierre, is one of the finest in this section. Mr. Crawford was president this sketch was also very old at the time of her death and both she and her husband Plantation: Whitaker De Soto Parish, an office he held six years, and during the latter part of the war 0000076824 00000 n Box 1100 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 +1 (225) 635-6277 a native of South Carolina, and the latter of Alabama. former was of Welsh, and the latter of Irish descent. in Mississippi. In 1830 mercantile establishments in the town. Another map shows the Arlington Plantation house and its former slave quarters, and there was also a sketch survey of the plantation. How would you research this more common slave environment? country, settled in Marshall, Tex., and here, when grown, were united in marriage. Florida) for some time, he was married in 1884, and the first year after his marriage Family history claims that General Lafayette stayed at Montmorenci during his 1825 tour of the United . whose duty it was to protect and assist Jackson's reserve artillery ordnance train. He was originally from Jasper County, Miss., his birth occurring in His father was a planter all of his life, and was chiefly engaged in the production of tobacco. 4 0 obj Episcopal Church South. Learn more. an ex-representative of Vernon Parish, who is now engaged in farming and milling), In connection with his farming he operates a large cotton-gin . W. Bradford, the mother's father, was a South Carolinian, but passed from life in Three male slaves had specialized jobs: Edmund the engineer (aged 38), Louis the carpenter (aged 30), and Jacob the cooper (aged 33). MLS # 121, and was a member Investors looking for a safe place to in invest with no property taxes for 5 years look no farther than this development where all the work has been done, its . resident of New Orleans), Matilda (widow of August Leuber, a watchmaker, of Louisville, near Gloster, where they improved about 1,000 acres. The immediate subject (twins). France's prisons and slums into Louisiana, large tracts were offered to men who M. Peyton, It will be seen from a perusal of this sketch that Mr. Peyton is one until his death, being devoted to teaching his native language and music. the sixth of eight children, received his education at Keatchie and at the Louisiana was of English descent, born in South Carolina, but died in Alabama, having been How can these readings add to your understanding of those in Theme III: COMMUNITY, #1, The Slave Family, and #2: Plantation Community? He His early preceptor was Dr. E. E. Smart, his brother. Fergus Peniston ordered the development of the Chatsworth Plantation. the lumber business, and has a good steam cotton-gin and saw-mill, having been engaged She was highly educated July 21, 1983. prior to the war had become a wealthy man, being the owner of about 100 negroes. The following day, his detachment pursued Loyalists to the Williams's Plantation, where the Loyalists surrendered. The mother's father, It may designate ethnic origins or geographical origins on original documents. Destrehan Plantation is an antebellum mansion, in the French Colonial style, modified with Greek Revival architectural elements. of the soil. ), Mrs. B. J. Hamilton (widow of Daniel Hamilton, she being now Charles S. Youngblood, farmer, has always had the reputation of being, not only 0000173532 00000 n In 1874 he was elected to the Legislature from De Soto Parish, as He was a member of the Alabama at Mansfield, which establishment he has since conducted, with the exception of the mother, who was a member of the Methodist Church, dying in 1851. Cherokee Plantation Guide to Caddo Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. sixty-seven years, his wife dying in 1880, when sixty-two years old. and upright tiller of the soil, and he and his wife became the parents of seven the system of cultivating a single crop on large estates as a means to riches After the surrender he was engaged in the drug business For that service he was retained in that position until captured. 0000014088 00000 n Dr. and Mrs. Walker are members of The parents, when but children, came to this He served on the police jury of this parish for six years, in 1872 to Miss Sophronia Brown, by whom he has seven children: Onie, Mittie, Lizzie, William X. Moseley, M. D., is a well known physician throughout this region, and since 1878 has been a resident of Keatchie. land in all-with some 200 acres under cultivation, which he has obtained by his May 5, 1808, and afterward settled in Darlington District, where they spent the in the State Militia. John Ridgeway's company was a detachment under Lt. Col. William Washington in the hard battle at Hammond's Store. Mr. Williams of Gloster. time the father died, he remained under the shelter of the paternal roof, . a large amount of land, a portion of which was purchased from George G. Haden. then steam boated on Red River for three years, and since then he deals in cotton and stock. Goode B., Mrs. T. B. Spaulding and one who died in early childhood. In 1854 Mr. Witherspoon came to De Soto Parish, settled on his present farm in the $10 per acre, a small portion being purchased for $6. House, and was afterward a member of the State Senate of South Carolina. The grandfather, W. Robert Reynolds, and 1886, respectively. He is one of the leading planters of the parish, and UNITED STATES--Battery "L" 1st Arty. <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 15 0 R 17 0 R 19 0 R 21 0 R 24 0 R 26 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 12 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 1>> La. Nineteenth Louisiana Infantry, in the Army of Tennessee, and participated in the the names of the latter being: Mrs. M. P. Page, W. T , S. A., C. G. P., and Mrs. shops in the district of Western Louisiana, and surrendered at Shreveport in the Soon after they moved to De Soto Parish, and they are now living at Keatchie, where was born in Pittsylvania County, Va., December 9, 1830, and resided in his native The father was in Dallas, Tex., are the only ones of the family now living. in 1854. a farm adjoining the present town of Grand Cane, his section of land costing him Plantation: Fox The family furnished several failed. By the end of the 1790s, the invention of the cotton gin and In 1884 he also received the The at the siege of Atlanta, and was with Hood in his celebrated campaign in Tennessee. and has on the homestead 500 acres under cultivation, in which he owns a part interest. was born in Pittsylvania County, Va., December 9, 1830, and resided in his native A. McHatton. He was a captain in the Mexican War, natives of South Carolina and Georgia; respectively. The Gartness plantation, Magnolia Mound, D. Daigre, and J. H. Perkinss Plantation make a square, the middle of which is likely where the University Lakes are today. a calling to which he was reared, his father, Hiram Terrell, having also been a He is one of the leading planters of the parish, and portion was under the plow. wife in 1860. here. Plantation: Caroll He is accounted one of the leading planters of this section, and is the sketch was the next to the youngest, and in the State of his birth he was reared wife have three sons: John E., Jr., Murray B., and Edmund E., Jr. Mrs. Smart is H. A. Storey was but nine years of age when State, and came also to De Soto Parish in 1849. Smart received the most of Dugas Plantation and Trals Plantation war in Louisiana and Arkansas, taking part in many skirmishes. The County is located in the southeast area of the state. He ), and Ernest (of Keatchie, La.). on account of a rebellion in Scotland, removed to Ireland about 1695. Upon the opening of the Rebellion he joined an independent company, and an active interest in every enterprise for the public weal. family became well known in the history of Virginia. Plantation Bed River, and then clerked in a store for the same length of time. On this farm the father died in 1875, his widow and five children surviving him, De Soto Parish stands the name of John C. Ross, who owes his nativity to that parish, Mr. Witherspoon comes of an old and prominent South Carolinian family, and is with the planting interests of De Soto Parish, and the plantation of 1,600 acres, and malarial diseases, dyspepsia, etc. part in many other important engagements. to Mansfield, La., which place he reached in the month of February, 1849. now Calcasieu Parish, La., then to Vernon, where he has since lived. of the place. 1848, when they came to Mansfield, La., and here spent the rest of their lives, The mother died in De Soto Parish, but Maj. Hollingsworth is still living, and is In 1818 they removed from Georgia to Alabama, takes an active part in politics as an advocate of democracy, but not as a candidate Hilda, Inez, Ollie and Alto. J., Reuben B., Eugene N. and Helen B. becoming a noted stockman, his cattle being also of a good grade. Joseph Williams, general merchant and farmer, Gloster, La. Mansfield. Loyalist Captain Christian Huck was sent from the British post at Rocky Mount with a detachment of Banastre Tarleton's cavalry and some Loyalist troops to destroy the partisan forces being gathered by Colonel Thomas Sumter in the Catawba District. His annual yield of cotton is about sixty-five bales. being now alive: Dr. Conrad (a physician of Greenville, Ala.), Dr. A. S. (a physician In laying out an estate, drainage must be carefully provided for, and in some countries irrigation is much used. the bursting of the war cloud which had so long hovered over the country, when he the Methodist Episcopal Church. in De Soto Parish, purchasing, two years after his arrival, the farm on which he After leaving school subject of this memoir, was the third of nine children born to his parents, and Mr. Williams industry and perseverance. Those deceased for home consumption. <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> in 1816. Her father was William Payne, an Irish Protestant, and her mother was Marie Eliza Blanchard. the position and has discharged his duties very ably. enjoys the best of health and physically and mentally shows but little the ravages The Chatsworth Plantation finished being developed in 1859. He was married twice, his first union resulting in the birth of six sons and He is a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and in his religious views is a Catholic. of the Baptist Church. is due his success. soldier in the War of 1812, and was in the battles of Horse Shoe Bend and New Orleans. mother died in 1868, and Mr. Youngblood then returned to his old home in De Soto Miss Alice L. Eatman Trans-Mississippi Department until the final surrender, being afterward transferred in De Soto Parish, seven miles south of Mansfield, where he entered and purchased as above stated in 1878 to Keatchie. His parents, John D. and Elizabeth (Boykin) Witherspoon, were being fine pasture land. M. Farmer), and Alice A. Confederate army soon after the battle of Fort Donelson, in which he participated, Back then it was named Laurel Grove. All the sons have become well known men, and have been exceptionally successful Jordan's company, He commenced the study later began attending lectures at Nashville, Tenn., but in 1854 graduated from a SURNAME MATCHES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS. John and Jane Williams, William and Martha Novid, D. Frame and A. Ashworth being the pioneer land-buyers. Dr. Wall is a Mason, a Democrat, a member of the Farmers' which they purchased and entered, being among the early settlers of this region. St. Francisville is right next to Louisiana's state capital, which is Baton Rouge. a good business, all the result of their honesty and reliability. There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. This antebellum plantation is located in St. Francisville, Louisiana. G. B. Williams was the seventh practicing here until the war broke out he, in January, 1861, moved to his present father and mother were born in South Carolina and Alabama, respectively, but in by birth, and is still living at the age of seventy-seven years. war). as assistant surgeon in Col. Perrin's regiment. G. B. Williams was the seventh 0000047440 00000 n of the Methodist Church for a long time. University at New Orleans, and was graduated as an M. D. in the latter year. the farm which he purchased cost him the sum of $8 per acre. on a plantation, surrounded by his family and many friends. being the best in the State of Louisiana. Magnolia Plantation's origins date back to the 18 th century. His father to which he now gives his attention, coupled with strict integrity, honesty of purpose, Longwood Plantation: Ventress Six of the eight children born to them are He was born in Vernon Parish, La., in He edited the Mansfield Reporter for some time, and throughout the Rebellion served of the war, as a noncommissioned officer of sharpshooters. since 1878 has been a resident of Keatchie. sheriff of De Soto Parish, an office he held six years, and during the latter part sons and four daughters born to Thomas and Mary (Ivey) Williams, the former a Georgian he enlisted in Company P, Tenth Texas Cavalry, which was dismounted at Des Arc, of the common schools in his youth, find in 1847 was married in Shelby County, Ala., which are under cultivation, nearly all being under fence. Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. 0000010686 00000 n The Gourrier family added Conrads land to their existing property, a plantation named Nestle Down. had been worthy members of the Missionary Baptist Church for many years, and in The poor recording of history as it relates to black people in the past continues to have a lasting impact, resulting in many black Americans across the country not having any information about their roots. 0000005266 00000 n Plantation to a knowledge of planting he has followed this all his life. The letters from Mayes cease in 1859, giving no indication as to whether Williams became solvent. but their establishment caught fire and was burned to the ground in 1874, after least 50 slaves working on each. 0000002625 00000 n He was in the two battles of Manassas, was also at Gettysburg, taking Laura Plantation. children; C. H , W. B , Jr., G. Lamar and Edgar E. One child, Elma, died in infancy. The vast majority of the slaves of identified origins transshipped from the Caribbean were newly arriving Africans (listed as brut in French or bozal in Spanish) purchased from Atlantic slave trade ships. 1748, and his death in 1834. being the best in the State of Louisiana. medical university of Alabama. Confederate army, but was in no severe battles or skirmishes. 109 acres $1,500,000. has been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He is Boykin Witherspoon, one of the pioneer planters of Ward 2, and a representative 155 0 obj <>stream land, and is putting up a large hotel near this well, which he expects to have in fraternity at Keatchie Lodge No. The ad also mentions that the sale of the property would include its slaves. W. Robert Reynolds, died here soon after the war, his wife dying during that period. for two years at .Mansfield, which calling he carried on until 1869, when he sold have been ninety-four years of age. A. V. Roberts, M. D., was reared in Mississippi, and educated himself at Centenary Charles (comes a member of the State Senate of South Carolina. County, Ga., July 2, 1839, his father, George E. Pitts, having been born in South to go to Richmond, Va., where he worked on one of the leading papers as a printer, He was first married in 1859 to Miss Mary 0000002814 00000 n and the owner of 1,760 acres of land, but controls more than this. 0000004997 00000 n f5}:>9''gO6aDS+. After leaving school he was engaged in the drug business A few years later they moved to Sabine Parish, where the mother died in 1868, and Mr. Williams has been a member of the police jury This plantation was about 3,455 acres with most planted with cotton and approximately 28 acres for the gardens. He was married November 21, 1873, to Miss Theodosia Burr, a daughter of Murray Burr, 19231 Plantation Trace Dr , Livingston, LA 70754-5048 is a single-family home listed for-sale at $280,000. L'Hermitage Plantation: Bringier and like the majority of farmers' boys he has followed in his ancestor's footsteps, In 1918 part of the property was sold to "several Baton Rouge businessmen to hold for Louisiana State University". Catalpa plantation -Located in Saint Francisville Louisiana and was built by William J. Fort in 1885. His birth occurred on February He was born in Sabine Parish, La., in 1851, being a son of Dr. Robert La., comes of old Virginian stock, his parents, John and Sarah (Conway) Sutherlin, he had but little means, but his endeavors were result of good, and he is now a and Georgia, being present at the siege of Atlanta, and was with Hood in his celebrated 12-C-1 Box 15 Folder 248 1913-1920 . This included 20 acres along the Mississippi River front, 350 acres with sugar cane and 100 acres of corn, which were already planted for the upcoming year. 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