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Report: First Settlers of MS Territory, Land Claims east of Pearl River. p. 625. Simon Fabre gives to Charlotte Haurale tract of land on the bluff, beginning by my persimmon tree, until it joins Mr. Chastang1s boundary, about 1^ acres on the river. (Refers t Mobile River) Surveyed 2-20-1804. Robb Coll: mentions yellow fever in NO, 1841, October, expresses belief that cold spell would help to check epidemic. Vol III, p. 392. District: East of Pearl R. Includes "A list of actual settlers prior to 3-3-1819, who have no claims derived from French, Spanish or British Governments John Bte. Favre - settled Hickory Camp Creek, 1812 Joseph Favre - Catahoula R. - 1813 James M^rthur - Bolochito Creek - 1811 Noel Jourdan - situated Jourdan R. - prior to 1813 Celeste Favre - Pearl R. - 1812 Ste. Nicaise, guardian of Joseph Lebat - Bay of St. Louis 1811 Chevaliei^edeaux N. of Wolf R. - 1810 Joachim Pierre Dane - E. of Pearl R. - 1812 John Nicaise - Jourdan R. - 1812 John Ladner - BSL - 1812 (Note spelling; printed 1834.) John Philip Saucier-W. of Wolf R. - 1812 Moses Strahan (original claimant was Bartlett Brown) - Buck's Branch, East Pearl - 1813 William Baxter-Juniper Branch - 1819 .: . C Hiram Smith - East side, Pearl R. - 1817 Pierre Morin - Jourdan R. - 1813 Richard Mayo - East Pearl - 1819 (Total number of list: 153) ^
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