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Main Street known as the Lodge lot valued at ?600.00. Also the following Slaves towit: The Mulatto man Edmund valued at $1400.00. The negro wonan Gertrude $800.00, Negro woman Justine, $800.00. Her indebtedness to me amounting on the 1st. of August 1860, to $1773.00. The whoia of the Morgan Stook of cattle at $8.00 per head.
Eight:	I	givo	imd borjuoath to my daughter Delphine Garandy, the lot of
land in said oity of nlilnLdsborough and the improvements thereon lying on the south aido of "WmiiIi ingLoii Otroetff known as the Mazilly property together with the nppurtnnnncon fro. Valued at .^.400.00. Also the following slaves towit: Tho negro woman Folite, valued at *500.00. The negro man C Charles $1200.00. Nogro in on Lostin $1400.00. Also Garandy's indebtedness to me maounting ontho 11th. of December 1859 to $3564.00. Also one half of the Jourdon atook of oattle valued at $6100,per head. The said Madeline
S.	Saucier has to her co-heirs for the interest on the sum of $1773.00, at 6 per cent per annum from the 1st. of August 1860. And the said Delphino Garandy has to account to he co-heirs for the interest on the sum of $3504.00 from the 11th of Deceraberl859, at 6 per cent per annum.
The foregoing specified real and personal property composes the part of my estate in the State of Mississippi which being by me devised bequeathed and distributed as aforesaid among my several children it is my desire and most solemn request that after my death they receive frcm my executors herein after named the share or portion as desired by me to each of them respectively peaceably and without contestations or any difficulties whatsoever among themselves. But being desirous that each of my said children should after my death receive and equal share, orrportion of my estate, it is my will and I positively require, that all the property thus by me devised and bequeathed to each of them respectively be received by each of them, end taken at the valuation by me set upon the same, and that all the shares bo made equal in value by me executors paying out of the funds hereinafter specified to those who have received shares of less value than the highest share,such amount in money as will make all the shares equal in value to ths highest share.
There femaina undisposed of the following property belonging to my estate towit: A steam saw mill situate near the mouth of Wolf River in the County of Harrison (Miss.) which I value at $5000.00, also a considerable quantity of wild lands along the waters of said Wolf River in both the counties of Hancock and Harrison whioh I value at $3000.00, a large quantity of saw log3 which I value at $4000.00; and a schooner named the "Montebello" which I value at $4000.00, all of which it is my will that my executors proceed to sell.either at private sale or at auction on credit or for cahh,as they may desire and Judge the most advantageous as soon as conveniently they can, without the intervention of the Court of Probates, or any order of sale for the same; my executors reporting to said coirt their proceedings in such sale or sales. Or if any of my said heirs are desirous to take said property or any part thereof, at the valuation by me set thereon they may do so, by reimbursing to my executors, the value set upon said property out of any part of their share as co-heirs thereto.
There also remain undisposed of, a lot of land situate in the City of New Orleans near the "Ole Basin"; and also another lot and houses in Chartres streEt in said City. It is ray will that my said executors sell as soon as convenient the lot of land near the "Old Basin"; either at private sale, or at auction, on credit or for cabh as they may deem the most advantageous. And as the lot of land in Chaetres Street has been herein set apart for the maintain-ance of my beloved wife during her life; it is my will that it remains as a part of my estate undisposed of untill hers demise, and after her death
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