Spanish Land Grant 1802

Paper Concerning Spanish Land Grant

15 June 1802
(transcribed by Freeda Burtcher Berry)

Collated copy of the title in demand of a concession of land to his Lordship the Intendant of the province of Louisanna made by Michael Butcher, Bartholomy Butcher, Sebastian Butcher and Peter Bloom, the said title of demand recorded and deposited in the archives of the post of New Bourbon under the no.27 To his Lordship the Intendant General of the Province of Louisiana at his hotel in New Orleans.
Very humbly supplicate Michael Butcher, Bartholmie Butcher, Bastian Butcher and Peter Bloom, and have the honour to expose to you, that living since several years, under the government of his------------- Majesty and never having obtained land of the government, they wish and desire to make and establish a plantation, and also a cow pasture, they have to this effect made the research of a lot og ground proper to their (views?) which they have found situated at about six miles from Mine la Motte, on the road leading to Ste Genevive and New Bourbon, at a place where there is a spring at about half a mile of the land of Robt Friend, said lot consisting of sixteen hundred arpens in (----?----). To those causes the said supplicants do own(draws?) near your Lordship.
That you may be pleased to grant them the above said lot consisting of sixteen hundred arpens (_____?____) at a place above indicated, for them, their heirs and (___?___), and in case the above said quantity of land fit for cultivation should not be found in the above mentioned to authorise them to take what should be wanted on a vacant place in the Dominion of the King; the said asked land being conceded to no one, as it might be certified if necessary; Which doing they will not cease to make for the conservation of your days.
Made at New Bourbon the 11th of June 1802.
Signed Bartholomy Butcher, Michael Butcher.
Mark of Bastian Butcher & mark of Peter Bloom.

Copy of the inform of the commandant of New Bourbon, set at the (?fort?post?) at the above said demand of Land.
We Capt, commandant civil and milatary of the post of New Bourbon of Illinois, certify that his Lordship the intendant of Louisiana that the supplicants are very honest subjects, exercising perfectly the trade of good masons, who have been of the most precious utility to the inhahitants of this country (____?___ since they have arrived in it, as much for the construction of fireproof houses & chimneys and also furnaces for the smelting of lead, (___?___) besides that the greatest part of said (___?___) work being done, said supplicants being in the situation of leaving the country we united our exertions to those of Mr. Francois Valle; commandant at Ste Genevive, to (___) them to stay in the country to which they have considered? under the promise we made them to employ (_?_) selves, near his Lordship the Intendant, to grant them the consession which they (___?___) to establish a plantation which is granted to no body & (___?___) makes part of the Kings Dominion.
Made at New Bourbon the 15th June 1802.
Signed P.(as) Delessus De Luzienes.

Copy of the certificate of the neighbours of said land and of the surveyor of the district made in English to certify that this land is vacant, produced & joined to the Demand of said concession.