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1767-Jan.-31

1767-Jan.-31: A judicial sale was held at the Royal Seat of the Cap for a property in Petite-Ance formerly belonging to the late M.

HT-AFAM-1767-000033

1767-Jan.-31: A judicial sale was held at the Royal Seat of the Cap for a property in Petite-Ance formerly belonging to the late M. Sicard. The estate was located near the Haut-du-Cap river and included various buildings and improvements. Such public auctions were the standard legal mechanism for settling successions and redistributing land within the elite planter class. These transfers of ownership ensure the continued agricultural productivity of the lands surrounding the colonial capital.

Source  ·  HT-AFAM-1767-000033 Affiches Américaines, 4 Feb. 1767 / Bates: HT-AFAM-1767-000033