Annals of StLouis in its early days under the French and Spanish dominations . f the sum of twentythousand livres, which the vendor acknowledges to have receivedfrom the purchaser in current money of this place, for which beis released and discharged ; and in virtue thereof the said Ferre-has abandoned the said house in favour of the said Motard, trans-ferring to him all his rights of property and possession, maintain-ing it to him against all persons; and as guarantie for the saidsale, the said Ferret binds all his goods actual and future, as theparties have agreed. Done and executed in my go
Annals of StLouis in its early days under the French and Spanish dominations . f the sum of twentythousand livres, which the vendor acknowledges to have receivedfrom the purchaser in current money of this place, for which beis released and discharged ; and in virtue thereof the said Ferre-has abandoned the said house in favour of the said Motard, trans-ferring to him all his rights of property and possession, maintain-ing it to him against all persons; and as guarantie for the saidsale, the said Ferret binds all his goods actual and future, as theparties have agreed. Done and executed in my government, inpresence of Don Antoine Bonnemain, merchant, and Jean PierrePourcelly, master baker, in the said place, who with the partiesand myself the above named have signed. Jno. B. Ferret, J. Motard, Bonnemain, Jean P. Pourcelly, Franco Cruzat. A fatality appears to have attended the familiesof our three first Spanish governors while in theplace: — Gov. Piernas, the first, lost two children in his fiveyears. Gov. Cruzat, second, three children and THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE. 245 Gov. De Leyba, third, his wife and himself. In the year 1783 the old Laclede mansion, the upperpart of which had been occupied by the successivegovernors as their private residence and governmenthall, from its ruinous condition being no longer ten-antable, Governor Cruzat purchased from Jno. his stone house diagonally opposite, at thesoutheast corner of Main and Walnut, for his resi-dence and government business. It was a large,well-built house for the times, 40 feet front on MainStreet by 25 deep, and di\dded into four rooms. This house he occupied for the last four years ofhis residence here, disposing of it to Auguste Chou-teau when about to leave the country at the close ofhis administration, I*^ovember 27, 1787. After whichit continued to be occupied as the Government Man-sion daring the remaining portion of the SpanishDomination. CAPT. EMANUEL PEREZ Succeeded Franc
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