Lefevere, Peter Paul Bishop of, Detroit, Michigan, 1851 July 30
Scope and Contents
An agreement by Lefevere by which he gives over and transfers all ownership and benefits to Father Francois de Toule Henry Tempier, O.M.I. Vicar General of Marseilles, France and Father Etienne Edouard Chevalier, O.M.I ., living at Montreal, Canada, that land owned in the said city of Detroit situated in the district of Hamtramck, Wayne County, Michigan, commonly called the Church Land, cut in two by the river road, the same land formerly given to him by Francois Paul Melcher ; Lefevere stating that he sold and disjoined one arpent 1 ½ acres of this property. The property faces the Detroit River on the south for a length of four arpents and the river road for a frontage of five arpents and extends back in the same width up to the road to Fort Gratiot, forming the north boundary of that property. It is given over with the understanding that Fathers Tempier and Chevalier and their successors will conduct a school on this property for the benefit of the children living near this district without ever being obliged to give free education. Tempier and Chevalier take ownership as of today. However, they will not take possession until the end of next October. This document is also signed by Tempier and Chevalier. :: III-2-h D.S. French 2pp. 8vo.
Dates
- Creation: 1851 July 30
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English.
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