Charlie, I have the documents from which I provided you the signatures last year. I obtained them from the court house in Opelousas (of course they're in French). If someone on the list can translate for us, I can scan and send them. The documents and sources are as follows: The Opelousas Post 1764 - 1789 Guide to the St. Landry Parish Archives Deposited at Louisiana State Archives by Jacqueline Oliver Vidrine - Researcher & Translator Pub: Le COMITE' des ARCHIVES de la LOUISIANE P.O. Box 4430, Baton Rouge, LA 70804 c1979 Pg - 20 Opel: 1783 -304 - October 15 Land sale from Josine, free mulattresse, with consent of her husband, Louis Richard, to Hoffpauer. Pg - 26 Opel: 1785-406 - July 25 Slave sale from Thomas Hoffbauer to Nathaniel Ouinisime. Pg - 28 Opel: 1785-454 - December 20 Slave sale from Thomas Hoffpauer to Jean Francois Brunet. Opel: 1785-455 - December 20 Slave sale from Thomas Hoffpauer to Luc Hollier. Opel: 1785-456 - December 23 Land sale from Thomas Hoffpauer to Luke Collins, fils. Pg - 29 Opel: 1785-457 - December 24 Slave sale from Thomas Hoffpauer to Jacques La Fleur. Ray Hoffpauir Ray@Hoffpauir.com