Butler County AlArchives Court.....Franklin, Mark January 29, 1877
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Source: Loose Papers, Butler County Courthouse, Greenville, Al
Written: January 29, 1877

The State of Alabama Butler County
In the Probate Court of said County
To Honble. Judge of Probate of said County
The undersigned administrator of
the Estate of Mark Franklin late of said
County deceased.  Respectfully represents
unto your Honor that on the [blank]
day of [blank] 1876, he obtained
an order and Decree of your Honor’s
Court as such Administrator to sell
the following described real estate
belonging to the Estate of said deceased
to wit; the SW ¼ of SE ¼ and SE ¼ of SW ¼ and
SW ¼ of SW ¼ all in Section one and the North
west quarter of North west Section Twelve
all in Township 8 Range 12, contain-
ing 160 acres more of lefs.  That
on the 18th day of December 1876 he sold
the same on the premises of the deceased,
between the hours of 12 o’clock pm and
4 o’clock pm, on a credit of Twelve
months, with interest from the day
of sale, after having given more
than three weeks notice of the terms,
time and place of sale, together with
a description of the property in the
Greenville Advocate a newspaper
published in Greenville in the County
and State aforesaid; That at said
sale Bartilla Burkett became the purchaser
of the SW ¼ of SW ¼ Section 1 and the NW ¼ of
NW ¼ Section 12containing 80 acres more
or lefs at 26 cents per acre amounting to Twenty & 80/100 dollars
and that at said Sale John
Hudson became the purchaser of
the SW ¼ of SE ¼ and SE ¼ of SW ¼ Section 1
township 8 Range 12, containing
80 acres more of lefs at the price
and Sum of Thirty one cents per
acre, amounting to Twenty four
& 80/100 Dollars:  that Said land in the
aggregate sold for Forty five & 60/100
Dollars, That said Sale was fairly
conducted and concluded and
that said lands sold for a price
not greatly lefs or disproportionate
to their real value.  That the purchasers
above mentioned have complied
with the terms of said Sale, your
petition therefore consideration
of the premises aforesaid prays your
Honor to confirm said sales in
all things.  and your petitioner
will ever pray &c.  your petitioner
further prays that this report may
lie over on file in your Honors
office, that is any of the parties in
interest wish to contest the sale and
price of said lands, or anything else
in relation thereto that they may
do so or before the expiration
of thirty days from this date
this January the 29th 1877
Sworn to and	           }
Subscribed before	   }
me Jany 29th 1877	   }
	J L Powell 	   }	Twiggs Franklin
	Judge of Probate   }


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