Tallapoosa County AlArchives Deed.....Ray, Silas - Slaughter, John R. March 4 1844
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Written: March 4 1844
Recorded: October 30 1846

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Tallapoosa Co., AL Deed Book E Pages 35 and 36
LDS Microfilm Number 1304521 Salt Lake City UT

JOHN R. SLAUGHTER, SHERIFF, TO SILAS RAY 1844

The State of Alabama
Tallapoosa County
By virtue of a writ of Fiera Facias from the County Court of Tallapoosa County 
in said State at the suit of Pickard & Stone and against George Howard and 
bearing date August 19th A. D. 1839 and to me directed I John R. Slaughter and 
Sheriff of said county of Tallapoosa did lately levy on and seize the lots 
tracts or parcels of land herein after specified and after being duly and 
publicly authorized according to law this at Dadeville in said County of 
Tallapoosa on Monday the fourth day of March A. D. 1844 proceed at public 
outcry to sell the same when Silas [Ray] was the highest and best bidder at the 
price of Seven & 25/100 dollars the same being knocked off to him the said 
Silas Ray for the sum aforesaid.  In consideration of which I John R. Slaughter 
Sheriff as aforesaid do hereby bargain sell and convey unto him the said Silas 
Ray and to his heirs and assigns the following described property to wit; Lots 
numbers one and two in Block Three in the town of Dadeville in the said County 
and State.  To have and to hold said bargained property or premises unto him 
the said Silas Ray and to his heirs and assigns forever.  And I the said John 
R. Slaughter Sheriff as aforesaid do so far as this office of Sheriff 
authorizes me hereby warrant said property or real estate unto him the said 
Silas Ray and his heirs and assigns and the same to have hold and enjoy in the 
same manner the aforesaid George Howard Defenant [sic] as aforesaid could or 
might have held and enjoyed said property had not the same been seized and sold 
by virtue of the aforesaid writ of (Execution) on Fiera Facias.  In Testimony 
whereof I the said John R. Slaughter Sheriff as aforesaid have hereunto set my 
hand and seal this the fourth day of March 1844.
John R. Slaughter-his seal

Signed sealed and delivered in presence of

The State of Alabama
Tallapoosa County
I John A. Jordan Clerk of the County Court in and for said County do hereby 
certify that on the 30th day of October A. D. 1846 John R. Slaughter Sheriff 
whose signature appears to the foregoing deed personally appeared before me and 
acknowledged that he signed sealed and delivered the same to the said Silas Ray 
on the day of the date thereof for the purposes wherein named.  Given under my 
hand and seal of office this 30th day of October A. D. 1846.
John A. Jordan, Clerk

The foregoing deed was filed for record October 30th A. D. 1846 and duly 
recorded same day.
John A. Jordan, Clerk




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