Tallapoosa County AlArchives Deed.....Pearson, James - Ray, Daniel January 29, 1869 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Beverly Giles Loffler beverly@jloffler.com February 18, 2005, 3:16 pm Written: January 29, 1869 Recorded: January 29, 1869 Transcribed by Beverly Giles Loffler beverly@jloffler.com Tallapoosa Co., AL Deed Book P Pages 157 and 158 LDS Microfilm Number 1304527 Salt Lake City UT RAY TO PEARSON 1869 The State of Alabama Tallapoosa County Know all men by these presents that I Daniel Ray of the State and County aforesaid for and in consideration of one dollar to me in hand paid by James M. Pearson of the State & County aforesaid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, & for other consideration hereafter named, have bargained, sold & conveyed & by these presents do bargain, sell, convey enfeoff & confirm unto said Pearson the following described lands, to wit; one undivided half of the North half of section Sixteen, in Township twenty two of Range twenty two, in the County & State aforesaid. To have and to hold the foregoing lands to him the said Pearson, his heirs, executors, administrators & assigns forever on the following conditions, for that whereas the said Ray is due said Pearson three hundred & Seventy five dollars by promissory note bearing even date with these premises & due the 25th day of December next. Now if the said Ray shall will & truly pay off said note by its maturity & the costs of this mortgage, this conveyance is to be null and void, otherwise said Pearson, his heirs, executors, administrators, assigns or attorney is hereby authorized to take & seize possession of said lands & after advertising the same for twenty days by posting written notices at the time & place of sale at the Court House in Dadeville & at two other public places in the County aforesaid, is hereby authorized to sell said land at Dadeville, to the highest bidder for cash & convey the lands to the said purchaser thereof, in fee simple & apply the proceeds of said sale to the payment of said note & the costs of this mortgage & the balance if any to pay over to said Ray his heirs or assigns. In witness whereof I the said Daniel Ray have hereunto set my hand & seal, this 29 day of January 1869. Daniel Ray-his mark Attest. Allen D. Sturdivant The State of Alabama Tallapoosa County I, the undersigned Judge of Probate Court for said County and State hereby certify the Daniel Ray whose name is signed to the foregoing conveyance and who is known to me acknowledged before me this day, that being informed of the contents of the conveyance he executed the same voluntarily on the day the same bears date. Given under my hand the 29th day of January 1869. Allen D. Sturdivant, Judge Filed in office for record January 29th 1869 and duly recorded same day. Allen D. Sturdivant, Judge Satisfied in full, Jas. M. Pearson File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/tallapoosa/deeds/ndd99ray.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/alfiles/ File size: 3.3 Kb