Tallapoosa County Alabama - Deeds - Henry J. Pickard - Eldridge Cason 1860 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ This file contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jo Pickard Weaver Sep 2002 Book _, page 624-625 Eldridge CASON to H. J. PICKARD The State of Alabama Tallapoosa County Know all men by these presents that whereas I Eldridge CASON are justly indebted to H. J. PICKARD in the sum of one hundred and ninety Dollars there being four promissory notes making the amount specified one note made payable to Luke DAVENPORT for $26 and the balance to H. J. PICKARD or bearer and bearing in date here with and due the Twenty fifth day of December next now therefore in order to secure the said PICKARD in punctual payment of the same I hereby sell and convey unto the said PICKARD the following property to wit all my Entire corn and cotton crop that I may grow or raise during the present year to have and to hold the afore granted property unto the said PICKARD his heirs and assigns upon the following conditions to wit. If I the said Eldridge CASON shall well and truly pay off or cause to be paid the above described notes at maturity then the above sale to be void otherwise to remain in full force and effect and I authorize the said PICKARD in case of failure on my part to pay the above notes at maturity to take possession of the above described property after advertising the same ten days mentioning the time and place of sale to see the same at public outcry in the Town of Dadeville for cash and apply the proceeds of such sale to the payment of the above notes and interest all of costs and if any over to pay to me the said Eldridge CASON In Witness wherof I here unto set my hand and seal this the August 25th 1860 Signed Eldridge CASON His X mark The State of Alabama Tallapoosa County Personally appeared before me James A. ALLEN an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State affore said hereby certify that Eldridge CASON whose name is signed to the fore going conveyance and who is known to me acknowledged before me on this day that being informed of the contents of the conveyance he executed the same voluntarily on the day the same bears date August 25th 1860. Given under my hand this August the 25th 1860 Signed James A. ALAN J. P. The above conveyance was filed for record this October 1st day A. D. 1860 and duly recorded the 2nd day of October 1860 Signed Allen D. STURDIVANT, Probate Judge