Tallapoosa County Alabama - Deeds - Henry J. Pickard - Peter E. Harris 1858 ************************************************ 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 L, page 214 Peter E. HARRIS to H. J. PICKARD The State of Alabama Tallapoosa County Know all men by these presents that whereas I Peter E. HARRIS are indebted to Henry J. PICKARD in the sum of about forty seven dollars and fifty cents due by promissory note and being desirous of securing the payment of the said sum of money by the 25th day of December next do hereby bargain sell and convey unto the said Henry J. PICKARD his heirs and assigns my entire crop of corn cotton and fodder that I may raise the present year to have and to hold to the said PICKARD his heirs and assigns forever but should I pay off all of said indebtedness at its maturity then this sale to be null and void but should I fail or refuse to pay off said indebtedness then the said H. J. PICKARD is hereby authorized to take possession of said crop and to sell the same at public or private sale as he may choose and out of the proceeds of the sale thereof to pay off said indebtedness with all interest and expenses and the balance if any to pay over to me Given under my hand and seal this 25th day of August AD 1858 P. E. HARRIS Attest Gwin S. HARISE The State of Alabama Tallapoosa County I Simeon GOOLSBY, Judge of probate in and for said county, hereby certify that Peter E. HARRIS whose name is signed to the foregoing 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. Given under my hand this the 25th Sept 1858. Simeon GOOLSBY Judge of Probate The foregoing conveyance was filed in office for record 25th Sept 1858 and duly recorded the same day. Simeon GOOLSBY Judge of Probate