Shelby County, KY - Bill of sale, Miller to Ross, 1831
Tuesday, 24 August 1999

Submitted by:  cpeters@colby.ixks.com  (Lena)

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I know of no connection between this Ross and my Ross family. Perhaps
this will help someone.

Lena

Shelby Co., Ky Court Record
Elijah J Miller       1831
To {} Bill of sale
James P. Ross
Chattles
1831 C. O. April 12th
A _ Clk
Record Book Z
Page 45 Ja S Whitaker Csc
Ross and Miller to pay fees
not dso

I Elijah J. Miller of Shelby County and State of Kentucky for the
Consideration thereafter mentioned do hereby sell and convey to James D:
Ross of the County and State of aforesaid 
The following personal property now in my possession (to wit)

three beds & furniture one folding leaf table one cupboard and furniture
one clock & case, one sugar chest, six windsor chairs, six heads of
cattle, (to wit) three milck cows and three heffers, and one bay mare,
eighteen head of sheep, twents five head of hoggs, three plows, three
____, one cross cut saw, and one hand saw, one team, two kettles, two
ovens, one pot, one rifle, and one shot  gun, one waggan, three park
gears, To have and to hold sd property to him the sd Ross and his heirs
for ever against the Claim or claims of all and every person or persons
whatsoever....Upon the condition however, that whereas the sd Ross holds
a note on me for three hundred and fifty dollars assigned to him by
Michael ______ the note dated the fifth day of August 1820 and due two
months after date Now whenever I discharge sd note with interest then
this instrument is to be void else to remain in full force and virtue it
being understood that this instrument shall operate as a mortgage to
secure the payment of sd debt to sd Ross given under my hand and seal
this eighteenth of March 1831.
         Elijah J Miller

Commonwealth of Kentucky
Shelby Count Sct
    I James S. Whitaker clerk of the County Court for the County
aforesaid do Certify that this Mort from Elijah J. Miller To James P.
Ross was this day produced To me in my office And Acknd By the said
Elijah J. Miller To Be his act an Deed Whereupon said mort together With

this Certificate has Been duly Recorded In my office Given under my hand

this 12 day of April 1831.       Ja S. Whitaker SCC