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Land transfer from B.R. McLemore to Mrs. A.J. McLemore wife of 
John T. Mason- 1883
submitted by Cline Averette




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S tate of Louisiana 
Parish of Richland Be it known that on this 22nd day 
of November AD 1883 before me, R. H. Dollarhide Notary 
Public in and for said Parish and State duly commissioned 
sworn and acting as such, personally came B. R. McLemore,
a resident of said Parish and State who declared unto me 
in the presence of the undersigned competent witnesses to 
wit: that he has bargained, sold, transferred, delivered 
and by these presents bargain, sell transfer, and deliver 
to Mrs. A. J. McLemore, wife of John T. Mason, residents 
of said Parish and State but separate in property 
from her said husband, the following described property 
situated in said Parish of Richland with all the buildings 
and improvements thereon to wit: An undivided one-half
interest in and to lots numbers one hundred and three, 
ninety-nine, eighty-three and eighty-four (103, 99, 83 84)
by the Owen Survey in the Town of Delhi, Louisiana- said 
property fronting on Front Street and running back to Second 
Street in plat and survey by Andrew Owen. The property herein 
conveyed being an undivided half of that purchased by this 
vendor and the succession sale of H. W. McLemore deceased 
made the 6th day of October,1883.

The price for which this sale is made is the sum of seven hundred 
and fifty dollars. Two hundred dollars cash in hand paid of the separate and _______funds of Mrs. A. J. Mason and under her own administration and control, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.  And for the remainder of the said purchase price the said Mrs. A. J. Mason aided , authorized, and assisted by her 
husband- has executed and signed hereto _________ promissory notes 
for two hundred seventy five dollars -payable to her own order and 
by her endorsed in blank each bearing [even]? With this act, one due and payable six months after date and one due and payable twelve 
months after date each bearing eight percent per annum interest from date. Each of said notes being par _______? by me to identify them 
more fully for this act.

And the said Mrs. Mason being present and accepting this sale and 
being herein authorized, aided and assisted by her husband-declares that in order to secure more fully the payment of each of said notes and interest, she hereby specially mortgages and hypothecates in favor of said vendor and any future bona fide holder or owner of said note-the property herein conveyed, and promises not to alienate or encumber said property to the prejudice of the mortgage.

This done and signed, in presence of Herman Block and James Cason competent witnesses and me notary this day and date first alone written.
Attest
H. Block 
B. R.McLemore
H. J. Cason 
A. J. Mason
John T.Mason

By Authority of
R. H. Dollarhide Notary Public