John V. Morgan and Wife to William Bond Deed, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Lorene Rambo, June, 1998

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Old Deeds of Washington Parish, as copied and sent to Tangipahoa Parish when
it was formed:

Volume 1, pages 292-294
John V. Morgan and Wife to William Bond

State of Louisiana, Parish of Washington:
Be it Known and remembered that on this the eleventh day of December in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five and of the
Independence of the United States of America the Eightieth.  Before me James
A. ERWIN Recorder of the Parish of Washington duly commissioned and Sworn in
the presence of the witnesses herein after named and undersigned Personally
came and appeared Mr. John V. MORGAN of this Parish who did declare and say
that for the consideration herein after expressed he does by these presents
Grant Bargain Sell Convey and transfer assign and Set over with a full
guarantee against all troubles debts mortgages evictions asnations alienations
or other encumbrances whatsoever unto Mr. William BOND also of this Parish
here present accepting and purchasing for himself his heirs and assigns and
acknowledging delivery and possession thereby a certain tract or parcel of
Land Situated in this Parish Containing ninety-three acres and ninety four
hundredths as per certificate and Patent of the receiver of the Land office at
Greensburg La. dated April 2nd 1853 and February the 14th 1854.  and now both
in the hand of the purchaser and further Said Land being bounded north by land
of Preston BOND South by lands of Samuel HYDE East and West by public lands.
This Sale is Made for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred and
fifty-dollars cash in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and
a full acquitance granted therefor to have and to hold said land unto the said
purchaser his heirs and assigns to their own proper use and behoof forever,
said vendor hereby binding himself his heirs and assigns, to warrant and
forever defend said land against the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever
hereby authorizing said purchaser to exercise all rights and actions in the
same manner as he might or could have done.  And immediately personally came
and appeared and intervened to this act Mrs. Delphene HYDE of lawful age and
wife of said Vendor.  She being herein duly authorized and assisted by her
said husband, and who also having been advised with said Recorder separately
and apart from her said husband concerning her rights and liens in her said
husband's property according to the laws of the State and she being fully
satisfied therefore she hereby voluntarily renounced all her right title
interest and  claim to the above described land transferring the same to said
purchaser his heirs and assigns to be had and held by him and them and by them
enjoyed in law and thereout moreover subrogating said purchaser to all the
rights and actions of warranty which she has against her own vendors or the
vendors of her vendor hereby authorizing said purchaser to exercise all and
every right to said land in the same manner as she might or could have done.
The certificate of the recorder of Mortgages of this Parish is hereby
dispensed with, the parties binding themselves to exonerate me said Recorder
from all liabilities, for the nonproduction of the same.

Thus done and passed in the Parish aforesaid, in presence of Abner T. Erwin
and Susan Erwin, competent witnesses who hereunto signed their names with said
parties and we said Recorder on the day month and year first above written,
the same having first been read in their presence.
John V. Morgan
Delphene Morgan
William Bond
A. T. Erwin
Susan Erwin
J. A. Erwin Recorder

Truly recorded December 13th 1855 J. A. Erwin, Recorder.

(Note: Delphene Hyde Morgan was the daughter of Samuel and Mary ROBERTSON
HYDE. lr)