John H. Robertson to Thomas M. Bond Deed, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Lorene Rambo, June, 1998 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Old Deeds of Washington Parish, as copied and sent to Tangipahoa Parish when it was formed: Volume 1, page 221 John H. Robertson to Thomas M. Bond, #366 Be it Known and Remembered that on this Second day of March One thousand Eight hundred and fifty and in the Year of the Independence of the United States of America the Seventy fourth Before me Sandelin Walker Bickham, Recorder of the Parish of Washington State of Louisiana duly authorized by law to exercise the power of Notary Public Therein personally came and appeared Mr. John H. Robertson a Citizen of this Parish who did declare and Say that for the consideration herein after expressed he does by these presents Grant Bargain Sell Convey transfer assign and Set over with a full guarantee against all troubles debts Mortgages Claims evictions donations alienations or other encumbrances whatsoever unto Mr. Thomas M. Bond also a Citizen of this Parish here present accepting and purchasing for himself his heirs and assigns and acknowledging delivery and possession thereof a certain tract or parcel of Land being Situate in this Parish on the Tangipahoa River and bounded on the North by Land of William Sanders East by public Lands South by the Vendor and West by the Said River Tangipahoa being the North half of the Section Whereon the purchaser now resides. To have and to hold Said property unto the Said purchaser his heirs and assigns to their proper use and behoof forever and the Said Vendor for himself the Said Land unto the Said purchaser his heirs and assigns Shall and will Warrant and forever defend against the Lawful Claims of all persons whomsoever by these presents the said Vendor moreover Subrogating the Said purchaser to all the rights and actions of Warranty which he has or may have against his own vendor or the vendors of his vendors hereby authorizing the said purchaser to exercise all the rights and actions in the same manner as he might or could have done. This Sale is made for and in consideration of Five Hundred dollars cash in paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and full acquittance granted therefor. And thereupon personally came and appeared and intervened to this act Mrs. Caroline Elizabeth Bond of Lawful age and wife of said Vendor being herein duly authorized and assisted by her Said husband took cognizance to the foregoing act of conveyance which I said Recorder carefully read and explained to her and having so done she declared that it was her intention not only to ratify said Sale but to make renounciation of all rights which she has by mortgage or otherwise on the Land therein conveyed upon which I Said Recorder explained to her Verbally Separately and apart from and out of the presence and hearing of her said husband as it is my duty that upon the Laws of this State She possesses a general Mortgage upon all the property of her said husband and upon that of the community in case she Should renounce thereto 1st. For the restitution of her dower and the reinvestment of her dotal property brought by her in marriage. 2nd. For the restitution of dotal property by her acquired during marriage by inheritance donation or otherwise. 3rd. For indemnity against all debts contracted or which she might hereafter contract with her said husband. 4th For such of her paraphernal property or funds which has been alienated by her said husband or of which he has had or may have the adminstration or enjoyment or of which he may have otherwise have benefitted. 5th For nuptial presents made to her by her said husband or others that in making her intended renounciation she would dispossess herself irrevocably and forever of all rights of reclamation against said Sale whether in deed mortgage privileges or otherwise whereupon the said wife declared that she still persisted in the intention that She had announced to ratify Said Sale and to dispossess herself of all rights and liens which she has upon said Land whether by Marriage Contract dower donation or otherwise and the Said husband being now again present before me and authorizing his Said wife again declare that she does here formally renounce henceforth and forever all and singular her Said rights and transfer the Same to the said purchaser his heirs and assigns to be had and held by him and them and by them enjoyed in law and _____ and She freely binds herself and heirs to Said purchaser his heirs and assigns and that She and they will at all times acknowledge the Validity of the present Sale and of the renunciation She now makes of all rights which She has or may have in and to the land herein sold that neither she nor they shall ever seek to oppose or impair the force of this act hereby renouncing the benefit of all laws privileges and customs which she might avail herself or which are in her favor in the premises. The certificate of the Recorder of Mortgages is hereby dispensed with by the parties hereby releasing me from all liability for passing this deed without said certificates. This done and passed at the Parish of Washington the day month and year first above written In the presence of Benjamin Bradshaw and Isaac Bowman witnesses of Lawful age and domiciliated in this Parish who have hereunto signed their names with Said appearers and me Recorder John H. Robertson Caroline E. Robertson Thomas M. Bond B. Bradshaw Isaac (his X mark) Bowman S. W. Bickham Recorder Truly rec. March 5th 1850 S. W. Bickham Recorder (Note: Thomas M. Bond was the father of Caroline Elizabeth Bond Robertson. lr)