J. H.  Robertson & wife to Preston 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, page 240
J. H. Robertson & wife to Preston Bond, #27

United States of America, State of Louisiana, Parish of Washington:  Be it
known that on this Second day of September and the year of our Lord one
thousand Eight Hundred and fifty two and of the Independence of the United
States of America the Seventy seventh
Before me Sanderlin Walker Beckham Recorder of the Parish of Washington State
of Louisiana duly commissioned and Sworn and in presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned Personally came and appeared Mr. John H.
Robertson of the State of Louisiana Parish of Washington who did declare and
Say that for the consideration hereinafter 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. Preston Bond of the State of
Mississippi County here present accepting and purchasing for himself his heirs
and assigns and acknowledging delivery and possession thereof a certain tract
or parcel of lying and being situate in this Parish on the East Side of the
Tangipaho River and bounded on the North by Lands of Thomas M. Bond East by
public Lands South of Public Lands and west by this said River Tangipaho and
containing Three Hundred and twenty acres with improvements thereon Situated.
This Sale is made for and in consideration of the Sum of Fifteen Hundred
dollars cash in hand paid the receipt whereof is freely acknowledged and a
full acquittance granted therefor.  It appears by my own Certificate in my
capacity of Recorder of Mortgages of this Parish that the Land here sold
stands free of mortgage or Lein Recorded in Said office.  And immediately
personally came and appeared and intervened to this act Mrs. Caroline
Elizabeth Bond of Lawful age and wife of said Vendor who being herein duly
authorized and assisted by her said husband took cognizance of the foregoing
of conveyance which I Recorder carefully read and explained to her and having
so done she declared that it was her intention not only to satisfy said Sale
but to make renounciation of all rights she has by mortgage or otherwise on
the Land therein conveyed upon which I Recorder declared to her Separately and
apart from her said husband as it is my duty that by the Laws of this State
She possessed a general Mortgage on 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 dotal property brought by her
in marriage  2nd For the restitution of dotal property by her acquired during
marriage by inheritance donations 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 and funds as may have been alienated
by her said husand of which he has had or may have the administration or
enjoyment or of which he may otherwise have benefitt.  5th For nuptial
presents made to her by her said husband or others -- That in making her
intended renounciation she would deprive herself irrevocably and forever of
all rights of reclamation against said Sale whether under Mortgages Privileges
or otherwise -- Whereupon the said wife declared that she still persisted in
the intention she had announced to ratify said Sale and to dispossess herself
of all rights and Leins which she has upon said Land whether by mortgage
contract dower donation or otherwise and the Said husband now again present
before me and authorizing his said wife She again declared that does hereby
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  then by them enjoy ____ Law and the _____.  She hereby binds
herself and her heirs to the said purchaser his heirs and assigns that she and
they shall and will at all times acknowledge the Validity of the present sale
and of the renounciation she now makes of all rights which she has or may have
in and to the Land sold and that neither she nor they shall seek to impair or
oppose the free of this act hereby renouncing the benefit of all Laws
privileges and customs of which she might avail herself of which are in her
favor in the premises the whole of which is accempted by the purchaser --
To have and to hold said Land unto said purchaser his heirs and assigns
forever.  And the Said John H. Robertson does hereby bind himself and his
heirs to warrant to forever defend the Land herein conveyed against all Legal
claims and demands whatsoever and do hereby moreover transfer unto said
purchaser all his rights and actions of warranty against all the former
proprietors of the Land herein conveyed Surogating said purchaser to all said
rights and actions to be by him enjoyed and exercised in the same manner as
they might by the Present Vendor.
This done and passed at the Parish aforesaid in the presence of Samuel A. Hyde
and Thomas M. Bond both of this Parish competent witnesses who hereunto sign
their names with the said parties and me the said Recorder on the day and date
month and year first above written.  (Signed:)
John H. Robertson
Caroline E. Robertson
Preston Bond
Thomas M. Bond
Samuel A. Hyde
S. W. Bickham Recorder

Truly Recorded September 6, 1852, S. W. Bickham, Recorder

(Note: Thomas M. Bond and Preston Bond were brothers; Caroline Bond Robertson
was the daughter of Thomas.  John H. Robertson was the son of Mathew
Robertson; Samuel A. Hyde was John's nephew, son of sister Mary.)