Marion County, MO Deeds - John Berry > John Ridd & Rufus Matthews

Berry to Ridd and Mathews:

Know all men by these presents that I John Berry of the County of Marion State of 
Missouri have this day bargained and sold for a consideration herein and after 
mentioned and the sum of five dollars in hand paid a certain negro girl named 
Caroline aged about 13 years and a certain negro boy named Henry aged about 17 
years to John Ridd and Rufus Mathews of said County and I hereby convenant that 
both of said slaves are sound in body and mind and agree to warrant and defend 
the title to said slaves to the said John Ridd and Rufus Mathews against the 
claim of all persons whatsoever - this conveyance subject to nevertheless to 
the following condition that whereas I the said John Berry have this day procured 
a note to be discounted at the Branch of the Bank of the State of Missouri at 
Palymyra for my accomodation for the sum of two hundred dollars payable four 
months after the date thereof to the said Bank or order and upon which said 
note the said Ridd and Mathews are joint makers with myself now if I shall 
well and truly pay said sum of two hundred dollaars then this conveyance shall 
be void but if the said John Ridd and Rufus Mathews or either of them shall 
have to pay any part of said note or any of the renewals provided the same shall 
be renewed according to the customs and usage of said Bank then this deed to 
remain in full force and effect witness my hand and seal this the 16th day of 
August A.D. 1846
	John Berry ("Seal" encircled)
State of Missouri}
County of Marion, <Sct?>} Be it remembered that on this 16th day of August 
1846 personally appeared before me John P. Rutter Clerk of the Circuit Court 
in and for said County John Berry who is known to me to be the person whose 
name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument of writing and acknowledged 
the same to be his act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned.  
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
said court this day and date aforesaid
				John P. Rutter, Clerk
Filed for Record August 16th, 1846
				John P. Rutter, Recorder

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