Saline County, Missouri Deed Record
DEED OF TRUST- for land sold by William F. Mangus to
John and Abigal Johnson Saline County, MO
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This Deed, made and entered into, this 23rd day of May A.D. eighteen
hundred and seventy one by and between William F. Mangus of the County of
Saline in the State of Missouri, party of the first part, John Johnson of
the Same County & State aforesaid party of the second part, and Abigail
Johnson of the Same County & State aforesaid party of the third part,
WITNESSETH, that the said party of the first part, in consideration of the
debt and trust hereinafter mentioned and created, and of the sum on one
dollar to him paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledges, do by these presents, grant, bargain and
sell, convey and confirm, unto the said party of the second part, the
following described tract or parcel of land, situated in the County of
Saline, in the State of Missouri, to wit:

Thirty acres more or less off the North West quarter of the South West
quarter of Section Number nineteen ??? Township fifty-one Range nineteen
subject to having ten acres taken off the East side of the same piece of
land.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same, with the appurtenances, to the said party of
the second part, and to his successor hereinafter designated, and to the
assigns of him and of his successor forever.  IN TRUST, HOWEVER, for the
following purposes: whereas,

The Said William F. Mangus has executed and delivered to the Said  Johnson
his promissory note in word and figures as follows to wit: May 25th 1871
$150 Five years and Six months after date.  I promise to pay Abigail
Johnson one hundred and fifty dollars value received to bear interest at
the rate of ten percent per annum after the fifteenth day of Nov. 1871.
And if the interest is not paid annually it is to become as principal and
bear the same rate of interest.  Signed W. F. Mangus

as has also agreed with said third party endorsees and also agrees, to
cause all taxes and assessments, general and special, to be paid whenever
imposed upon said property and within the time required by law.

Now if said note & full interest thereon be paid when the same become due
and payable, then this Deed shall be void, and the property hereinbefore
conveyed shall be released at the cost of the said party of the first part
but if default be made in the payment of said note or all or any interest
thereon when the same become due and payable according to the true term
date & effect hereof.

Or in the faithful performance of said agreement for paying taxes, &c., as
aforesaid, then this deed shall remain in force, and the said party of the
second part, or in case of his death, to act, or absence from said State
when authorized to sell under these presents, and a sale be desired by the
holder of said note, then the Sheriff of Saline County, for the time
being, who shall thereupon become his successor to the title of said
property, and the same become vested in him, in trust for the purposes and
objects of these presents, and with all the powers, duties and obligation
thereof, may proceed to sell the property hereinbefore described, or any
part thereof, at public vendue, to the highest bidder, at Marshall Saline
County Missouri. Seventy days public notice of the time, terms and place
of sale, and of the property to be sold, by advertisement in some
newspaper published in the State of Missouri and upon such sale shall
execute and deliver a deed in fee simple of the property sold, to the
purchaser or purchasers thereof (a recital wherein of the giving of such
notice and in case such Sheriff as aforesaid sell, of the happening of any
or either of the aforesaid events, making him successor herein, as
aforesaid, shall be proof thereof) and receive the proceeds of said sale,
out of which he shall pay, first, the costs and expenses of this trusts,
including compensation to the trustee for his services, and next, whatever
may be in arrear and unpaid on the note aforesaid, whether of principal or
interest, and the remainder, if any, shall be paid to the said party of
the first part or to his legal representatives, and the said part in the
second part covenant and faithfully to perform and fulfill the trust
herein created.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said parties hereunto set their hands and seals
the day and year first above written.

W. F. Mangus   (Signature & Seal) Susan Mangus  (Signature & Seal) Stamped
with 50cents W. S. Rev. Stamp

STATE OF MISSOURI COUNTY OF SALINE

BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this 25th day of May eighteen hundred and
seventy one, before me, the undersigned Justice of the Peace within and
for the County & State aforesaid came W. F. Mangus and Susan his wife who
are personally known to me to be the same person whose names are
subscribed to the foregoing instrument of writing as parties thereto, and
they acknowledge the same to be their act and deed for the purposes
therein mentioned.  And She the said Susan his wife having been by me
first made acquainted with the contents of said instrument of writing,
acknowledged, on an examination part from her husband, that she executed
the same, freely, and without compulsion or undue influence of her said
husband.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand in the day and year last
above written. Signed Wm H. Porter

I, WILL. H. Ancell, Recorder of Deeds within and for the County of Saline,
the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Deed
of Trust, with the certificate of acknowledgment of William F. Mangus &
Wife thereon endorses, was filed for record in my office, on the Twenty
first day of January, 1873, at the hours of 2:25 o’clock p.m. and had duly
recorded in Mortgage and Deed of Trust Record No. 6, page 253.

WITNESS my hand and official seal, in office, this 21st day of January
1873. Will H. Aucell, Recorder of Saline County.

There are handwritten notes written on the left side.  These comments are
illegible but appear to be the cancellation of the original note.