St. Charles County, Missouri Deeds - James Williams

Deed Record E-pages 217-218 – St. Charles County Missouri

To all people To whom these presents shall Come. Know ye that James Williams
of the County of St. Louis in the Territory of Mipouri Have this day
bargained and sold apigned transferred and Let over unto William H. Dunnica
of the County of St. Charles in the Territory aforesaid The one equal
undivided half part of a tract of Land bying and being in the Village of
Cote Sans apun in the County & Territory aforesaid & Bounded as follows On
the South by the River Mipouri & on the West by Joseph Tebs & on the East by
Joseph Revon & on the North by Public Lands it being the same tract or
parcel of Land that the said James Williams bot of Henry Duvall by deed and
Power of Attorney conveying the Right of presumption to the said James
Williams bearing date the second day of October Eighteen hundred and
Seventeen which can more fully be seen on Record at St. Charles. Now for and
in consideration of the Sum of one Hundred and Eighty Eight Dollars To the
said James Williams in hand paid by the said William H. Dunnica. He the said
James Williams in hand paid by the said William H. Dunnica. He the said
James Williams Has granted & Bargained and sold & by these presents do
grant: bargain and Sell unto the said William H. Dunnica the one equal half
part of the tract of Land above described by the same right and upon
assurance who the said James Williams holds it at present. That is by the
right of presumption & no other way & the said William H. Dunnica unto pay
to the said James Williams the one half part of all The monies that may or
shall be necessary to pay to the United States to complete the full payment
of the same & the land is to be divided in the following form; To Wit,
Beginning on the River on the Centre in Width & running back the hole depth
of the land through the widths in width and The said James Williams for
himself his heirs & do hereby covenant and agree to & with the said William
H. Dunnica his heirs and assigns that as soon as the land aforesaid is paid
for and cleared out of the Publick Land office which shall be established
for the sake of the same that he will make execute and deliver to the said
William H. Dunnica his heirs or assigns a good and sufficient Deed of
Conveyance in fee simple to the one half part of the tract of land aforesaid
described according to the bargain & as before mentioned & the said James
Williams do hereby warrant and defend the tract of land bargained and sold
as aforesaid to the said William H. Dunnica his heirs and assigns against
himself his heirs & assigns forever. And also that the said William H.
Dunnica shall take & receive possession of the tract of Land aforesaid
bargained & sold according to the division as before mentioned and agreed
upon & the said William H. Dunnica is to have that half part lying on the
West side of the line dividing the said tract of lands forth described as
above. In testimony whereof the said James Williams has hereunto set his
hand and seal this twenty sixth day of December in the year of our Lord
Eighteen hundred and Seventeen

Signed Sealed & delivered

James Williams seal

In the presence of

Missouri Territory St. Charles County February the sixth Eighteen hundred
and Eighteen. This day came and appeared the above named James Williams
before me Jepe Evans a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and
acknowledged the within and foregoing instrument of writing to be his act
and deed for the purposes therein mentioned In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal the date above written.

Jepe Evens JP seal

Recorded this twenty second day of August 1818

Wm Christy Jr. Exe officio Recorder



Transcribed: June 24, 2000

Gloria Miller

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