Sullivan County, Missouri, Warranty Deed - Robert M. Sharp
Book H, pp. 350-351

This indenture, made and entered into on this the Twelfth day of December
A.D. One thousand Eight hundred and Sixty by and between Robert M. Sharp
and Louiza his wife of Sullivan county and State of Missouri as parties of
the first part, and Hugh C. Warran of Sullivan county and State of Missouri
as party of the second part. Witnesseth that the said parties of the first
for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred and forty five dollars
to them paid by the said party of the Second part, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged do by these presents grant, bargain and sell, confirm
and convey, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns
forever, the following described real estate Situated in the County of
Sullivan and State of Missouri, to wit, the East half of the North West
quarter in Section Twenty one Township Sixty one of Range twenty one, also
the South West fourth of the North West quarter in Section twenty one in
Township Sixty one of Range twenty one lying and being in Sullivan county
State of Missouri containing one hundred twenty acres more or less. To have
and to hold the same with all the rights, Privileges and appurtenances
thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to only proper use and
behoof of him the said party of the second part and to his heirs and
assigns forever, the said parties of the first part hereby covenating(sic)
that they & their heirs, executors and administrators, shall and will
warrant and defend the title to the said premises, and every part thereof,
unto the said party of the second part & to his heirs and assigns forever,
against the lawfull(sic) claims and demands of all persons whomsoever, in
testimony whereof the said parties of the first part have hereunto set
their hands and seals the day and year first herin(sic) written.

Signed Sealed and acknowledged R. M. Sharp (Seal)
In presence of her
J.J. Swiggart Louiza X Sharp (Seal)
mark
State of Missouri
County of Sullivan: Be it remembered that on this 12th day of December in
the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Sixty before me a Justice of the
Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, personally appeared
Robert M. Sharp & Louiza his wife who are personally known to me to be the
persons whose names are Subscribed to the within and foregoing deed, as
having executed the same as the parties thereto and that they acknowledged
the same to be their act and deed for the purpose therein mentioned. She
the said Louiza Sharp being by me first made acquainted with the contents
thereof and examined Separate and apart from her husband whether she
executed the said instrument of writing freely, voluntarily and without
compulsion or undue influence of her said husband, acknowledge and declared
she executed the said deed, and relinquishes her dower in said lands, and
tenements mentioned voluntarily, freely, and without compulsion or undue
influence of her said husband, given under my hand this 12th day of
December 1860.

J. J. Swiggart, J.P.

Transcribe by Dan S. Sharp from a copy of the original, 16 February 2003
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