Sullivan County, Missouri, Warranty Deed - Robert M. Sharp
Book H, pp. 272-273

To all to whom these Presents shall come I Henry Clem administrator of the
estate of Stephen J. Stone deceased send greeting. Whereas on the 5th day
of April AD 1859 the Probate Court of the County of Sullivan in the State
of Missouri at the April Term 1859 of said court ordered by an entry of
record that I as administrator of said Estate sell at public sale for one
fourth of the Purchase money cash in hand & the other three fourths in
equal payments of court, eight and twelve months the North half of the
South West qu of Section Eleven in Township Sixty one of Range Twenty one
containing eighty acres situato in the said County of Sullivan, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to pay the debts of said Estate. And whereas
previously to the day of sale hereinafter mentioned I as such administrator
caused a notice that said Real Estate wud(sic) be sold at public sale on
the 5(sic) day of July 1859 while the Probate Court of said County of
Sullivan was in session at the Court house door of said County for one
fourth cash in hand & the balance in a credit of four eight & twelve
months, to be published in the Weekly Milan Farmer a newspaper published in
this state for four Weeks and whe(r)e as previously to such day of sale I
as such administrator had said real Estate appraised in due form of Law by
Samuel R. Fields, Hugh C. Warren and Isaac Schrock th(r)ee disinterested
house holders of said County who on the 25th day of June 1859 having first
made the affadavit(sic) required by Law, appraised said Real Estate to be
of the value of Eight Hundred dollars and so certified in their certificate
of appraisment(sic) by virtue of which said order of sale notice and
appraisment(sic) and the power in me by Law vested so to do I as such
administrator did on said 5(sic) day of July 1859 between the hours of Nine
in the forenoon & five in the afternoon of that day at the Court House door
of said County of Sullivan while the Probate Court of said County was in
session expire to sale openly at public auction on a credit of Twelve
Months all the right, title and interest which said Stephen J. Stone had in
and to said Real Estate at the time of his death and Robert M. Sharp being
the highest and last bidder for said real Estate at the price and sum of
Four Hundred and one dollars the same was stricken off and sold to the said
Robert M. Sharp for that sum and Whereas at the term of the Probate Court
of said County of Sullivan next following the sale of said Real Estate
being the July Term 1859 of said Probate Court and on the 5th day of July
1859 as such administrator made to said Court a report verified by my
affadavit(sic) as the law dricts(sic) and accompanied by the certificate of
appraisment(sic) and a copy of the advertisement of my proceedings
¿touching/vouching? such sale including the manner, time, terms and place
of sale and of the Property sold and to whom sold all as heretofore set
forth and which report was there upon approved by said court by its proper
order entered of record. Now therefore in consideration of the premises and
the said sum of four Hundred & one dollars to me said administrator paid by
the said Robert M. Sharp the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and by
virtue of the authority in me rested by law I Henry Clem administrator as
aforesaid do hereby grant, sell & convey to the said Robert M. Sharp all
the right, title & interest which the said Stephen J. Stone had of, in and
to said Real Estate at the time of his death To Have and to hold the right,
title and interest hereby conveyed unto the said Robert M. Sharp his heirs
and assigns forever with all rights and priveliges(sic) thereunto
belonging.

In Witness Whereof, I, Henry Clem administrator as aforesaid have hereto
set my hand and affixed my seal this the 4th day of December AD 1860

Henry Clem Administrator (seal)

Transcribed by Dan S. Sharp from a copy of the original, 9 February 2003

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