Sullivan County, Missouri, Warranty Deed - Robert M. Sharp
Book H, pp. 276-278

To all to whom these presents shall come, I, Oliver P. Phillips of the
County of Sullivan, State of Missouri send greetings. Whereas on the 1st
day of September 1860 two Judgments were rendered by John Swigart, a
Justice of the Peace in and for Duncan Township in Sullivan County, both in
favor of Robt. M. Sharp against George W. Jenkins, one of said Judgments
for the sum of one hundred and forty one dollars & Thirty eight cents for
debt and three dollars and eighty cents for damages and the other for the
sum of Eighty three dollars and seventy five cents for debt & three dollars
and Ten cents for damages and whereas afterwards to wit on the 1st day of
Oct. AD 1860 a transcript of each of said judgments was filed in the office
of the Clerk of Circuit Court of Sullivan County and was forth with
recorded and entered on the docket of Circuit Court Judgments and decrees
upon each of which Judgments an execution issued from the Clerk's office of
said Court in favor of said Robert M. Sharp against the said George W.
Jenkins dated the 5th day of November AD 1860 directed to the sheriff of
the County of Sullivan and the same were to me delivered on the 5th day of
November AD 1860 by virtue of which said execution I the said Sheriff did
on the 5th day of November AD 1860 levy upon all the right, title,
intent(sic) and estate of the said George W. Jenkins in and to the
following described Real Estate situato in my said County to wit the East
half of the North West quarter and the South West of the North West quarter
of section No. Twenty one (21) in Township No. Sixty one (61) of Range No.
Twenty one (21) containing one Hundred and Twenty acres (120) and having
previously to the day of sale here in after mentioned given at least twenty
days notice of the time and place of said sale and of the real Estate to be
sold and where situated as the Law directs by advertisement in the Milan
Weekly Farmer a news paper printed in my said County by virtue of which
said execution and notice I did on the 4th day of December AD 1860 between
the hours of Nine in the forenoon and five in the afternoon of that day
agreeably to said notice at the Court house door in my said County at the
December Term thereof for the year 1860 expire to sale at public auction
for ready money all the right, title, intent(sic) and estate of the said
George W. Jenkins of, in and to the above described real estate, and Robert
M. Sharp being the highest and last bidder for said real estate at the
price and sum of Sixty Dollars the same was stricken off and sold to the
said Robert M. Sharp for that sum. Now therefore in consideration of the
premises and of the said sum of Sixty Dollars to me the said Sheriff in
hand paid by the said Robert M. Sharp the receipt whereof I do hereby
acknowledged(sic) and by virtue of the authority in me vested by Law, I,
Oliver P. Phillips sheriff as aforesaid do hereby assign, transfer and
convey to the said Robert M. Sharp all the right, title, interest and
estate of the said George W. Jenkins of, in and to the above described
property that I might sell as sheriff as aforesaid by virtue of the
aforesaid executive and notice To have and to hold the right, title,
interest and estate hereby conveyed unto the said Robert M. Sharp, his
heirs and assigns forever with all rights and appurtenances thereto
belonging. In Witness Whereof, I, Oliver P. Phillips sheriff of the County
of Sullivan have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal this 7th day of
December AD 1860.

Oliver P. Phillips (seal)
Sheriff, Sullivan County, Missouri

State of Missouri
County of Sullivan: Be it remembered that on this 7th day of December 1860
personally came into open court Oliver P. Phillips sheriff of Sullivan
County in the State of Missouri and acknowledged that he executed the
foregoing deed to the following land situato in the County of Sullivan and
state of Missouri to wit South West, North West qu East half of the North
West of section No. twenty one (21) in Township Sixty one of Range Twenty
one containing one hundred and Twenty (120) acres situato in Sullivan
County and state of Missouri and the said Oliver P. Phillips declared to
said court that he acknowledged the said deed to Robert M. Sharp for the
uses and purposes there mentioned and that said acknowledgement was by the
Court ordered to be entered of record.

(Seal) Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at office in Milan in
said County this 7th day of December AD 1860.

Allen Gillespie, Clerk

Filed for record Dec 10th 1860
Recorded January 15th 1861

Transcribed by Dan S. Sharp from a copy of the original, 11 February 2003

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