Lenoir County NcArchives History .....Jesse Harper To William C. Fields 1883 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Paula Baker paulabaker69@att.net February 4, 2014, 8:50 am Chattel Mortgage Printed at Harrell’s Book and Job Printing House, Weldon, NC I, Jesse Harper of the County of Lenoir, in the State of North Carolina, am indebted to Wm. C. Fields of Lenoir County, in said state, in the sum One Hundred and forty Dollars for which he holds my mote, to be due the first day of December A. D. 1884, and to secure the payment of the same, I do hereby convey to him these articles of personal property to wit: One small black mare mule, about 6 years old, known as the Peter King mule, one mouse colored mare mule about 7 years old, and my crop of corn, cotton, and other produce to be raised during the year 1884 on my own land-all of which is unencumbered. But on the Special Trust, That if I fail to pay said debt and interest on or before the 1st day of December, A. D. 1884, then he may sell said property, or so much thereof as may be necessary, by PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR CASH, first giving TWENTY DAYS NOTICE AT THREE PUBLIC PLACES, and apply the proceeds of such sale to the discharge of said debt and interest on the same, and pay any surplus to me. Given under my hand and Seal, this 8th day of Dec, A.D. 1883. Jesse Harper (seal) W. B. Moye North Carolina, Lenoir County The execution of the foregoing instrument was this day proven before me, by W. B. Moye. Let the same, with this certificate, be registered. Witness my hand and seal, this 8th day of December, 1883. W. W. Dunn CSCCover: Chattel Mortgage Jesse Harper To Wm. C. Fields Filed for registration 4 o’clock P Decr 8, 1883 and enrolled in the office of Register of Deeds of Lenoir County, the 19th day of Decr, 1883 in Book E, page ?81. B. S. Taylor Register of Deeds END OF DOCUMENT File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/lenoir/history/other/jessehar77ms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb