Meigs County OhArchives Deed.....David Barber - George Richardson March 29 1827 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sara Kelly Edward.F.Kelly@verizon.net February 24, 2004, 3:48 pm Sterling Written: March 29 1827 This indenture made and concluded upon this 29th day of March Anno Domini 1827 between George RICHARDSON of Meigs County in the State of Ohio of the one part and David BARBER of the same County and State of the other part witnesseth that whereas the said George RICHARDSON is indebted to KNOX and MCKEE of Wheeling Virginia in the sum of four hundred dollars and for the payment of which he hath this day given them his bond or single bill payable in ninety days after this date and whereas the said George RICHARDSON is desirous of securing the payment of the same when it shall become due and payable. Now these present witnesseth that the said George RICHARDSON for and consideration of the premises and of the sum of five dollars to him in hand paid by the said David BARBER the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath by these presents doth give grant bargain bargain sell and assign unto the said David BARBER all the following described property namely all the stock of goods wares and merchandize now in his store at Sterling in Meigs County in the said State of Ohio and also certain groceries goods wares and merchandize just purchased of said KNOX and MCKEE and also a set of Mill irons to have and to hold the same unto the said BARBER and assigns forever Upon trust nevertheless and with the intent that if the said RICHARDSON shall fail or omit to pay the said four hundred dollars When the same shall become due and payable then and in that case the said BARBER be deserted by the said KNOX and MCKEE so to do shall having ten days notice of the time and place of sale by an advertizement thereof posted on the door of the Court House for said County Meigs procede to sell at the said place called Sterling to the highest and best bider for ready money the goods wares and merchandize and property aforesaid for such part thereof as the said trustee BARBER can then find and out of the proceeds of the sale thereof be said BARBER shall first pay the costs of sale and this deed and 2ndly the amount of the said $400 debt (at the time of sale) and interest thero due thereon or whatever part of said debt and interest may then be due and unpaid the said BARBER shall pay to said KNOX and MCKEE on order of tally shall pay this balance if any to the said George RICHARDSON on order. It is understood and agreed that the said goods wares and merchandise and property aforesaid are to be and reamin in the possession of the said George RICHARDSON until such time as the said KNOX and MCKEE shall order or cause this same to be sold-It is also understood and agreed that the provisions of this deed are to cease and determine and the said deed to be void whenever the said RICHARDSON shall pay the said four hundred dollars and any interest due thereon. In testimony whereof the said George RICHARDSON hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year above written signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Hugh BROWN John ANDERSON State of Ohio Meigs County Before me William WETSON an acting justice of the peace in the county and state aforesaid George RICHARDSON agreeably to the act in such case made and provided acknowledged the foregoing.instrument by him by him signed and selaed to be his voluntary act and deed for the use and purposes therein contained. Given under my hand and seal at Chester this 12th day of April 1827 William WESTON J.P. I certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the original attest Nath HAMLIN Recorder Additional Comments: Meigs County Ohio Deeds Vol. 2 pgs. 402-403 Other names mentioned in deed John Anderson Hugh Brown William Wetson This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 4.2 Kb