Title Bond, Sarah E. Gilbert to A. Berry, Dewitt County, Texas

Contributed by: Carla Ratcliff (pratclif@swbell.net)
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Thursday 12th August 1847

No. 64    SARAH E. GILBERT
TITTLE BOND
To      A. BERRY


State of Texas
DeWitt County

		Know all men by these presents that I SARAH E. GILBERT of 
said State and County am held and firmly bound unto ALFRED BERRY in the penal
sum of Five hundred dollars for the payment of which sum will and truly to be
made  I bind myself my heirs executors & administrators firmly by these 
presents signed and sealed this  15th day of October A.D. 1846
		The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas 
the above bound S.E. GILBERT hath this day bargained and sold to said BERRY 
Two certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying and being in the County 
of DeWitt on the Clear Fork of the Sandies  One tract containing Six Hundred 
and Forty acres   the other  Three Hundred & Twenty  at being the same 
bequeathed to the me ( the Said S.E. GILBERT) by my Father A. LOCKHART as 
will more fully appear by Reference to the 3a Article of said A. LOCKHART's 
will for which said land the aforesaid A. BERRY has executed to me his 
promissory note for One Hundred Dollars bearing equal date with this 
instrument binds other payments that he the said BERRY has obligated himself 
to make now if the said SARAH E. GILBERT shall make or cause to be made unto 
the said ALFRED BERRY a good and sufficient Deed of Conveyance as soon as the
field notes can be procured from A SWIFT the former County Surveyor of 
Gonzales County or a Patent from the General Land Office there the obligation
to be null and void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue in law
		In testimony where of I have hereunto Set my hand & seal the 
day and date first above written

						her
						SARAH E (x) GILBERT (seal)
Signed Seal & Acknowledged 
Wm P. Patterson

( notes from the clerk)
The word "sufficient" underlined Top line of the 2nd page____ The word "we"
erased out-2 nd line from the Top of the 1st page

State of Texas
DeWitt County

		Personally appeared before me James N. Smith Clerk of the 
County Court of Said County Wm. P. Patterson a subscribing witness to the 
foregoing Tittle Bond with whom I am well acquainted and after being duly 
sworn as the law directs deposes and says that he saw SARAH E. GILBERT sign 
her name to the Seal ( a Scroll) of the above Tittle Bond by making her Mark 
on the day and date above written in the said Bond and that she acknowledged 
she done it for the purposes therein contained and requested him and    
I .C.  RADGSDALE to witness the same

		In Testimony whereof I James N. Smith Clerk of the County 
Court of Said County hath hereunto Set my Official Signature as well as the 
County Court Seal of said County

(seal)                      Done at Cameron on the 
			12th day of August A.D. 1847
			James N. Smith Clk
					CC DWC ( County Clerk DeWitt County)

State of Texas
County of DeWitt
			I James N. Smith Clerk and Recorder of Said County 
do hereby Certify that the above Tittle Bond was filed in my office for 
Record on Wednesday the 11th day of August A.D. 1847 at 3 o'clock P.M. and 
that it was duly recorded in Record Book for Deeds for DeWitt County on 
Thursday the 12th day of August A.D. 1847 at 9 o'clock A.M. In Record Book 
A pages 160-161

(seal)         Given under my hand and the Seal of the County Court of Said		    
               County at Cameron this 12th day of August 1847
Fees $ 1.81                               James N. Smith Clk CC
                                          DWC


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