Alexander McAllister


JASPER L. GILBERT
deed to 
ALEXANDER MC ALLISTER

The State of Texas
County of Dewitt

	Know all men by these presents that I JASPER L. GILBERT of the 
County & State above written have this 4th day of May A.D. 1857 for and in 
consideration of the sum of One Hundred Dollars to me in hand paid the 
receipt of which said sum I hereby acknowledge have bargained, sold, 
aliened and conveyed and by these presents do bargain, sell, alien, and 
convey unto ALEXANDER MC ALLISTER, his heirs, or assigns forever all my 
right, title & interest in and to the following described tract or parcel 
of land lying and situate on the waters of the five mile Coleto in said 
County & State and being a part of the Headright third of league granted to 
JOHN NELSON as lain down on the map of said County of Dewitt and purchased 
by me from- PINCHBACK of Colorado County in said State of Texas said land 
conveyed by these presents meted and bounded as follows (to wit) beginning 
on the Corner South East Corner of F. B. Webbs land on the East boundary 
line of the original survey at a stake from which a Live Oak marked with 
a X bears N. 31 degrees E. 32 varas another marked with a X bears N. 70 
degrees W 45 varas.  Thence due South 787 varas to a stake in the East 
Boundary line  of the original 1/3 league from which a Post Oak bears S. 
29 degrees W. 11 varas marked X and another bears due S. 9 varas. Thence 
due west 717 varas to stake from which a Post  Oak marked X bears N. 10 
degrees W. 8 varas. Thence due North 787 to a balck jack marked as a corner 
in F. B. Webb's south boundary line.  Thence due east with Webb's line to 
the beginning containing 100 acres of land more or less to have  and to 
hold the above decribed tract or parcel of land to the only proper use and 
behoof of him the said ALEXANDER MCALLISTER, his heirs and assigns and the 
said JASPER L. GILBERT for himself his heirs, executors, or administrators 
covenant and agree with said ALEXANDER MC ALLISTER, his heirs executors, 
administrators, and assigns to warrant and forever to defend the title in 
and to said tract or parcel of land against the claim or claims of all and 
every person whomever claiming or to claim the same.
	In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal (using scrawl 
for seal) this 11th day of May A.D. 1857.

				JASPER L. GILBERT (seal)
The State of Texas
County of Dewitt
	Personally appeared before me the undersigned Chief Justice of said  
County this 11th day of  May A.D. 1857. JASPER L. GILBERT the maker of the 
foregoing instrument of Conveyance who duly acknowledged that he signed, 
sealed, and delivered the same  for the purposes and consideration therein 
set forth.
	In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand
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