JAMES H. MORRIS
deed to
PLEASANT GILBERT       The State of Texas
			          County of Dewitt

				This indenture made and entered into this 
11th day of April in the year of Our Lord on thousand eight hundred and 
Sixty-one between JAMES H. MORRIS of the County of Victoria and State of 
Texas of the one part and PLEASANT GILBERT of the County of Dewitt & State 
of Texas of the other part. Witnessth that the said JAMES H. MORRIS for and 
in consideration of the sum of Three Hundred Dollars to him in hand paid by 
the said PLEASANT GILBERT the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged  Hath 
bargained, sold conveyed and Delivered and by these presents do Bargain, 
Sell, Convey and Deliver unto the said PLEASANT GILBERT a certain tract or 
parcel of Land, lying situate and being in the County of Dewitt & State of 
Texas on the waters of the Five Mile Colleto Creek and being a part of the 
NELSON or PINCHBACK 1/3 of a league and being the same tract of land 
conveyed by JASPER L. GILBERT to said JAMES H. MORRIS by deed bearing date 
23rd Feby A.D=2E 1857 and on record in the County Court of Dewitt County. 
In record Book G on pages 368 for Deeds and Bounded as follows " To Wit".
	Beginning at the North West corner of CHRISTIAN TUTON 150 acres 
tract being sold by JASPER GILBERT to said CHRISTIAN TUTON of said 1/3 
league of land and running Thence due North with the West Boundary line as 
the original 1/3 league of land Three hundred and Eighty Three and a half 
varas to the South West corner of EDWARD J. BLAIRS Tract of Land sold by 
JASPER GILBERT out of the aforesaid 1/3 leasgue of Land from which a Live 
Oak bears South 2 degrees West 47 varas and a Post Oak bears N. 42 degrees 
East 34 or 84 varas.  Thence  due South three hundred and Eighty Three and 
a half varas to a stake in said TUTON'S line. Thence due West with TUTON'S 
line nine hundred varas to the Beginning containing Sixty-One acres of Land
be the same more or less.
	To have and To hold the above described Land and Bargained Premises 
with all and singular the Rights Profits, Hereditaments and Appertenances to 
the same belonging or in any wise incident or appertaining to the only proper
 use and benefit of him the said PLEASANT GILBERT his Heirs and assigns and 
the said JAMES H. MORRIS doth hereby Covenant and agree to and with the said 
PLEASANT GILBERT that he will for himself his Heirs, Executors or 
Administrators Warrant and forever defend the Title of the above described 
Tract of Land and premises unto him the said PLEASANT GILBERT his Heirs and 
assigns forever against the Title claim or interest of himself and Heirs and 
from all amnner of person or persons whomsoever claiming or to claim the 
same or any part thereof.  In Testimony whereof the said JAMES H. MORRIS 
hath hereunto set his hand and seal (being a scrawl) this the day and date 
above named.
						JAMES H. MORRIS 9seal)
ATTEST:
The State of Texas
County of Dewitt	Personally appeared before me JAMES H. SMITH Clerk 
of the County Court of said county JAMES H. MORRIS the maker of the above 
Deed of Coveyance to PLEASANT GILBERT dated the 11th day of  April A.D. 1861
and he signed & Delivered the same in my presence and duly acknowledged that 
he Signed the same as his act and Deed for the purposes therein setforth.
	I certify which I hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office at Office 
in Clinton this 11th day of April A.D. 1861.                 
                               JAMES N. (H) SMITH Clk.C.D.C.C.

The State of Texas
County of Dewitt	I hereby certify that the foregoing and within Deed 
of Conveyance was Filed in my office for Record on Thursday the 11th day of 
April A.D. 1861 at 3 o'clock PM . And that it was duly recorded in Deed 
Record Book II on pages 646 & 647 of the Records of said County on Friday 
the 12th day of April 1861 at 10 1/2 o'clock AM.  Given under my hand and 
Seal of the County Court of  DeWitt County at my office in Town of Clinton 
this day and date above written
                        JAMES N ( H) SMITH CLK C C D C
           (seal)  
                        THOMAS C. SMITH Deputy CLK

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