Navarro County Texas Archives Deed.....Mimms, W. C. - Grimes, Lydia (Mrs. F.M.) 1919
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Written: 1919

Typed Copy on The Citizens State Bank Stationery, Frost.

August 3, 1919
State of Texas - County of Navarro

Know All Men by these present, That we, Mrs. F.M. Grimes, Sr. of Navarro
Count7y, Texas, herein after known as the party of the first part, and W.C.
Mimms of Navarro County, Texas, hereinafter known as the paerty of the second
part, hereby enter into the following contract of sale:

Party of the first part hereby sells to party of the second part her tract or
parcel of land off of the J.L. French Survey in Navarro county, Texas, known as
the "old Kay" place, containing four acres of land, more or less, for a
consideration of $1100 to be paid by party of second part to party of the first
part as follows:

$500 cash to be paid by said W.C. Mimms to said Mrs. F.M. Grimes on September 1,
1919; and the execution by said Mimms of two vender's lien notes in the sum of
$275.00 each due respectively December 31, 19120 and 1921 in favor of Mrs. F.M.
Grimes Sr. with interest at the rate of 8% per annum, interest payable annually
as it accrues.

Party of the first part hereby agrees to furnish a good merchanble title to
above mentioned land by September 1, 1919.

Party of the first part hereby agrees to give possession of the above premises
by September 1, 1919.

Party of the first part hereby agrees to pay all taxes for the year 1919.

Each party to this contract hereby places his and her certified check for $200
to this contract as a guarantee or forfeit that they will carry out his or her
portion of the above contract.  This contract is to be left in the trust with
the Citizens State Bank of Frost, Texas, and in the event that either party to
this contract fails or refuses to carry out his or her part of the contact, then
the Cashier of said bank is hereby instructed to deliver to the party carrying
out his or her part of the contract, both of the checks attached to this
contract as liquidated damages for failure to carry out this contract.
Signed at Frost, Texas this 4th day of August 1919. 
Mrs. F.M. Grimes Sr    W.C. Mimms

Witness:
W. Hollingsworth



Additional Comments:
Note: This is a small portion of the property given to Lydia (Mrs. F.M.) by her
father, Raleigh Hightower on Dec 31, 1899 -- "To wit: fifty acres more or less
out of the Ed Rameriz survey the same being
deeded to R. Hightower by T.R. Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards on the 31st day of
March A.D. 1880. 

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