Deed, George W. S. Tipps - Rusk County, Texas ***************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ Submitted by ETGS 24 Aug 2002 ***************************************************************** Originally published in the: EAST TEXAS FAMILY RECORDS VOL.14, NO.1, SPRING 1990 SOME RUSK COUNTY DEEDS - DEED BOOK "A" (Continued) Submitted by Mary Franklin Dunn, Henderson, Texas THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS } } COUNTY OF RUSK } Know all men by these presents that I, G. W. S. Tipps as principal and Peter Tipps, Robert W. Smith, James Smith and David Gage, as Securities, are held and firmly bound unto Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas or to his sussessors in Office in the penal sum of Ten Thousand Dollars good and Lawfull money of the Republic to be paid to the said Sam Houston or his Successors in office for the true payment of which we bind ourselves and each of us, and each of our heirs, Executors and Administrators firmly sealed with our Seals this 22nd day of May, A. D. 1843. The considerations of the above obligations is such that whereas the said George W. S. Tipps has been duly elected County Surveyor for the County of Rusk, Now if the said George W. S. Tipps shall faithfully perform the duties of his office of County Surveyor of said Rusk County in accordance with the Constitution Laws relating to the duties of County Surveyor then and in that case the above obligation shall be null and void, otherwise in full force and Virtue given under our hands and seals using a Scrawl for a Seal the day and date above given. interlined of this office G. W. S. Tipps (Seal) Peter Tipps (Seal) Robt. W. Smith (Seal) D. Gage (Seal) James Smith (Seal) * * * * * * * * * *