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Know all men by these presents that in
consideration of one hundred dollars to me in
hand paid the Receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledge (sic) that I John W. Bittick have this day
bargained and Sold unto Christopher C. Bittick
and Francis M. Bittick a certain track (sic) or parcel
of Land ____________as follows
the East half of the North West quarter
of Section Fourteen in township ten South
of Range twenty-four west containing Eighty
Acres according to the plats of the Surveyor
general to have and to hold together with all
the Rights and priviliges (sic) thereto belonging in
fee Simple forever and I John W. Bittick for
Myself, My heirs executors and Administrators
Shall warrant and defend the Same unto
Christopher C. Bittick and Francis M.
Bittick against the lawful claims of all
persons whomsoever and I Mary A. Bittick
wife of the Said John W. Bittick in the
consideration above mentioned and for divers
other considerations do hereby Release and
quit claim unto Christopher C. Bittick and
Francis M. Bittick all of my claim on
possibility of dower in or out of the above
named tract or parcel of Land in testimony
whereof we the Said John W. Bittick and Mary
A. Bittick herunto (sic) Set our hands and
Seal this November the 7th of 1860.
John W. Bittick Seal
(There may have been another line which was not copied.)
State of Arkansas } SS
County of Hempstead }
Be it remembered that on this 8th day of November A. D. 1860
before me Aaron Burlison an acting and duly commissioned
justice of the peace for said county in the Township of Redland
personally appeared John W. Bittick grantor of the
within ___________ (acknowledged?) that he had assigned
the within Deed for the uses and purposes therein
expressed and desired the same to be certified
and on the same day and at the same place came
also Mary A. Bittick wife of the said John W. Bittick
who then being examined by me in the absence of her said
husband and the contents of the within deed being by me
fully explained to her she declared that she had of her
own free will executed the same without compulsion
or undue influence of her said husband and desires
the same to be certified.
given under my hand this 8th day of November A. D. 1860.
Aaron Burlison J.P.
Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives, Washington, Arkansas
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