Sale of Joseph Jamison Estate
Contributed by: Kristi Clair May 2005

Book M p. 119
D.M. Jamison
To
Wm Harris
Fee 1.70
The State of Alabama) Whereas by an order here to for made by the Probate Court of said County to wit: on the Lawrence County ) 27th day of November 1871 I David M. Jamison as administrator of the Estate of Joseph Jamison, deceased, was authorized and empowered to sell the realty herein after described belonging to said Estate and whereas pursuant to said order after having given due and legal notice of the time, place, and terms of sale by advertisements in the Moulton Advertiser a paper published at Moulton for the time of three weeks previous to said sale. I as adminstrator as aforesaid on the 1st day of January 1872 did offer in front of the courthouse in the town of Moulton in said County said lands for sale at public outcry and at said sale William Harris became the highest, last and best bidder for the purchase of the W 1/2 of the N.E. 1/4 section one (1) Township Seven (7) Range Nine (9) West at the price of one dollar per acre amounting in the affregate sum of Eighty Dollars. And whereas by said Probate Court and said Willaim Harris has paid the full amount of said purchase money, which payment has been reported to said court and said Court has decreed titles to be made to said William Harris of the said land above described so purchased by him. Now therefore by virtue of the power invested in me by the premises and in consideration of said sum of Eighty Dollars to me in hand paid by said William Harris the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, I hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey, transfer and set over to said William Harris his heirs and assigns all the right title claim interest and demand that said Joseph Jamison at the time of his death had and held in and to the lands here in before described. To have and to hold to the said William Harris his heirs and assign forever.
In testimony whereof I as adminstrator aforsaid do hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this the 11th day of March 1873.
D.M. Jamison seal
Adm. of Jos. Jamison

Kristi Clair
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