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Methodist Church
To Deed
Hunt County
Filed for Record
November 20th 1874
N McDaugald
Clk
Recorded December the 17th 1876 in Book
2 on pages 533, 534, 535
N. McDaugald Clk
Acsc 8 names 4.50
Recording 1.20
$5.70
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The State of Texas. Know all men by these presents that
County of Hunt, Whereas The Board of Trustees of the
[blank space] Methodist Episcopal Church South located
at Greenville, Hunt Co. Texas, having organized according to
law on the 4th day of Jany 1870 the record of which
is duly recorded in Book M, page 132, Hunt County
Records, at a meeting held on the [blank space] day of Sept 1874,
passed an order and had the same entered of record,
In the minutes of the proceedings of said Board, to sell
the property herein after described for and in considera-
tion of the sum of Thirty five hundred Dollars, to
be paid by the County of Hunt as follows, towit
Twelve Hundred Dollars, to be cash in hand paid, by
said County delivering and selling to said church
the material in the Brick Building on the Pub-
lic Square known as “The Court House” of Hunt
County which said house said Trustees hereby take
and accept in full satisfaction and payment
of said sum of Twelve Hundred Dollars, the receipt
of which is here acknowledged ~ And the further
sum of Five Hundred Dollars, evidenced by draft
drawn on the County Treasurer of Hunt County to be
paid out of the “Special Improvement Fund” of Hunt
County, due Dec 1st 1874, without interest is-
sued by the Clerk of the County Court of Hunt County
by order of Court passed and approved Sept 9th 1874
at a call term that day held. And the further sum
of Eighteen Hundred Dollars, evidenced by eighteen
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drafts of one hundred dollars each due and
payable Dec 1st 1875, with interest from Dec 1st
1874, at the rate of 10 per cent per annum,
to be paid out of said fund, and issued as
aforesaid, the said sums making the said amount
of thirty Five Hundred Dollars ~ and
Whereas, the said County Court of Hunt County
at a call term held Sept 9th 1874, the Hon J. R.
Balchroft Presiding Justice presiding, and George
W. Tatom, George F. Sartain and W. M. G. Raudle
Justice of the Peace being all present passed
and approved an order, which is recorded on
page 278 of the Minutes of the County Court of Hunt
County agreeing to buy said property hereinafter de-
scribed from the Trustees of said church, at said terms,
and to sell said Court House building at said price
to said trustees.
Said therefore, we, J. Scoonover, President and
J. F. Jenkins, J. A. Balchroft, A. G. Pace, A. Anderson,
J. S. Alexander, G. N. Worsham, W. W. Stockwell, R.
Harrell, the Board of Trustees of the Methodist Epi-
copal Church South located at Greenville in Hunt Co.
Texas, for and in consideration of said sum of Thirty
Five Hundred Dollars, to be paid as aforsaid,
The receipts of which is hereby acknowledged, here
this day and do by these presents bargain
sue and Convey, by virtue of the authority res-
ted in us by law and by said church, unto
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Jordan A. Balchroft, George F. Sartain, George W.
Tatom, John W. McGuffin, W. M. G. Raudle, Jus-
Tices of the Peace in and for Hunt County Texas
And Ex. Office Members of the County Court
board of said County, and their successors in office
for the use and benefit of Hunt county, the following
described property towit. Lot No. Four and the
West half of Lot No. Five in Block No Seven
in the Corporation of the Town of Greenville
said state and county, as set forth in the
plat of said town duly recorded in Book
I, pages 242 & 243 Hunt County Records, de-
scription of which is more particularly
given in the deed from Jim Tarr and
wife to said Church Trustees, recorded in
Book D. page 31, 32 & 33 Hunt Co. Records,
to which reference is here made.
To have and to hold said property to-
gether with all and singular the appur-
tenances thereto belonging or appertaining
to said Hunt county, and it assigns
forever in fee simple.
And we, the said Board of Trustees do
hereby bind ourselves, and our successors
in office to forever warrant and defend
the title of said property to the said Hunt
County, and its assigns against the law-
ful claims of any person or persons whatever.
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In witness of which, we hereto set our hands offi-
cially, with scrolls for seals, this Sept 30th of 1874.
J Scoonover
R Harrell
W. W. Stockwell
A. G. Pace
Nathan Anderson
J. T. Jenkins
George F. Worsham
J. S. Alocandry
J. R. Balthrop
STATE OF TEXAS,
Hunt County Before me N. McDaugald
Clerk of the District court in and for said County, personally appeared J. Scoonover, J. R. Harrell, W. W. Stockwell, A. G. Pace, Nathan Anderson, G. F. Jenkins, Geo Worsham, J. S. Alexander and J. R. Balthrop who is to me well known, and acknowledged that
they signed, executed and delivered the foregoing instrument in writing, for the purposes and considerations therein specified.
SEAL WITNESS my official seal and signature, at my office, in the town of Greenville this 20th day of November A.D. 1874.
[Signed] N. McDaugald
Clerk D. C. C.