"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."
The subject today is an 1873 deed in the Taylor County, Iowa deed books for Devier J. and Abbie A. Smith selling land to James McMonigal.
The transcription of this deed is (handwritten text in italics, form fields underlined):
DEED RECORD, TAYLOR CO., IOWA
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FROM: } Filed for record, this 23 day of August
D.J. Smith & wife } A.D. 18 73 , at 4 o'clock, P. M.
TO: }
James McMonigal } E.G. Medford, Recorder
}
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Know all Men by these Presents: That We
. Devier J. Smith and Abbie A. Smith
of the County of Andrew and State of Missouri in consideration of the sum of
Seventeen Hundred Dollars,
in hand paid by James McMonigal
of Taylor County and State of Iowa do hereby sell and convey unto the
said James McMonigal the following
described premises, situated in the County of Taylor and State of Iowa to wit:
The South East quarter of the South East Quarter of Section Eleven (11)
and the North East Quarter of the North East quarter of Section Fourteen
(14) Township Sixty Seven (67) Range Thirty four (34)
and We hereby covenant with the said James McMonigal
that We hold said premises by good and perfect title;
that We have good right and lawful authority to sell and convey the same; that they are
free and clear of all liens and incumbrances whatsoever, And We covenant to Warrant and DEFEND the said premises, against the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever. And the said
Abbie A. Smith hereby relinquishes her right of dower in and to
the above described premises.
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Signed this 19th day of August A.D. 18 73
IN PRESENCE OF Devier J. Smith
Abbie A. Smith
STATE OF IOWA, Taylor County SS
On this 19th day of August A.D. 18 73 , before me
E.G. Medford a Notary Public within and for said County,
personally came Devier J. Smith and Abbie A. Smith
personally known to be the identical person s whose name s are
{ Seal} affixed to the above instrument as Grantor s , and acknowledged the
same to be their voluntary act and deed, for the purposes therein expressed.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and
affixed my official seal at Bedford Iowa on the date last
above written.
E.G. Medford
Notary Public
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I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original deed, as filed for record on the
23 day of August 18 73
E.G. Medford Recorder.
The source citation for this Deed is:
Taylor County, Iowa, Taylor County, Iowa, deed records, 1855-1953; index, 1855-1902, "Deed Records (Land) v. O (cont'd), 1873-1874, v. P 1871-1873, v. Q (to p.391)" Volume Q, page 32 (stamped), Deed of Devier J. and Abbie A. Smith to James McMonigal, 1873; accessed 4 February 2014 on FHL US/CAN microfilm 1,535,635.
Devier J. Smith purchased the Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 11 (40 acres), and the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 14 (40 acres) of township 67 North, Range 34 West on 18 December 1871 for $3000. In the present deed, he sold both properties for $1700 after two years of holding and improving this land. So he lost money, about $1300, on this deal.
Note that the deed says that Devier and Abbie Smith are of Andrew County, Missouri by this time. Devier's adoptive faqther, Ranslow Smith, had died by this date in 1873 and Devier probably moved his family to Andrew County, Missouri.
Devier J. and Abbie A. Smith are my second great-grandparents. By 1875, they were residing in Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas. Subsequently, they moved in 1885 to McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska in 1885, and then bought land in Cheyenne County, Kansas before Devier died in 1894 in McCook. Abbie came to San Diego to live with her daughter's family in the early 1890s.
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