Submitted by Vivian Combs Moon
Mortgage Book 1 Pages 182-183
Lee County, Kentucky
This Indenture made this 9th day of Dec. 1882,
between A. H. Thomas Sr. and Paulina Thomas, his wife, of Lee Co., Ky.,
of the first part, and Wm. M. Combs and Charles J. Little
of Breathitt County, Ky., of the second part, Witnesseth: That whereas
the party of the first part has this day borrowed from the parties of the
second part; One hundred fifty dollars from Wm. M. Combs
One hundred and fifty dollars from Chas. J. Little, amounting in
the aggregate to Three hundred dollars, and have executed his promissory
note to each of said parties for the sums aforesaid, payable in twelve
months with interest from this date, and being desirous of securing them
in the full payment thereof, have this day mortgaged to said party of the
second part, said Combs and Little, all that tract of land
lying on the North side of the North fork of the Kentucky River in Lee
County, containing about three hundred acres, and known as the James
Bush place; also all that tract of land wherein we reside, reserving
the homestead allowed by law, suppose to contain about four hundred acres,
be the same more or less.
Paulina Thomas, wife of A. H. Thomas,
joins in this mortgage for the purpose of relinquishing her right of dower
in and to the mortgaged premises. Witness our hands, the day and date above
written.
A. H. Thomas, Sr.
Paulina Thomas
her X mark
Attest: S. H. Patrick
State of Kentucky
County of Lee Sct.
I, C. B. Hill, Clerk of the County
Court of the County and State aforesaid, hereby certify that the foregoing
mortgage from A. H. Thomas and wife to W. M. Combs and Chas
J. Little, was on the 9th day of December, 1882, produced to me in
said County, and acknowledged in due form of law, by A. H. Thomas Sr.
and
Paulina Thomas, his wife, to be their act and deed for the purpose
therein contained and that said mortgage was this day lodged in my office
for record, wherefore the same and this certificate have been duly recorded
in my office. Given under my hand, this 11th day of December 1882
C. B. Hill Clerk
Received of A. H. Thomas payment of
my part of this mortgage I bought of W. M. Combs. This 29th May
1885 same is hereby released. Saml. H. Patrick
Received payment in full of my part of this
mortgage same is released May 29th 1885 Attest: C. B. Hill,
Clerk
C. J. Little S. H. Patrick atty
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