MISC, SP 9/26/1861

September 26, 1861
 
Southern Pacific Rail Road Co., by A. W. Crawford, Sheriff, to H. S. Fulkerson
State of Texas, County of Harrison
   Know All Men By This Presents; That on the 26th day of September, A. D. 1861, in the District Court of Harrison County and State of Texas, Henry Wickland recovered Judgment against the Southern Pacific Rail Road Company, for the Sum of Thirty-Five Hundred Dollars Principal and all costs of suit in cause No. 3803. And on the 11th day of July, A. D. 1861, Execution issued upon said Judgment and was received in the office of the Sheriff of said County. And on day last mentioned, Also, on the 23rd day of October, 1860, in said District Court, J. B. Williams recovered a Judgment against said Company for the Sum of Two Thousand Four Hundred and Eight Dollars and Fifty Cents. And all costs of suit in cause No. 3973. And on the 22nd day of November, A. D., 1860, Execution issued upon said Judgment. And was received in the office of said Sheriff on the 24th day of November, A. D., 1860. Also, on the 6th day of April, A. D., 1859, in said District Court, A. M. Sanders & Others for the use of the Officers of Court recovered Judgment against said Company for the Sum of Three Hundred & 9/100 Dollars and costs of suit in case no 3701. Upon which last mentioned Judgment Execution issued from time to time & were received into the Office of the Sheriff of said County the Second One of which was issued on the 25th day of May 1860, and was received in said Office on the 23rd day of May, A. D., 1860. And the said Sheriff did on the 11th day of July, A. D., 1861, did levy the First Execution above mentioned. And on the Third day of January, A. D., 1861, did levy the next Two Executions above mentioned and on the 9th day of August, A. D., 1860, did levy the last Execution above mentioned, on all the right, title and interest the said Company had in & to the Rail Road and Road-Bed, situated in Harrison County and State of Texas, the Eastern Terminus being at Swanson Landing and running in the direction of Marshal in said County. And also the Franchises, rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging & cars, locomotives & rolling stock. And no sale having taken place under the Levy made by virtue of the Executions aforesaid in favor of J. B. Williams, a Second Execution was issued upon said and received in the Office of the Sheriff on the 28th day of May, A. D., 1861. And no sale of the property aforesaid having taken place by virtue of the levy made under the Execution aforesaid in favor of Amelia Sanson, A Second Execution, and a Venditioni Expanos, was issued upon said Judgment on the 29th day of March 1861. And was on the same received into the Office of said Sheriff in pursuance of which said Execution, the Venditioni Expanos aforesaid, and a 3rd Execution, a Venditioni Expanos issued on the last Judgment aforesaid on the 15th day of July, A. D., 1861. And which was received in the Office of said Sheriff on the 15th day of July, A. D., 1861. I, A. W. Crawford, Sheriff of said County of Harrison, on the First Tuesday in September, A. D., 1861, it being the Third day of said month, did expose and offer for sale said Rail Road & Road Bed, franchises, rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging & cars, locomotives and rolling stock to the highest bidder for cash, before the Court House Door in said County. And H. S. Fulkerson for himself & such persons as he may associate with himself, being the highest and best bidder, Bidding for said Rail Road, Road-Bed, franchises, rights, privileges and appurtenances, thereunto belonging & cars, locomotives and rolling stock, the Sum of Seven Thousand and Five Hundred Dollars, the same was duly knocked off to him as the purchase thereof. Now Therefore: I, A. W. Crawford, Sheriff of said County, by virtue of the Authority in me vested, and in consideration of the Sum of Seven Thousand & Five Hundred Dollars, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do by these presents bargain, sell & convey unto the said H. S. Fulkerson and such persons as he may associate with himself as purchaser and their associates & successors, the said Rail Road, Road-Bed, franchises, rights, privileges and appurtenances, thereunto belonging & cars. locomotives & rolling stock, hereby Warranting and defending the title to the said property no further than I as Sheriff am bound to do by Law. In Testimony Whereof, I hereto sign my hand and done officially this the 8th day of September, A. D., 1861.
A. W. Crawford, Sheriff
 
{From Deed Book T, page 174, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas}

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