Worth County Deeds
Benjamin
Ira Taylor
State of Georgia, County of Worth }
George W. Spring shows to the Ordinary of said County that while in life, B.I. Taylor of said County executed to your petitioner his bond for titles, a copy of which is as follows to wit:
Georgia, Worth County }
Know all men by these presents that J.B.J Taylor of the County and State aforesaid do owe unto George W. Spring of said County and State aforesaid two hundred dollars ($200) for the payment of which were and truly to be made to the said George W. Spring, his executors, administrators and assigns bind myself, my heirs, executors and administrators firmly by these presents. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this the 4th day of February 1870.
The conditions of the above bond is such that the said B.I. Taylor has this day agreed to sell to the said George W. Spring, his certain two lots of land lying in the sixteenth district (16th) of said County of Worth, number one hundred seventy five (175) and number one hundred seventy six (176) containing 202 ½ (two hundred two and a half) acres each, more or less, making the aggregate 405 (four hundred and five) acres for the sum of two hundred dollars of which said George W. Spring paid to B.I. Taylor one hundred dollars cash and made his certain promissory note of this date and the first day of January next with interest from the first day of January last for the other one hundred dollars.
Now, if the said B.I. Taylor shall convey or assure, or cause to be conveyed and assured, the above premises to the said George W. Spring, or to such uses or to such persons as he shall appoint or direct from mortgage or incumbrance by such conveyance as the said George W. Spring may reasonably demand upon the payment of said George W. Spring of his said promissory note so given by him the aforesaid in part consideration for this purchase of said two (2) lots of land then this bond shall be void, else of full force.
Signed and sealed in presence of B.I. Taylor
J. Timons
James M. Rouse J.P.
Your petitioner further shows that after executing said bond for titles, Said B. I. Taylor died in testate in said County, leaving said note of petitioner unpaid and that said John J. Taylor is administrator upon his estate. Petitioner is ready to pay said note, with the interest and prays the said administrator be ordered to produce titles to said land in compliance with section 2.509 of the Code of Georgia.
January 13, 1872 } G.W. Spring
} by his Attorney at Law
} J. R. Will
Ordinary’s Office
Jan 13, 1872
George W. Spring }
vs. }
John J. Taylor Administrator }
of B.I. Taylor deceased }
Upon reading the foregoing petition, it is ordered by the Court that John J. Taylor, Administrator of B.I. Taylor deceased, show cause on the first Monday in March next why the prayers of petitioner should not be completed and it is further ordered that a copy of this order be served as a notice upon said Administrator at least fifteen days before said first Monday in March next aforesaid.
January 13, 1872
James W. Rouse
Ordinary
Submitted by Michael Knight
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