Deed from Osmond & Grace G. RATCLIFF to Charles STREIG
Land Records Volume 31 Page 282
Modoc County Recorder, California
THIS INDENTURE, Made the seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and fourteen,
BETWEEN Osmond RATCLIFF and Grace G. RATCLIFF (his wife) both of Lake City,
Modoc county, California the parties of the first part, and Charles STREIG of
Fort Bidwell, Modoc county, State of California the party of the second
part,
WITNESSETH: That the said parties of the first part, for and in
consideration of the sum of ten and 00/100 dollars Gold coin of the United States of
America, to them in hand paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged do by these presents grant, bargain, sell,
convey and confirm, unto the said party of the second part, and to his heirs and
assigns forever, all those certain lots pieces or parcels of land, situate,
lying and being in the town of Lake city County of Modoc State of California
and bounded and particularly described as follows, to with:
Lots numbered One (1), Two (2), three (3), four (4) five (5) six, (6), seven
(7) and Lots numbered Twenty (20) Twenty one (21) Twenty Two (22)
Twenty-three (23), Twenty-four (24) Twenty-five (25) and Twenty six (26) all in block ?C
? of said Town of Lake city,
TOGETHER with the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereto
belonging or in anywise appertaining; and also all their estate, right, title and
interest, at law and equity therein or thereto, including the rents, issues and
profits thereof,
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the same to the said Charles STREIG his heirs and
assigns forever; and they do covenant with the said Charles STREIG and his legal
representatives forever, and that the said real estate is free from all
incumbrances, and that they will and their heirs, executors and administrators
shall WARRANT AND DEFEND the same to the said Charles STREIG his heirs and
assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons whomsoever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said parties of the first part have hereunto set
their hands and seals the day and year first above written.
Osmond RATCLIFF (Seal)
Grace G. RATCLIFF (Seal)
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of
W. S. PAINTER
A. W. CHURCH
State of California, county of Modoc)ss
On this 7 day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and fourteen
before me I. C. BACHTEL Justice of the Peace in and for the said county of
Modoc, personally appeared Osmond RATCLIFF and Grace G. RATCLIFF his wife known
to me to be the persons whose name are subscribed to the within instrument,
and they and each of the acknowledged to me that they each of them respectfully
executed the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal at my
office in the said county of Modoc, the day and year in this certificate first
above written.
I. C. BACHTEL Justice of the peace Lake City TP in and for said county of
Modoc, State of California.
Recorded at the request of R. R. BAKER March 12th 1914 at 5 min past 9 o'
clock A.M. in Vol 31 of deeds page 282 Modoc county Records.
T. H. BALLARD Recorder 98
[Transcriber's Comment: Doesn't this seem like the consideration is a little
low for the amount/number of lots being purchased at that time?]
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Contributed by Janece Carter Streig