Charles Odear, Franklin Co.TN 1837
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In reply to:
Re: Adair, Odair, Odear, Franklin Co.Tennessee
Don Hill 6/14/05
Franklin Co TN Deed Book Q:256, 27 Oct 1837 (extract of Mortgage deed)
Benjamin Cherry, Captain,
and William Gibson, First Lt.
of the company of Mounted Volunteers, Franklin Co, TN,
lately raised for the service of the United States in Florida,
being Jointly bound as security with each of us,
for the purchase money of Horses to use in the approaching campaign.
Now to save Cherry and Gibson harmless, each of us does hereby convey to the said Cherry and Gibson all right Title and Interest which he has in his said Horse.
This conveyance however is to be void as to each of the undersigned who pays his said note when it becomes due.
Each of the undersigned appoints Cherry and Gibson to be his lawful attorney
to receive from the General Government of the United States as it fall due,
the pay to which he may be entitled and to take all necessary steps to recover the same, should payment be delayed.
They are also authorized to apply said pay when received to the payment of the notes in which they are jointly bound, with each of us if not before paid and the balance if any pay over to him of us to whom it is due. This 27th Octoberr 1837. Signed:
John G. Bostick.......................Charles Odear
William C. Boyse......................Jackson Patterson
John B. Brannon.......................Sydney Roberts
Geo. W. Cherry........................Benjamin Rollins
John B. Coffroth......................George W. & Thomas J. Rose
Jesse Covey...........................Thomas Sanders
John & Rowling Davis..................James Sansom
Abner Diar............................Charles & Jesse Sanson
John Dile.............................G.W. Sartain (witness)
John Ellis............................Claybourn C. Sege
William Ferrell.......................William Sims
William Garrett.......................Elias, James M. & Hiram R. Smith
Allen Gilliam.........................William Spain
Harris Gillam (witness)...............Joseph M. Stafford
Madison Goodman.......................James W. Stamps
Zachariah Gowers (attest.)............Alexander Stith
John W. Greer.........................George Summers
Daniel Gwinn..........................Anderson Summors
Abram & John Hargess..................Jonathan Thomas
William Hayes.........................Samuel Thompson (witness)
Jefferson & William Hill..............Peter Vibbert
David Howard .........................John M. Walker
Obediah W. Hunter.....................Peter Wiley
Benjamin F. Jones.....................Thomas J. Williams
James Keeney
George & Wiley King
Ben Ladd
Jesse McKelvey
Coleman & Thomas F. Milam
Caleb Moore
John & Wilson Morris
John Nugent (attest.)