Land Transaction

DOWNING, THOMPSON, TURPIN, CARRUTHERS

Posted By: Deb Barker (email)
Date: 2/2/2003 at 00:13:09

In the District Court of Davis County, Iowa. In vacation.
In the matter of the assignment of Ellis Downing. Insolvent} Assignee’s report of sale of 60 acres of land in sec. 32,70,12,etc.
To said court:- The undersigned, assignee of Ellis Downing, respectfully reports:- 1st. That under the deed of assignment made to him by said Ellis Downing, in the above entitled proceeding, the title to the following described real estate, to-wit:- The NE ¼ of the SE ¼ & North- half of the NW ¼ of the NW ¼ of section 32, in township 70 North, of range 12 west in Davis County, Iowa passed to him, as such assignee. 2nd. That he has sold the said 60 acres of land above described, ar private sale, to Joseph Thompson at 17 dollars and 50 cents per acre, subject to the approval of said court or of a judge thereof, same to be paid on or before March 10th, 1899. 3rd. I will add that said Thompson purchased 140 acres of land of the referees in the case Alva Downing et.al.vs. Addie M Downing et.al.pending in said court, at the price per acre as he sold the aforesaid 60 acres, as above recited; that I regard $17.50 per acre for said 60 acres as the full cash market value thereof and regard that the interest of the creditors of the said Ellis Downing will be promoted by said sale and I respectfully recommend that said sale of said 60 acres be approved and that I be authorize to convey the said tract to said Thompson on the payment of the purchase price above named. This 22nd day of Feb. 1899. signed T. B Turpin, SS Carruthers