Amanuensis Monday~Trust Deed between Sine Page and R. A. Anderson

Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.

His definition of Amanuensis is: Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.

Today’s document is a Trust Deed between Sine Page and R. A. Anderson, 1877. ¹



TRANSCRIPTION:
I, Sine Page of the County of Stanly in the State of North Carolina am indebted to R. A. Anderson of Stanly County in said State in the Sum of thirty Dollars & 30 Cts. for which he holds My Note to be due to wit, January 1^st 1878, and to Secure the payment of the Same I do hereby convey to him these articles of personal property, viz, one mare colt two years old Dark bay black main & tail and one work oxen white and black colored has no horns about 6 or 7 years old.
But on this special trust, that if I fail to pay Said Debt and interest on or before the 1^st day of January A.D. 1878, then he may Sell said property or so much thereof as may be necessary by public auction for Cash, first giving twenty days’ notice at 3 public places and apply the proceeds of such Sale to the discharge of Said debt and interest on the Same and pay any surpluses to me.
Given under my hand and seal this 26^th day of April 1877.
                                                         Sine X his mark Page {seal}
Witnefs J. H. Walters
Stanly County} Probate Court
The execution of this mortgage was this 25^th day 1877 duly proven by G. H. Walters the witnefs. Let it be registered.
J. M. Redwine
Registered Oct 3^rd 1877. Probate Judge
 

Sion Page was born about 1802 and died about April 1887. He married Nancy (maiden name unknown). Many on line trees show Nancy’s maiden name to be ”DOVE” and another group has her listed as Nancy “ALMOND”. I have yet to find any documents that would substantiate either of these conclusions. If you have information on Nancy's maiden name I would love to hear from you. 
During my on-line search of the Stanly County Deed Books I could not find any other Deeds in which my Sion Page was named. Evidently, he never owned any property within the county.  
 
Sion Page is my 3rd Great Grand Father.
 
 
 
 
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{1] North Carolina, Deed Book: DB 11, page 501, Trust Deed between Sine Page and R. A. Anderson; Register of Deeds, Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina.