Inventory of county records, Sterling County Courthouse, Sterling City, Texas Page: 35
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execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal
and interest (when applicable), description of property,
signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes:
a. Recorded copies of oil and gas leases, showing date
of agreement, name and address of each party leasing property
(lessor), name of company leasing property (lessee), amount
paid in consideration, description of property leased, provisions
of lease, name and signature of each party to lease
(lessors), and notarization;
b. Recorded copies of patent land titles granted in
Sterling County by governors of Texas, showing instrument
number, name of governor, name of grantee, number of acres
granted, date of instrument, description of land, date filed,
date recorded, reference number to General Land Office records,
and signature of county clerk.
Also contains recording certificate, showing dates filed and
recorded and signature of clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically
by date recorded. Handwritten; typed; SPF-handwritten
and typed; photocopied. Indexed in INDEX TO DEEDS
GRANTOR/INDEX TO DEEDS GRANTEE (67.); volumes 24 to 29 also
indexed in INDEX TO DEEDS TRANSCRIBED (68.); patent records
also indexed in INDEX TO PATENT RECORDS (72.); powers of
attorney also indexed in GENERAL INDEX TO POWERS OF ATTORNEY'S
RECORD (155.).
67. INDEX TO DEEDS GRANTOR/INDEX TO DEEDS GRANTEE (formerly
titled "General Index to Deeds"). Undated. 5 vols.
Direct and reverse indexes to DR (66.), volume 1 of PATENT
RECORD (71.), and volume 1 of MECHANICS' LIEN RECORD (110.).
Shows name of grantor, name of grantee, kind of instrument,
and book and page number where recorded. Arranged alphabetically
by names of both grantor and grantee. SPF-handwritten.
68. INDEX TO DEEDS TRANSCRIBED. Undated. 1 vol.
Direct and reverse indexes to volumes 24 to 29 of DR (66.),
volume 6 of DT (95.), and volume 3 of PROBATE MINUTES (221.);
and partial indexes to volume 3 of PATENT RECORD (71.).
Shows same information as summarized in INDEX TO DEEDS
GRANTOR/INDEX TO DEEDS GRANTEE (67.). Arranged alphabetically
by names of both grantor and grantee. SPF-handwritten.
69. DEED RECORD TRANSCRIBED. 1868-1890 (transcribed in 1892).
5 vols.
Transcribed deeds pertaining to those portions of Tom Green
County lands granted by the legislature to create Sterling
County in 1891. Shows county, date and place of execution,
name of grantor, name of grantee, description of property
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Bates, Jack W.; Fortin, Maurice G. & Riney, James E. Inventory of county records, Sterling County Courthouse, Sterling City, Texas, book, 1979; Denton, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25180/m1/52/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.