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The July 5, 1921, deed of sale

Soon after Harrison's passing, there was a July 1, 1921 Deed of Sale that lists Nathan Harrison as the owner of the 45.55 acres of land sold to Frank Salmons for $607.50. Salmons paid the fee to Edwin Reed, the Administrator of the Nate Harrison Estate. The dead of sale states the following information:

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.
In the Matter of the Estate of NATHAN HARRISON, also known as Nate Harrison, Nathan Harris, and Nate Harris. Deceased.
No. 9268
Dept. 3.
ORDER CONFIRMING SALE OF REAL ESTATE AND ORDER DIRECTING CONVEYANCE.
The return of sale of real estate and petition for confirmation thereof by the administrator in the above entitled estate, coming on regularly for hearing, and proof having been made to the satisfaction of the Court, is found that notice of said hearing was given as required by law, that the allegations of said return are true, and no person appearing in Court to raise the bid ten per cent (10%), or at all;
IT IS ORDERED, that the sale of the real estate hereinafter described, to Frank Salmons, for Six Hundred Seven and 50/100 Dollars ($607.50), is confirmed, and that a proper conveyance thereto be executed and delivered to the said purchaser upon receipt of the purchase price.
Said real estate is described as follows, to-wit:
All that real property situated in the County of San Diego, California, and described as follows:
Lots numbered 1 and 3, of Section 1, in township 10 South, of Range 1 West, of San Bernardino Meridian, in California, containing 45.55 of an acre, according to the Official Plat of the Survey of said land, returned to the Central Land Office by the Surveyor General.
Dated, July 1st, 1921.
W.P. Cary.
Judge of the Superior Court.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO}SS.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NATHAN HARRISON, also known as Nate Harrison, Nathan Harris, and Nate Harris. Deceased.
I, J. B. McLEES, County Clerk of the County of San Diego, State of California, and ex-officio Clerk of the Superior Court of said County, hereby certify that I have compared the within copy with the original ORDER CONFIRMING SALE OF REAL ESTATE AND ORDER DIRECTING CONVEYANCE, in the above entitled matter now on file in my office: that the same contains a full, true and correct transcript therefrom and of the whole thereof.
Witness my hand and the seal of the Superior Court, this 5- day of July, A. D. 1921.
J. B. McLEES, Clerk
By L. B. Griffin, Deputy
11M-2-21
Recorded at Request of Hamilton & L. (Johnson) Jul. 5, 1921 at 45 Min. past 4 o’clock P.M.
John H. Ferry, County Recorder,
By N. C. Parsons, Deputy.
Fee $1.10

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