1955 SC Chattel Crop Mortgage Davis National Bank Horse Cow Tobacco Horry # 1151

Original 1955 South Carolina chattel and crop mortgage issued by The Davis National Bank of Mullins, S.C. to Mrs. Ella Watts and Eugene Watts of Horry County. The $450 agricultural loan was secured by: * 5.1 acres of tobacco * 15 acres of corn * One black horse, approximately seven years old and weighing 1,150 pounds * One red-and-white Guernsey milk cow weighing approximately 700 pounds, “and her increase” Document is dated March 19, 1955, recorded in Horry County on March 24, 1955, and stamped PAID August 6, 1955. Includes the attached promissory note, original handwritten signatures, bank stamps, filing marks, landlord’s release, and embossed notary seal. A desirable piece of South Carolina farming, banking, livestock, and local-history ephemera. Condition: Original folds, age toning, light staining, edge wear, and normal handling wear. Please examine all photographs carefully, as they are part of the description. Sold as shown.