1950 SC Crop Mortgage Johnson Cotton Co Mule Cow Horry County # 1154

Original 1950 South Carolina Crop & Chattel Mortgage executed in Horry County, South Carolina, between F. G. Watts and Ella Watts and Johnson Cotton Company, Inc. of Dunn, North Carolina. This original farm mortgage secured a $50.00 promissory note dated June 15, 1950, due September 1, 1950, and provides a detailed snapshot of mid-century Southern agriculture. The document describes an approximately 80-acre farm in Bayboro Township and lists the crops and personal property pledged as collateral, including 4.5 acres of tobacco, 16 acres of corn, 1.5 acres of yams, a bay mare mule, a Jersey milk cow with increase, Avery plows, Avery disc harrow, steel beam sweepstock, and other farming equipment. The mortgage includes: * Original signatures of F. G. Watts and Ella Watts * Original 4¢ South Carolina Documentary Revenue Stamp * Notary acknowledgment with embossed seal * Landlord’s lien waiver * Recording information from the Horry County Clerk’s Office * “Paid in Full” and “Cancelled” markings showing the loan was satisfied * Multiple original endorsements and filing notations Johnson Cotton Company was a well-known agricultural supplier and farm credit company serving farmers throughout the Carolinas during the mid-20th century, making documents such as this an excellent piece of Southern agricultural and rural history. Condition: Original document with expected folds, age toning, light edge wear, handling wear, and minor creasing consistent with age and use. Original revenue stamp remains attached. Please examine all photographs carefully, as they are part of the description and accurately represent the item’s condition.