Hi, That means they were presently residing in the County of Cass, State of MO, at the time of the mortgage. ciao, Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Smith" <carthage42@hotmail.com> To: <MOCASS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 9:08 AM Subject: [MOCASS] County Title "Prest" > In transcribing an 1869 mortgage, I've run across a term that I hope > somebody on this list can clarify for me. > > The mortage is from H.C. WITHERS and wife to Theodore STANLEY, "Prest of the > County of Cass and State of Missouri." "Prest." can be an abbreviation for > "President." but what does it mean in this context? Since the Cass County > Savings Bank at Pleasant Hill seems to be involved, was STANLEY the > President of the bank, chartered by Cass County, so that he could have been > described somehow as an officer of the County? In the same document Luke > WILLIAMS, the County Recorder, also signs as "agent" of STANLEY. > > I'd appreciate any help on this problem. Thanks. > > Mary C. Smith > > _________________________________________________________________ > Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ > > > ==== MOCASS Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Cass Co. MO list, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to MOCASS-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest List > to MOCASS-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >