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THIS INDENTURE made this Eighteenth Day of November in the year of our Lord one
thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Six BETWEEN Robert Finley Gent of the County of
Augusta on the one part and John Ramsay Gent of the said County of Augusta of the
other part Witnesseth that the sd Robert Finley for and in Consideration of the
sum of five Shillings Current Money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said
John Ramsey at or before the sealing & Delivery of these presents the Receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged hath Granted Bargained and Sold and by these
presents Doth Grant Bargain & Sell unto the said John Ramsey one piece or parcel
of land Containing Eighty Eight Acres be the same more or less lying and being in
Beverly Manner in the said County of Augusta and on both sides of the South River
of Shanando and bounded as followeth Viz Beginning at two pines on William
finleys line and with the same North forty nine Degrees East fifty two poles to a
line of sd Ramseys other land by the River and thence up the same South Seventy
one degrees East one hundred and ten poles to two Elms and hiccory and thence up
and Crossing said River to a white oak and black oak on a bank thence South Sixty
one Degrees East one hundred & Sixteen poles to two pines above a bank thence
South west thirty poles to a small pine North Seventy five degrees west one
hundred and two poles to the River thence North Eighty five degrees West fifty
poles and North Seventy Degrees West one hundred and Sixty Six poles to the
Begnining and all houses buildings orchards Ways Waters Water Courses profits
Commodities hereditaments and Appurtenances whatsoever to the said premises
hereby Granted or any part thereof belonging or in any wise appurtaining and the
Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders Rents Issues and profits
thereof TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Eighty Eight acres of land be the same more
or less and all & singular other the premises hereby Granted with the appurtenances unto the said
John Ramsey his Executors Administrators & Assigns from the day before the date hereof for
and during the term and Time of one whol year from thence next ensuring fully to be completed
and Ended Yielding and paying therefore the rent of one Ear of Indian Corn on Lady Day next if
the same shall be lawfully demanded to the Intent & purpose that by Virtue of these
presents and of the Statute for transferring uses into possession the said John
Ramsey may be in actual possession of the premises & be thereby enabled to accept
and take a Grant & Release of the Reversion and Inheritance thereof to him his
heirs IN WITNESS whereof the said Robert Finley hath hereunto set his hand & Seal
the Day and year first above written
Sealed and Delivered his
in the presence of Robert R. Finley (seal)
mark
At a Court held for Augusta County November the 18th 1766 Robert Findley
acknowledged this his lease for land to John Ramsey which is ordered to be
recorded
Test John Madison
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