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This Indenture made this ninth Day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and eighty seven between Adam Peck attorney in fact for Robert
Finley of the one part and William Emmons both of Botetourt County of the other
part. Witnesseth that the said Adam Peck for and in consideration of the sum of
one hundred pounds current money of Virginia to the said Robt Finley in hand paid
the Receipt of which the sd Peck doth acknowledge hath granted bargained & sold
and by these presents doth grant bargain and sold unto the said William Emmons
one certain Tract or parcel of land lying in the County of Botetourt now in the
possession of the said Emmons containing two hundred and seventy two acres be the
same more or less and bounded as followeth, to wit. Begining at two white oaks
on a Ridge in a Line of Thomas Miller's Land and with the Same North sixty eight
Degrees West forty four poles to a crooked white Oak North twenty three Degrees
West thirty two poles to a poplar by a Branch in a Line of Wm Hutchisons Land and
with the same South fifty five Degrees West twenty six poles to a Spanish Oak
black Oak & red Oak South forty three Degrees West forty poles to three Hickory
Saplings South eighty Degrees West twenty poles to a black Oak and two Hickory
Saplins South seventy? Degrees West one hundred and two poles to a white Oak in a
Valley South twenty Degrees East fifty six poles to a white Oak on Land in a Line
of Alderson's Land East fifty poles crossing the Branch to a black Oak and White
Oak South one hundred and twenty poles to two black Oaks to a Ridge South ten
Degrees East thirty five poles to two Hickories one white Oak and three Walnut
Saplings South seventy Degrees East ninety four poles to between a black oak and
white Oak Saplins South fifty six Degrees East fifty four Poles to four white oak
saplins Corner to the said Smith's Land (alias Millers) and with a Line of the
same to the Beginning and all the Buildings, Profits, 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 and Profits thereof and also all the Estate Right Interest
Claim or Demand whatsoever of the said Robert Finley of in and to said Premises
and all Deeds and Wait??? touching or in any Wise concerning the Same To Have &
to Hold the said two hundred and seventy two Acres of Land and every part and
parcel thereof with all their appurtenances unto the said William Emmons his
Heirs and assigns forever to the only proper Use and Behoof of him the said
William Emmons and his Heirs and assigns forever and the said Adam Peck for the
said Robert Finley his Heirs, Exors, the said Granted Lands and Premises to the
said William Emmons and his Heirs will forever Warrant and Defend by these
presents. In Witness whereof the said Peck as Attorney for the said Robert
Finley hath hereunto set his Hand and Seal the Day and Year within Written.
Signed Sealed and Delivered Adam Peck
in the presence of Turney for Robert
May Botetourt Court 1787. This Indenture of Bargain and Sale was acknowledged]
by the within named Adam Peck Attorney for Robert Finley and ordered to be
Recorded
Test James Poindexter
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