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This indenture made this twenty ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Six between Charles N Porter Marchel of East Tennessee District of the one part and David Russell of the County of Blount Town of Maryville and State of Tennessee of the other part Witnesseth that in persuance of our act of l???? entitled we act to buy and Collect ??? tax within the United States the said tax because due and payable in Said State of Tennessee on the fifteenth day of October in the Year 1797 and that John Dooney as Collector duly authorized and appointed by the Supervisors of the Revenue of the United States for said State conformibly to the authority of the Said act and is under the direction of the Supervisors aforesaid on the ninth day of January in the year 1804 at the Court house in the County of Blount is based to Publish Sale so much of a tract of land herein after described lying and being in the Collection District aforesaid as should be sufficient to Satisfy the direct tax due thereon with Costs and Charges amounting to the Sum of twenty two cents and three mills being previously and duly advertised the same in the Knoxville Gazett in which the laws of the State aforesaid were published and also in the County in six public places within the Collection District two months upwards agreeable to passing said act the tax having been due and payable one Year and ??? and therefore the Said David Russell being the highest bidder offer the Same thereby offering to pay the tax costs and charges for the whole of the said tract of land and bounded herein after described and whereas it is in our Substance by the Said act provided that of the owner of any tract of Land Sold for the direct tax Shall not reduce the Same or tender of payment of tax costs and charges and interest within two years from the day of Sale that and from thenceforward the right of redemption of Such owner Shall be levied and foreclosured whereas it is provided by our act passed the third day of March in the Year 1804 Entitled an act first to amend an act entitled an act to lay and collect within the United States that where the time limited for the redemption of any tract of land Shall not have Expired before the day of the passing of that act that the marchel of the District Court where the Said land shall be shall make and execute deeds for such tracts as shall not have been redeemed by payment of tax as aforesaid on such purchase complying with the conditions of and restrictions of said act contained and whereas David Russell within thirty days after the Sale of Said land So Sold as aforesaid obtained a receipt for the payment of Said purchase money from the said Collector Specifying distinctly the original description of Said tract of land assessed and the quantity of the same as herein after described and whereas the Said Receipt be taken as aforesaid was filed with Supervisor of Said District within which Said land lies by the Said David Russell within three months after the Said Sale - and whereas William Finley in whose name the Said tract of land herein after named was assessed and Entered did not pay the tax on Said land before the Same was Sold as aforesaid and the Said William Finley or any person for him entirely failed to redeem Said tract within two Years from the time of the Said Sale now Let it be Known that I said Charles F. Porter marshall of East Tennessee for and in Consideration of twenty two cents and three mills paid to Said Collector as aforesaid Thereby the Said David Russell the Receipt whereof was Given as aforesaid and in persuance of the Several acts of Congress and of the power in me vested by them and in persuance of the Sale made as aforesaid by the Said Collector do hereby Bargain and Sell assign, transfer and set over alien and convey to the Said David Russell his heirs and assigns the Said tract of Land Advertised and Sold as aforesaid and described as follows to Wit butted and bounded on the East by John Finleys land and by the Land of Stephen Stafford north West and West by Thomas Wirth and South West by Walker Situate lying and being in the County of Blount aforesaid ??? Turkey Creek containing one hundred acres with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging and with all the ??? interest and title of any person or persons to the Same the Said land being liable to taxation by the laws of the State of Tennessee on the first day of October in the Year 1798 agreeable to our act of Congress entitled an act to provide for the ??? of land and dweling household the enummeration of Slave within the United States and the aforesaid act entitled an act to by & Collect a direct tax within the United States To have and To hold the Said tract of one hundred acres of Land with the appurtenances to the Said David Russell and his heirs forever to this only property use benefit and behoof Agruable to the aforissued Several acts of Congress in Witness whereof the Said Charles T. Porter Marshal as afinisues have set my hand and affixed my Seal the day and date first above written intest??? before Signed Sealed and Delivered in presents of Hopkins Lary W. Jardis
Charles T. Porter (seal) Marshall
State of Tennessee October 30 1806 This day came Charles G. Porter before me Hugh L. White on of the Judges of the Superior Court of Law and Equity in aforesaid State and acknowledged that the Marshal of East Tennessee District did sign seal and deliver the within deed of conveyance for the use therein expressed. Let it be Registered April 29 1807.
Hugh L. White Tax Pd. J. Houston
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