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Alex Wright

To Homestead

This deed witness, I , Alexander Wright, a house holder and head of a family of the county of Wise in the state of Va., do herby declare that I claim the benefit of the homestead exemption pursuant to the provision of an act of the General Assembly of Virginia passed the 27th day of June 1870,intitle in act to prescribe in what manner and on what condition a house holder or head of a family shall set apart and get ? ? Homestead and personal property for the benefit of himself and family exempt from sale for debt and do hereby claim and set apart the following real and personal property as for said  Homestead to wit: All my real estate in Wise County in the state of Virginia on the waters of Russell's Creek containing two hundred and two acres of the value of four hundred dollars.                                                  400.00

1. House of the value of                                                                                         100.00

2.cows one yearling and one calf of the value of                                                       10.00

Eleven head of sheep of the value of                                                                        11.50

Seven head of hogs of the value of                                                                           14.00

Farming implement of the value of                                                                           8.00

Household and Kitchen furniture of the value of                                                      25.00

70 bushels of corn of the value of                                                                           35.00

Given under my hand this 30th day of March 1871

Alex Wright

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