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This indenture
made & entered into this 20th day of April 1848 between William
Woodcock as commissioner of the Clay Circuit Court in the case
of Armstead Sheltons administrator against said Sheltons heirs
and Creditors of the first part & Charles Robertson of the
other part all of the County of Clay & State of Kentucky witnesseth
that for and in consideration of the decree of said court and
the sum of nineteen dollars to the administrator in hand paid
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged This commissioner hath
this day granted bargained & sold unto the said Charles Robertson
a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County
of Clay on the waters of Sexton's Creek & bounded as follows
to wit: Beginning at a white oak black gum buck eye and chesnut
on the east bank of the Burning Spring fork thence S 84 E 24 poles
thence S 25 * W 80 poles thence south West 92 poles to a dogwood
and 2 white oaks on the side of a hill thence N 84 W 24 poles
to three white oaks & dogwood in a line of James Monroe's
survey of 20000 acres same course continued in all 45 poles thence
N 11 E 92 poles thence N 25 E 80 poles thence south 84 east 24
poles to the beginning containing fifty acres to be the same more
or less To have and hold the aforesaid tract or parcel of land
unto the said Charles Robertson his heirs and assigns forever
Free from the claim of the said heirs or creditors of the said
Armstead Shelton deceased and all persons claiming by or through
them. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand as commissioner
aforesaid the day and date above written.
William Woodcock
(seal)
Commissioner
of the Clay Circuit Court
State of Kentucky
Clay Circuit
Sct June Term 1848
I William Woodcock
Clerk of the Circuit Court aforesaid certify that foregoing deed
of conveyance from William Woodcock as commissioner to Charles
Robertson was produced in Court on the 9th day of June 1848 and
acknowledged by the said Woodock as commissioner to be his act
and deed approved of by the court & ordered to be certified
to the Clerk of the County Court for record which is accordingly
done.
Given under
my hand this 15th day of July 1848
William Woodcock,
Clerk
State of Kentuck
Clay County
Sct
I William Woodcock
Clerk of the County Court aforesaid certify that the deed from
William Woodcock Commissioner to Charles Robertson together with
the certificate thereto annexed was this day produced to me in
my office and ordered to be recorded. Whereupon the same together
with the foregoing certificate have been duly admitted to record
in my office.
Given under
my hand this 15th day of July 1848
Att William
Woodcock Clerk
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