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This indenture
made & entered into this 16th day of June one thousand eight
hundred and forty eight between George H Rogers of Clay County
and State of Kentucky of the one part & Julius Robertson of
County & State aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth that
the said George H Rogers for & in consideration of the sum
of three hundred dollars to him in hand paid by the said Julius
Robertson the receipt whereof the said George H Rogers does here
by acknowledge has given, granted, bargained, sold & conveyed
and does by these presents give grant bargain sell and convey
unto the said Julius Robertson a certain tract or parcel of land
situated lying & being in the County of Clay on Goose Creek
& bounded as follows, to wit: beginning at large rock about
200 yards below where the said Robertson now lives which rock
stands a little above high-water mark and on the south side of
Goose Creek thence strait (sic) down to low-water mark thence
up Goose Creek with the meanders and streams including the island
above thence to the upper end of the field known as the Baker
field cornering on said David Robertsons line on the banks of
said Goose Creek then with David Robertsons line up the point
of the ridge to the top thence with said ridge to the head of
the branch that runs through said Robertsons field including all
the waters of said branch thence with the top of the ridge to
the top of a know (knoll?) cornering on John Hounchells corner
a hickory thence down the main ridge between Billy's Branch and
the branch before named with said Hounchells line to the beginning
containing as is supposed about three hundred acres be the same
more or less To have and to hold the above said land and premises
and appurtenances to the only proper use, benefit and use of him
the said Julius Robertson his heirs and assigns forever and the
said George H Rogers for himself and his heirs does covenant and
agree to and with the said Julius Robertson to warrant and forever
defend the above described tract of land to the said Julius Robertson
his heirs or assigns from and against the claim of himself and
his heirs and from and against the claim or claims of all and
every person or persons whatever. In testimony whereof the said
George H Rogers has here unto set his hand and seal the day &
date above written.
George H Rogers
(his seal)
Attest
George W Gregory
Francis Clark
State of Kentucky
Clay County Sct
I William Woodcock
Clerk of the County Court aforesaid certify that the deed from
G H Rogers to Julius Robertson was this day produced to me in
my office and proven to be the act and deed of the said George
H Rogers by the oaths of G W Gregory and Francis Clark there to
whereupon the said deed together with the foregoing certificate
have been duly admitted to record in my office this 6th day of
August 1849.
William Woodcock
Clerk
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