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This indenture
of bargain & sale made & entered into this 27th day of
February 1854 by & between Winey Robertson of the first part
& Barton Potter of the other part all of the County of Clay
& State of Kentucky witnesseth that the said Winey Robertson
hath for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred &
fifty dollars to me in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, bargained and sold unto the said Barton Potter a
certain tract or parcel of land lying or being in the County of
Clay on the waters of Goose Creek containing 200 acres and bounded
as follows, to wit: Beginning at three spruce pines at a cliff
of rocks on the east side of a branch thence N 58 E 18 poles to
a post oak & chestnut thence N 12 E 14 poles to 4 chestnut
oaks thence N 25 E 26 poles to a black oak thence S 47 E 32 poles
to two hickories thence N 70 E 28 poles to a chestnut thence N
12 E 32 poles to a black oak thence N 4 W 10 poles to a black
oak thence N 59 W 28 poles to a spotted, thence N 12 W 20 poles
to a chestnut oak thence N 76 W 30 poles to a white oak thence
N 49 W 20 poles to a chestnut oak thence N 80 W 20 poles to a
hickory thence N 25 W 48 poles to a chestnut thence N 10 E 22
poles to 3 chestnut oaks growing from the same stump thence N
50 E 20 poles to a chestnut oak thence 15 E 34 poles to a white
oak thence N 18 W 18 poles thence S 80 W 34 poles to a chestnut
oak thence S 73 W 34 poles to two chestnut oaks thence N 15 W
34 poles to two chestnut oaks thence N 15 W 34 poles to a chestnut
thence S 22 E 24 poles to a hickory thence S 30 W 68 poles to
a chestnut oak thence S 39 W 56 poles to a chestnut, thence S
15 W 46 poles to 3 chestnut oaks thence S 29 E 52 poles to a post
oak thence S 44 E 46 poles to 2 chestnut oaks thence S 62 E 28
poles to a post oak thence S 18 E 6 poles to 4 chestnut oak(s)
thence E 80 poles to the beginning being a part of the land willed
to me by (my) late husband, William Robertson dec'd To have and
to hold unto the said Barton Potter his heirs and assigns forever
free from the claims of myself my heirs and all persons whatever.
I will warrant and forever defend the title to the same In witness
whereof I have here unto set my hand the day and date above written.
Winey (her mark)
Robertson
State of Kentucky
Clay County
Sct
I William Woodcock
of the County Court aforesaid do certify that this deed from Winey
Robertson to Barton Potter was this day produced to me in my office
and acknowledged by the said Winey Robertson to be her act and
deed Whereupon the same together with the foregoing certicate
have been duly admitted to record in my office. Given under my
hand this 27th day of February 1854
William Woodcock
Clerk
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