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1820 William Pepper deed to Elisha Carpenter


Transcribed by Rebecca Thomas Seehusen


 This indenture made the Twenty first day of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty between William Pepper of Towanda Bradford Country and state of Pennsylvania, yeoman of the one part and Elisha Carpenter of the county and state aforesaid of the other part witness that the said William Pepper for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred and seventy eight dollars to him in his hand paid by the said Elisha Carpenter at and before the sealing and delivering hereof the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and thereof acquit and forever discharge the said Elisha Carpenter his heirs and administrator by these presents have granted, bargained, sold, alienee "orferred" released and confirmed by there presents do grant, bargain, sell, alien, "unproff" release and confirm unto the said Elisha Carpenter and to his heirs and assigned all that "mlandage" and tract of land bounded as follows: is Beginning at a black ash standing on the bank of sugar creek thence S 75 degrees W 3 degrees to a hemlock. Thence N59E 1 by "degree" 3 to a chestnut oak N32 dg W59.5 to a post thence N5gE199.3. Thence N40E11.6 Thence N16 (lower case r?) #24.7. Thence N 18 W11. Thence W 36W9.5 to the place of the beginning. Together will all and "regular" other the houses, outbuildings, barn, stables, "ways", water, watercourses, rights, liberties, privileges, horeditamins and apportounces whatsoever there to belonging or in acquinse apportaining and the revision and remainder rents, issues and profits thereof. And also all the estate right to the interest property, claims, and "demand" whatsoever of the said William Pepper on law or equity or otherwise howsoever is to or out of the same. To have and to hold the said "message or testament" and tract of seventy six acres, one road and thirty two perches of land "handeltaments" and premises hereby granted or mentioned or intended so "labeled" with the appurtances unto the said Elisha Carpenter, his heirs, and assign to the only proper use and behoof of the said Elisha Carpenter his heirs and assign forever quit claiming. In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hand and seal the day and year aforewritten, William Pepper(seal) sealed and delivered in the presents of Oziah Bingham, Garner Carpenter____Bradford Co. (seal) June twenty first eighteen hundred and twenty personally appeared before the Justice of the Peace in and for said county. William Pepper a party to the within indenture and acknowledged the same to be his "lot" and deed and desired that it should be recorded as such according to the law. Witness my hand and seal the day and year of (blank) Justice of the Peace.

Recorded June 21 1820

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