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John Lewis to John W McGee

12 April 1828 · ODB 23/270

The deed

Kind of deed
Town lot sale
Date
12 April 1828
From
John Lewis
To
John W McGee
Land
  1. Lot 5: 4 acres, lot 5, in Chapel Hill
  2. Tract 2: 43 acres
    Neighbors: Johnston Blackwood
    Roads and landmarks: a branch
Citation
ODB 23/270
See the deed book page at the Register of Deeds →
A page can hold several deeds, and a long deed can run onto the next page.
Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 40012, “Record of Deeds, 1827-1832, Vols. 23, 24” (State Archives film).

Names, places and measures are given as the published abstract writes them. This record has not been checked against the deed image.

Published abstract by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: Orange County Deed Book 23 (look for ODB 23/270). Our record above is drawn from it.

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