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John Lewis by trustee to Elisha Mitchell

20 February 1829 · ODB 23/512

The deed

Kind of deed
Deed of trust or mortgage
Date
20 February 1829
From
John Lewis
To
Elisha Mitchell
Acting as
trustee
Land
  1. Tract 1: 43 acres, in Chapel Hill
    Neighbors: Johnston Blackwood; Village of Chapel Hill
    Roads and landmarks: branch
  2. Lot 5: 4 acres, lot 5, in Chapel Hill
Citation
ODB 23/512
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 23/512). Our record above is drawn from it.

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