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Alfred Compton to John Armstrong trustee

29 December 1829 · ODB 24/9

The deed

Kind of deed
Deed of trust or mortgage
Date
29 December 1829
From
Alfred Compton
To
John Armstrong
Acting as
trustee
Land
  1. Tract 1: 144 acres
    Waterways: waters of Back Creek
    Neighbors: Gabriel B Lea; James Smith; Colonel J Allison
  2. Tract 2: 92.5 acres
    Neighbors: Aaron Walker
    Roads and landmarks: above tract
Citation
ODB 24/9
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 24 (look for ODB 24/9). Our record above is drawn from it.

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