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John R Hall to Edward J Ward

21 September 1840 · ODB 29/279

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
21 September 1840
From
John R Hall
To
Edward J Ward
Land
  1. Tract 1: 129 acres
    Waterways: on Buffalo Creek
    Neighbors: John Brown; Jesse P Parker; Willie P Mangum; Robert Hall Sr; Robert Hall Jr
  2. Tract 2: 100 acres
    Waterways: on Buffalo Creek
    Neighbors: Brown
    Roads and landmarks: old road
Citation
ODB 29/279
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 40015, “Record of Deeds, 1836-1844, Vols. 29, 30” (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 29 (look for ODB 29/279). Our record above is drawn from it.

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