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John Steel to James Newlin trustee

9 August 1843 · ODB 30/234

The deed

Kind of deed
Deed of trust or mortgage
Date
9 August 1843
From
John Steel
To
James Newlin
Acting as
trustee
Land
  1. Tract 1: 225 acres
    Neighbors: Joseph Steel; James Albright
Also conveyed
his crop of corn now growing, 30 bushels of wheat, three head of horses, 2 cows, 2 calves, all his household & kitchen furniture
Citation
ODB 30/234
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 30 (look for ODB 30/234). Our record above is drawn from it.

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