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Lewis Melvin to Alfred Isley trustee & Boston Isley

4 January 1849 · ODB 33/176

The deed

Kind of deed
Deed of trust or mortgage
Date
4 January 1849
From
Lewis Melvin
To
Alfred Isley; Boston Isley
Acting as
trustee
Land
  1. Tract 1: 117 acres
    Neighbors: Christian Isley
  2. Held back from the sale: 1 acre
    Roads and landmarks: his shop
Also conveyed
5 head of cattle, 20 head of hogs, 1 wagon, 7 head of sheep, 2 head of horses, 30 barrels of corn, 1 still & hubs, the growing crop of wheat, 3 beds, household & kitchen furniture
Citation
ODB 33/176
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 40017, “Record of Deeds, 1841-1856, Vols. 33, 34” (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 33 (look for ODB 33/176). Our record above is drawn from it.

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