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John Sims by agent to William J Duke

14 March 1848 · ODB 36/47

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
14 March 1848
From
John Sims
To
William J Duke
Acting as
agent
Land
75.75 acres
Waterways
waters of Eno River
Neighbors
Duke
Citation
ODB 36/47
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 40018, “Record of Deeds, 1856-1862, Vols. 35, 36” (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 36 (look for ODB 36/47). Our record above is drawn from it.

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