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Orange County Indexed

Charles Lewis to John P Smith

2 May 1796 · ODB 8/235

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
2 May 1796
From
Charles Lewis
To
John P Smith
Land
314 acres
Waterways
on Eno River; on Little River
Neighbors
Charles Lewis; Hugh Cain
Citation
ODB 8/235
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 40004, “Record of Deeds, 1798-1800, Vols. 7, 8” (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 8 (look for ODB 8/235). Our record above is drawn from it.

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