The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-29
(B. No. 81

STATE OF GEoRcIA
fiItoies OF agreemenr made and concluded upon
tins hrt day of January. in the year OF Lord 1885
between James Gum, Matthew NrAlRir Ceorg.
Walker Zachariah Cox, Jacob WaIdbager, William
Lonsitreet, James Gunn in truft for his friend Wade
Hampton as well for himel as for William Stitch Junior
aad Gideon DENTON, all prelent Of the town q.
Augnita, gentlemen. Whereas the aforefad perfons
did from themielyes into a company known and dr.
tinguilhed by the name of the Georgia company for
the purPoie OF purchafing from the iaid natk part
OF her INDICATED wetern territory and on thu written
application OF the aforefaid James Gum, Matthew
N'Alifter ard George Walker for thei,ifelves on4
their aocates the before named perons, did probe{a
to Purclae from the Legislature of the faid fate al;
that tract diihict of country decrbsd as follows
All that tract or parcel OF land including ands ituate
fying and being within the following boundaries tbrs
IS u fay beginning the Mobil. bty, where .s,e
ia'iuie THIRTY one degrees north of the equator IN
Reflects the fame, RAINING thence up the fad bay to
the mouth OF the lake Fenfaw, thence IN the lake
Feniaw, to the Alabama river, including Cury's and
all other Hands, therein, thence up the id river Ala
baIra to the junction Of the Cauee and OakfnEee ri
vers, thence up the Couee river above the big fols
to where it interfes the latitude of thirty four de-
grees north OF the equator, thence due wet courSe
to the MifiiIppi river, thence down the middle Sf
tad river 70 che l.::s:aG thereby Two lori,
minutes, thence due eah courfe to the Den on Tom
bigoy river, THENCE down the middle of fad river.o
rheuCe %
middle OF iaid river to the Mobile bay, thence dow,
the taid Mobile bay to the place of beginning And
whereas 1t has been found expedient To diipnf. of
considerable quantity of Ed lands TO divers perfors
for the puPoie Of rafting fund to effe the purcHaf
OF the fame and the Gd parties have alfo found i
neceiiary to drribute variety of citizens of This
ttae, certain outhares or quantities thereof in ordcr
that the benefit ofad Purche, if any there be- hould
be as generally DILUTED pofibe now therefore il
IS mutually agreed upon, by and between the faid
James Gum, Matthew MAliiter, George Walker.
Zaehariah Cox, Jacob Wsldburger, William Lone
ttreet James Gum in truf for his friend Wade Harm
ton as well for hirnicf for the faid William, Sr;ek
the younger, apd Gideon DENTON, and the feye-
raj and relpeaiye heirs, executors and admin
ifrators for the better fecuring the remainins
quantity of land, within the limits aforef.;d
TO the above named lanes Gum, Mathew M Aliaer
George Walker, Zacharah Cox, Jacob Wadberrsr
William Longhreet, James Gum, in truA for his
friend Wade Hampton well for himfelf as for the
lard William Stick the younger, and Gideon DENTON,
and their REFLECTIVE representatives as aforefad thew
mutually agree with each other, for tbenueIves and
their reipeetiye Representatives, in the following
manner that Is to fay, hat the Iaid fsyeral perons
and their REFLECTIVE Representatives, as aforelad ex
cept the iad William Stick the younger, and eide
on DENTON, who have transferred their respective
ihlres 70 the faid Wade Hampton, iia be, and tbev
are hereby equally entitled to all the lands that tn,y
OIs
TO any urpus which now is, or may hereafter anpea,
TO be within the limits before defsribed flare and
ihare alike, as tenants in common, and not as ION,
tenants, and all expenses and dlburfements which
nave taken place, or reaionable charges which may
hereafter accrue, IN carrying the dlpoGtion of the
company into efeef, fhall be borne by ,ht laid par
ties aud their REFLECTIVE representatives lu1ly asa
the profits and produce Of any faes vhich ni,n be
made at any time times hereafter, by direction of
majority Vt aid company, or their refpecaive re-
prelentatves as afoFeiaid, of any part or parcel OF
the Whole OF faid land fball be divided between N.
company and their respective REPRESENTATIVES Ghare
and Ihare alike as sforefsid and further il ia the true
intent and meaning Of teie prelents, and of the par
ies hereuuto iubcribing that the faid parties, and
their repeiye Representatives ihaI be equally bere
lifted by the pIrohafe OF the aloreaid territory and
ihal ihare in all refpeSs the fame ADVANTAGES in
witncs whereof, the fad parties have nterchaneea
bly, ie their hand and feals, the day and year above
written.
Sealed and delivered in the prefence of,
JAMES GUM, for fell and friend, IL. 81
MATHEW M'ALLISTER,. a.. 81
GEO. WALKER n sl
JACOB WALDBEP GER, 0.si
WIZ LONGsTR EET, ,s{ !
". HAMPTON, G.sI
The word" therein interlined in fhe tyycnv-sver,b
line Of the fri Gde, alfo the word refpedive"
interlined in ;he twenty-fourh line Of the thsdfJe
JosEpH WAKE,
4 SUMTEE, Jr.
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