Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-03-11
SALUDA COUNTY LITERA-
TURE.
The Mickler Deed.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

State to be known as Saluda coun-
ty, embracing portion of Edge
field county in said State; And
whereas it was provided in said or
dinance that the county seat should
be established within three miles
of the geographical center, to be
ascertained as provided in said or
dlnance; And whereas sufficient
portion of the tract OF land herein
after set fourth will be embraced /
in said three mile radius to es-
tablish the county site inE
accordance with law; And where |
as it is also provided by sad ordi- |
nance that said county seat or sit"
shall be established by a vote OF
the people in said Saluds county
ill accordance with law.
Now know all men by these pres
ents that l Johu F. Mickler, OF the
county of Abbevi..le in The State !
aforesaid in consideration of the
premises and also lii consideration !
of the sum of ten dollars to me in
hand paid by Saluda county Of
said State, receipt Of which is her. |
by ackuowleded, q body corporate
under the laws of said State,
through its constituted authorities, |
have granted bargain, d sold and |
released, a d by these presents dc
grant bargain sell and release unto
Alvin Etheredgo, S. w. Crouch, z.
G. Stevens, ]. H. Edwards, b. l.
Caughman, G. P. Boozer, ]. P.i
Bean, John r. WAteon and J. 4.
|Suddath commissioners in trus,
for the uses and purposes of Salu-
da county its assigns and success
socs, and their successors in Office
for the purposes aforesaid six acyss
for The public buildings and pu''tie
square and also an undivided on"
half interest III eight hundred and
niuety-four acres in all that tract.
plantation or parcel OF land situa-
ted in said Saluda county in said
State containing twelve hundred
acres more Or less in Huiet town
ship OH the public road leading By
way of Dennys cross roads 10 the
city of Augusta and on the public
road leading from Chappels to Co
lumbia and bounded by lands OF
tTillman Denny the Methodist par
sonage lands, George Berry, Smith
Crouch, the estate of James Mitch
ell, Little Saluda river and others.
The six acres herein conveyed
absolutely embracing the public
square and upon which the Court
House and other public buildings
are to be erected, are to be selected
by said Saluda county or said COM
missioners or their successors in
Office on such portions of said tract
of land that is suitable for a Coun-
ty Court House that will conducc
pecuniarialy to the advantage of
both parties, regard being had how
ever, to suitable and appropriate
place upon which rc erect a Court
House. And the S94 acres of land
are also to be selected in the same
manner from said tract, and is to
be divided at the joint expense of
each party at such times as said
Saluda County or said commission
ers or their successors III office may
desire or demand, in the following
manner to wit:
1st, BY dividing a portion OF
said land into store. house lots
equally between the parties by each
taking every alternate lot, if one
takes the first choice. on one cor
ner of a block, then the other takes
the first choice on the next corner
Of block &C., or if the parties
should desire it then to sell the
lands jointly and divide the net
proceeds thereof equally between
them as said sales may be made
from time to time.
End, And to divide the lands
that might be desired for the cree
tion of private residences thereon
INTO suitable lots in the same man
ner, or to sell in the same manner
always preserving equalities be-
tween the grantor and grantee.
3rd, And all other lands that
might remain, if any are te be di-
vided between the parties or sold
by them or rented each party re-
ceiving an equal portion of the
proceeds Of sale or rents.
This deed of conveyance is not
include the dwelling house on SAID
plantation or other buildings, bu,
the lands upon which said build
ing5 are erected are TO be taken as
part Of the undivided one-haf !
interest reserved to the said John
p. Mickler, unless it should infer
fere seriously with the location
of said county site and town Of
which the grantee herein shall be
the sole Judge thereof, then in that
case all houses are to be moved TO
such land as might be ascertaincd
to fall to the said John p. Mickler
at the Joint expense of both par
ties. The reason why The lands
herein conveyed are not surveyed
and plated aie that the granlor
deems it best that the grantee
should have the privilege of select
ing from said tract OF land the
number of acres herein conveyed in
order to carry ont The foregoing
object.
Together with all and singular
a