Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-03-25
sALUDA COUNTY LITERA-
TURE.
The Mickler Deed.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

County was established Iii SAID
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 i'll said or
dinance; And whereas a 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 in
accordance with law; And where
as it is also provided by SAID ordi-
nance that said county seat or site
shall be established by vote Of
the people in said Saluda county
iii accordance with law.
Now know all men by these pres
ents that Johu F. Mickler, of the
county of Abbe lie in the State
aforesaid in consideration of the
premises and also III consideration
of the sum OF ten dollars to me in
hand paid l,y Sallda county of
said State, receipt of which is here
by ackuowleded, body corporate
under the laws Of said State,
through lis constituted suthocities,
have granted bargained sold and
released, a d by these presents do
gran. bargain sell and release unto
Alvin Etheredgp, S. w. Crouch, P.
G. Stevens, ]. FL. Edwasds, B. L..
Caughman, c. P. Boozer, J. P.
Bean, John r. Watson and J. B.
Suddath; commissioners in trust
for the uses and purposes of Salu-
da county; its assigns and success
sors, and their successors in Office
for the purposes aforesaid six acres
for the public l.uildings and pu''lic
square and also an undivided one
half interest in eight hundred and
uirety- four acres in all that tract.
plantation or parcel OF land situa-
ted in said sairda county il said
State containing twelve hundred
acres more '.r less in Huiet TOWN.
ship OIL the pahlic road leading by
way of Denr:ys cross roads TO the
city Of Augusta and on the pnhle
road leading from Chappels to &C.
lumbia and bounded by lands Of
Tillman Denny the Methodist par
sonagc lands. George Berry, Smith
Crouch, the estate Of james Mitch
el, Little Saluda river and others.
The six acres herein conveyed
absolutely embracing the public
square and upon which the Cour
House and other public buildings
are to be erected, are TO h4 selected
by said Saluda county or said COM
mis5ioners or their successors III
office on such portions of said tract
OF land that is suitable for a Coun-
ty Court House thar will conduce
pecuniaris!y to the advantage Of
both parties, regard being had how
ever, to a suitable and appropriate
place upon which@lo eject a Court
House. And tie 894 acres of LAID
are also to be selected in the same
manner from said tract, aud 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 Ill Office may
desire or demand, in the following
manner to wit:
LIST, BY dividing a portion OF
said land into store house lots
equally between the parties by each
taking every alternate lot, if Que
takes the first choice. on one cor
ner of block, then the other takes
the first choice on the next corner
of a 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.
2nd, And to divide the lands
that might be desired for the erec-
ton 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 tc 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, but
the lands upon which said build
ings are erected are to be taken as
a part of the undivided one-haifI
interest reserve to the said John
P. Mickler, unless it should inter-
fere seriously with The location
Of said county site and town OF
which the grantee herein shall be
he sole Judge thereof, then ia that
case all houses are TO be moved to
such land as might be ascertained
u fall to the said John P. Mickler
1t the joint expense of both par
les. The reason why the lands
lereln conveyed are not surveyed
nd plated are that the grantor
teens it best that The grantee
hould have the privilege of select
ng from said tract OF land the
.umber of acres herein conveyed in
rider 10 carry out the foregoing
bject.