The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-24
OKLAHOMA MANS ODD DEED
Peculiar Document which Turns U
in the Terx. tory

III the Aefr Tory
| Guthrie, o. T., June 2s-The Saltwater
| Gazette says: Persons who have been
reared in the west where all tracts OF
| land are described as certain quarters OF
sections in townships and ranges, have
little idea OF how land was formerly de-
scribed and how descriptions are yet
made in places that have never been
''sectionized" For the curiosity OF those
we print below a verbatim copy of an
original deed made many years ago, as
the date Of 1t win disclose.
The following is the original form OF
we old time Tennessee deed, now In
possession of II. Archer, who lives sew
eral miles east Of Saltwater The re-
print which appears below Is a fac smile
OF the original indenture In regard TO
form. spelling. punctuation, etc:
This Indenteere maid and entered into
this Aprile the 3rd one thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight Between Tyre
bolton Of the County of Campbell and
the State of Tennessee OF the one part
and Henry Cox of the County of Camp
bell and State Of Tennessee of the other
part Witnesseth that the said Tyre Boil
ton hath bargained and sold and for an
III 1OiSlIcIdtfOH OF the sum OIL Sixty
Dollars to me In hand paid the resept
where Of I do hereby acknowledge hath
this day granted bargene5 Sold unto the
said Henry Cox his hires and assigns
forever Certen tract OR parsel Of land
containing by estimation Seventy acres
the same more or less lying and being In
Campbell County and State Of Tennessee
on the aters of hickory Creek in District
No and bounded as folels beginning on a
Chestnut and Black Gum on grace
branch in Tyre Bottoms line thence
Southwardly Down the hill TO the mouth
Of the littel grazze branch thence up the
branch with the myanders of the branch
Sc poles to napel and two White oaks
thence westwardley up to the ridg Is
poles to a stake in the old Day line
thence south 2s I'd 80 poles to q redoak
thence Southwardly with the top of the
~idg 81 70 redoaks thence Eastwardly
so poles to a redoak and dogwood thence
Northwardly IS poles to a South road
thence Eastewardly a. poles TO a White
oak A Corner Of T Bottoms thence with
his line IS IS poles to whiteoak On grazze
branch thence n % w SIS poles the Beein-
ing Conditinl line between T Bolton
ana n tff8 10 nave ana 10 mold the Same
to the Said Henry Cox his heires and as
signes forever / do Covenant with the
said Henry Cox that am lawfully as
signed Of said land to have a good Right
TO Convey Il and that the same Is unin-
Cumbered I do further Covenant and
bind myself my heres and Representa-
tives to Warrent and forever Defend the
title to the said Henry Cox his heires and
assignes gainst the lawful Claimes of all
persons whatever this third day Of Aprile
one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eighth TYRE BOLTON. (Seal.)
do hearty transfer the within deed to
Tyre Bolton this q day Of July 1880
HENRY cox. (SeaL)
Attest:
His
John CX Campbell.
Mark.
". f Campbell.
STATE OF TENNESSEE
Campbell County.
Personally appeared before NE John
Peterson Clerk Of the CouEy Court Of
said County. Tyre B6ulton the within
named Bargainor with whom I am per-
sonally acquainted, and who acknowl
edged that be executed the within deed
for the purposes therein contained.
Witness my hand at Office .his 9Th day
of A7,i, 1855
JOJN PETERSON .Ci'k