Land deed for property in West Virginia owned by the Crawford family
date: label: Date
content: February 7, 1903
name: label: Owned by
content: James T. Crawford, American, 1857 - 1943
label: Subject of
content: James T. Crawford, American, 1857 - 1943
label: Subject of
content: W. C. Smith, American, born 1870
label: Signed by
content: James L. Johnson, American, born 1849
label: Signed by
content: Linnie T. Johnson, American, 1856 - 1934
label: Signed by
content: William Grafton, American, born 1868
label: Signed by
content: John H. Duncan, American, born 1869
notes: label: Description
content: A land deed for property in Fayette County, West Virginia owned by the Crawford family. The quarter-folded document has handwritten and pre-typed lithographed fields. When folded the front of the document reads:
label: Description
content: [Pd 2.00
label: Description
content: DEED.
label: Description
content: J. L Johnson and Linnie T. Johnson
label: Description
content: TO
label: Description
content: W.C. Smith and James Crawford
label: Description
content: Dated February 7 1903
label: Description
content: Received for Record this 26th
label: Description
content: Day of February 1903
label: Description
content: William Grafton
label: Description
content: Clerk.
label: Description
content: Recorded in Deed Book
label: Description
content: No 26, page 272
label: Description
content: William Grafton
label: Description
content: Clerk.
label: Description
content: Blanks of all kinds for sale at the Journal Office, Fayetteville, W. Va.
label: Description
content: C + J]
label: Description
content: The interior page one reads: [This Deed, Made this 7th day of February 1903 between J L Johnson and Linnie T Johnson his wife of the County of Fayette and state of West Virginia of the first part, and W. C. Smith and James Crawford of the same county and state of the second part:
label: Description
content: Witnesseth, That the said parties of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars cash in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~
label: Description
content: Do__ Grant unto the parties of the second part the said W. C. Smith and James Crawford, the surface and surface only (the mineral having heretofore been sold) in and the following described lot or parcel of land known as Lot No. 25 on the same lying and being on the waters of Wolf Creek, in Fayetteville District Fayette County West Virginia and bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a stone on the edge of Main Street and Corner to Lot No. 23 and with Lot No. 23 S. 70 W. 180 feet to a stone in line of J. W. Davis and with Davis S. 20 E. 19 feet to a stone in the edge of the Railroad Survey and with said survey S. 89 E. 190 feet to a stone in the edge of Main Street and with Main Street N. 20 W. 80 feet to the beginning containing about one fourth (1/4) acre.]
label: Description
content: The second interior page records the signatures of James L. Johnson and Linnie T. Johnson. The third interior page records the signatures of the Notary Public and the Fayette County Clerk.
place: label: Place made
content: Hill Top, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Housing
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Rural life
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Karen Crawford and the Crawford Family (including Philip, Anthony, Gregory and Rosalind)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.93
objectType: label: Type
content: deeds
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Unfolded): 13 3/4 × 8 1/2 in. (34.9 × 21.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (closed): 8 1/2 × 3 9/16 in. (21.6 × 9 cm)