The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I D Clinton Clark of
Charleston town in the County of Marlborough and State of South Carolina
for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and twenty dollars
to me paid by Charles Holden of said Charleston town the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge have received and released and forever quitclaimed
unto me by these presents remise release and forever quitclaimed unto
him the said Charles Holden his heirs and assigns forever all the
right title little interest property claim and demand whatever I now have
or right ought to have or claim in and to a certain lot of land
with a dwelling house thereon standing and to the same belonging
situated in said Charleston containing one acre more or less
as follows (viz) on the North by the land of William Bond on the South
side by the Lot aligned opposite of Henry lately Deceased and on the
East side by the highway or however otherwise bounded reference being
had to a few feet opposite of Henry's lot also mentioned to the grantor
I do have and by these presents do grant sell and convey with all the rights privileges
and appurtenances thereunto or thereto appertaining to him the said
Charles Holden his heirs and assigns forever --- and I the aforementioned
Clinton Clark do warrant for myself and for my heirs executing this Indenture
contract as consonant with the said Charles Holden his heirs and
assigns that I will warrant and defend the aforementioned premises
to him the said Charles Holden his heirs and assigns forever
against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by
through or under me
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 16th day of March in the year of our lord one thousand eight
hundred and fifty four
Signed sealed and delivered
in my presence of
Benjamin S Brannell
Joseph H Goffree
Clinton Clark L.S.
marks
State of South Carolina SS
Charleston town in Charleston March 16th 1854
Personally came before me Clinton Clark and acknowledged
the within instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary
act
Joseph H Goffree
Justice of the Peace
Recorded March 23d 1854
by Charles Cross Clerk
To all people to whom these presents shall come I Elisha
Clark of Charleston in the County of Marlborough and State of
South Carolina send Greeting Know ye that I the said Elisha Clark
for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars to be paid
before the executing hereof will and truly paid by Jesse Black of
said Charleston the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and
am therefore fully satisfied contented and paid and therefore by these
and every further act and document express act and deliverance grant
these presents have granted bargained sold aligned conveyed transferred
and confirmed and by these presents do fully freely and absolutely grant
grant bargain sell alien convey assign and forever convey unto him
the said Jesse Black his heirs uses as and forever those things or
a certain undivided tract or lot of land with a dwelling house
and other buildings thereon standing situated in said Charleston