The instrument's own words
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This indenture made the 22nd day of March in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred & fifty eight between Samuel P
Cross with Francis & Cross of thechester Beaver County Pennsylvania on the
first part & Geo W Cross of Richmond Hardings County Kentucky absorbent of the
second part Witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and valuable
consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars lawful money of
the United States unto him the said will and hereby grant paid by the said
parties of the second part at a before the executing of these present full
right title interest hereby acknowledged their grant promised sell convey
and release convey and confirm and forever sell alien grant and convey
unto the said George W Cross his heirs and assigns forever all that certain
tract or parcel of land situated in the county of Charleston state of Virginia
containing by survey one hundred & four acres more or less situated in the
fording County State of Virginia between S Moore and the boundary line of
Joseph Cross deceased and in latitude and longitude as follows begining at
the corner of several adjacent estates by line of mark Sam Moore & Sam Moore’s line
by running south by east through the Beaver Creek pole of select Cloth & lines of Samuel Cross
to the boundary line Pageant Brook hence the boundary line as described above
is continued through the land mentioned above — together with all and singular
every buildings improvements water courses running rights liberties privileges
hereditaments & appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging in any wise
partaining and the aforesaid and nominated said first party and people thereby
and etc etc to the first party’s private claims and diverse assignments of witness of the
first part that will remain other claimants of however or and to furnace & company part
no home to hold to have and grant the hereditaments & premises hereby grant
& mortgaged and understood to be under the modifications expressed unto the said
the second part the said Geo W Cross & assigns to hold only proper uses and legacy of the
first party of the second part the said Geo W Cross & assigns forever Samuel P Cross &
Francis & Cross the said parties of the first part for themselves their heirs assigns to
institute the hypotheses present instrument grant and agree to enter into the
first part of the second part the said Geo W Cross & assigns that they shall defend
of first part their in all manner and dignities the hereditaments and premises afore
mentioned described granted & released and intended and transferred to the said
witnesses unto the sole property of the second part the said Geo W Cross & assigns over
to the said parties of the first part and their heirs and against all and every other
comparison persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or
any part thereof Shall and will warrant and forever defend the same
In Witness whereof the said parties of the first part have to these presents set
their hands and seals Peter the Day year and year first above written
To be void and delivered
Signed presence of
S Holmes
R Gardner
Samuel P Cross L S
Francis & Cross L S
On this twenty third day of March A 1858 before me a notary public in and for
Pennsylvania corner the above named Samuel P Cross & Francis & Cross and
George W Cross indentures to the premises be true and that the said Francis & Cross are being
properly interrogated and it is with some free will and consent the said George W Cross the same
of full age light age and aware that the same might be renewed again
Witness my hand and seal the day and year of first of S Holmes P S L S
Pennsylvania SS Matthew S Lucas Notary Publicman of the Court & Commission of
Beaver County State of Pennsylvania do certify that Samuel P Cross before me who
in this instrument acknowledgment was made and whose presence signature of seal to
same indeed was at the time of the signing the distance an active person of the presence
and for side County duly licensed Commissioner and sworn and to all whose