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Charleston S.C.
29.
Charleston 27th Apr 27. 1843.
Personally came before me, John A. Conoveton, and acknowledged the
preceding instruments to be his signed, to be his voluntary act
and deed.
Jose ph H. G. Crofton, Jull: Peace.
Recorded July 10. 1843.
by P. H. C. Cox Clrk.
Know all men by these presents that I John Bentley of the
known as Plymouth, County of Plymouth and State of New York, by estate of a
private attorney, hired and seconded by John L. Lawton and Amy Lawton his wife
of the same town County State aforesaid for and on my convenience
of the sum of eight hundred Dollars and fifty two cents to me paid by George
B. Crabtree of the town of Charleston County Charleston and state
of South Carolina the receipt of which I hereby acknowledge and in
my capacity of attorney at apellation, the all the title present day, any
Bill Convey and conveyance either from the hand these said George B. Crabtree, this
herein and assigned forever, all the other title titles and interest of said
George B. Lawton and Amy Lawton his wife in and around a certain tract of
space of Land, lying on Charleston's apellation, and bounded as follows:
One Introduction and Law now prove it long, and bounded as follows to wit
(Beginning at the North West Corner of said tract and running Easterly
on land of George E. Case, then running southeasterly boundary on land of the year
then running Northeasterly by sequence (North West) to land of the said
then running Northeasterly by the land of George B. Crabtree and land belonging to the heirs of
Charles Ballott to the point mentioned) bound as follows to wit
a stream bounded easterly, meaning thereby in boundary, can admit the right of the
said John B. and Amy Lawton as apellation, which right is the
performed an equal part first of the one division and bounded
openness, which right in the law to the State of Maine
North part of said tract and declared.
To have and to hold the said piece of land and grants premises,
with the privileges and appurtenances thereby, unto the said George
B. Crabtree his heirs and assigns forever. And I the said John Bentley
on my capacity apellation, do covenant and grant to and with all the
said George B. Crabtree his heirs and assigns that he and all and
affirms the said grants premises, to the from the said George B. Crabtree
his heirs, and assigns forever, against the law claims demands
of all persons Claiming by Title, Tempest in and around the said tract of land,
Amy Lawton.
In witness whereof (in my Capacity as apellation) I have here-
unto set my Hand and seal this first day of July in this year
1847.
Executed in presence of
Daniel Case
Christopher C. Lawt.
John Bentley, Attorney [S.S.]
State of North Carolina
Washington No 3. M. N. Hopkinson on the first day of July 18
1847, personally appeared John Bentley subscriber and sealer
of the foregoing instrument and in the Capacity as a witness called
Declared’s the same to be his free act and Deed, hand and seal
Recorded July 15 1847 before me,
1847, by M. N. Hopkinson
Chris C. Lawt, Town Clerk.
Town Clerk.
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