This indenture made and entered into This 9th day of June 1883
between Mandy STEPP and her heirs of The first part and Daniel
SMITH of The second part all of The County of Fentress and State
of Tennessee Witnepeth That for and inconsideration of The sum
of one hundred dollars The receipt of which Forty four dollars
is acknowledged we have This day bargained and sold to the said
Daniel SMITH a Certain tract or parcel of land lying in the 3rd
Civil District of said County & State - Bounded as follows
to wit. Beginning on Three black oaks Joined together at the ground,
with a double hickory pointer standing about 10 feet north of
The black oaks, some twenty feet south of The ridge road That
leads from where James COPLY now lives to Henry SHILLINGS running
in a Southerly direction from said corner down a hollow to White
Oak Thence with the north bank of said Creek to B. R. Stocktons
west Boundary line Thence north with said line to the ridge road
near James COPPLY Thence E
Manda (her mark)
STEPP Seal
James (his mark)
STEPP Seal
Catherine (her
mark) HICKS Seal
Sarah A. (her
mark) SHOOK Seal
Elizabeth (her
mark) SMITH Seal
William (his
mark) STEPP Seal
Thomas (his mark)
STEPP Seal
Mary (her mark)
BRANNOM Seal
Elvira (her mark)
WINNINGHAM Seal
State of Tennessee Personally appeared before me A.
J. MACE Clerk
Fentress County of The County Court in and for said
County and State; namely: Mandy STEPP James STEPP Catherine
HICKS Sarah SHOOK Elizabeth SMITH William STEPP Thomas STEPP
Mary BRANNOM and Elvira WINNINGHAM The bargainors with whom
I am personally acquainted and acknowledged The within Deed to
be Their act and Deed for the purposes Contained Witness my hand
This 17th day of March 1888.
A. J. MACE Clerk
State of Tennessee The within Deed and The Clerks Certificate
Theron
Fentress County came to hand and was duly Registered
by me in Book "S" on page 268-9 at 10-oc AM on the 14th
day of August 1888
Geo S KINGTON Register
By G. G. KINGTON Deputy R