Know all men by these presents that I, John FAIRBANK of Reedsborough in the County of and State of Vermont in consideration of 170 Dollars to me in hand paid by Joshua FAIRBANK of Douglass in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts gentleman the receipt whereof I Do hereby acknowledge do hereby give grant sell and convey unto the said Joshua a certain Tract of Land Lying in Reedsborough aforesaid and is of Lot. No thirteen Bounded as following beginning at the Southeast Corner of s’d lot and Runs Northeasterly on the East line about 123 Rod, thence westerly 103 Rods thence Southandly to the South line of said Lot thence Easterly to the first mentioned Corner seposed to Contain about Seventy Nine acres

To have and to hold the afore granted premises to the said Joshua his heirs and assigns to his and their own proper use benefit and behoof forever and I Do Covenant with the said Joshua his heirs and assigns that I am Lawfully seized in fee simple and that the said premises are free from all incumbrence and that I have good right to sell and Convey the same to the said Joshua and that I will warrant and Defend the same premises to the said Joshua and to his heirs and assigns forever against the Lawfull Claims and Demand of all persons in witness whenceof I have here unto Set my hand and seal this 14 Day of Aril A.D. 1800 Signed Sealed and Delivered in presents of

The condishons of the above Deed is such that I the s’d John FAIRBANK Doe well and truly pay on cause to be paid to the said Joshua FAIRBANK two Notes of hand one bearing Date January 1799 and the other bearing this Date to be paid by the twenty first Day of December 1801 and if said Notes are paid this Deed to be Null and Void otherways to ??? in full power and Virtue said Note Contains 170 Dollars in writing whence of I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 14 Day of April 1800 in present of 

Joshua GOULD
Elijah BAILEY

John FAIRBANK

Benning ss Reedsborough April 14th 1800 then personally appeared the within Named John FAIRBANK Signer and Sealer of this Instrument and acknowledged the Same to be his own act and deed before me

Elijah BAILY Justis peace
Recorded April 14 1800 

[FHL Film #28767, Readsboro, Vermont Town Clerk Land Records, Book A, Page 313]