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David Galbreath -
property dealings Franklin County Courthouse, Columbus, Ohio, (Delaware County) Deed Book A, pg 136 David Galbreath and Thomas Elmes This indenture made the eighteenth day of September in the year of
our Lord eighteen hundred and one between David Galbreath and Thomas
Elmes of the City of New York Merchant of the first part and William
Wells of Zanesville in the territory of the United States north west of
the Ohio Esq. of the second part witnesseth that the said David
Galbreath and Thomas Elmes in consideration of five thousand dollars to
them in hand paid by the said William Wells the weight whereof is hereby
acknowledged hath granted bargained sold and by these presents doth
grant bargain and sell to the said William Wells and to his heirs and
assigns forever all that certain tract piece and parcel of land
estimated to contain four thousand acres being the second quarter in the
first township and twelfth range and also all that other tract piece and
parcel of land estimated to contain four thousand acres being the second
quarter in the second township and tenth range both of which tracts of
land are situated lying and being in the territory north west of the
river Ohio within the tract of land appropriated by congress for
satisfying warrants for military service subject to the conditions
restrictions and provisions contained in the act of congress passed on
the first day of June seventeen hundred and ninety six entitled an act
regulating the grant of land appropriated for military services and for
the Society of United Brethren for propagating the gospel among the
heathen and of the several acts supplementary thereto passed on the
second day of March seventeen hundred and ninety nine and on the
eleventh day of February and first day of March eighteen hundred. To
have and to hold unto the said William Wells his heirs and assigns
forever. And the said David Galbreath and Thomas Elmes for themselves
theirs heirs executors and administrators doth hereby covenant and grant
to and with the said William Wells his heirs and assigns that them the
said David Galbreath and Thomas Elmes are seized to the above mentioned
premises of a good indefeasible estate of inheritance in fee simple and
that they have full power to sell the same in the manner above mentioned
and that the same is free of all incumbrance by them made thereon and
that the said David Galbreath and Thomas Elmes and their heirs shall and
will forever hereafter warrant and defend the same to the said William
Wells his heirs and assigns against all lawful claim and demand by any
person or persons whatsoever had or made thereto and that the said David
Galbreath and Thomas Elmes and their heirs will at the expense of the
said William Wells and his heirs execute and acknowledge to him or them
such further deeds as may be necessary to convey the aforementioned
premises to him. In witness whereof the parties to these presents have
hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first herein written signed sealed and delivered in the presence of on this eighteenth day of September 1801 before me personally came
Thomas Elmes to me known to be the person described in and who executed
the within conveyance who duly acknowledged that he executed the same
and on the same day and year personally came the said Thomas Elmes who I
am satisfied is the attorney of David Galbreath one other of the persons
described therein who also duly acknowledged that he execute the same as
the act and deed of the said David and their being no material erasure
or interlineations therein I do allow to be recorded. |