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                       ** DEED **

    Elizabeth Meacham to William A. Compton et ux

                  Dated Dec 22nd 1914.

This Endenture, Made the Twenty-second day of December
one thousand nine hundred and fourteen
Between Elizabeth Meacham, Widow, of Bishop County of 
Inyo, State of California the party of the first part,
and William A. Compton and Luella Compton, husband and 
wife, of the same place, the parties of the second part,
Witnesseth: That the said party of the first part, in 
consideration of the sum of Twelve Thousand Dollars, 
Gold coin of the United States of America, to her in 
paid , by the parties of the second part, the receipt
whereof if hereby acknowledge, does by these presents,
grant, bargain and sell, unto the said parties of the
second part, and to their heirs and assigns, forever;
all that certain lot, piece or parcel of land situate
in the County of Inyo, State of California, and bounded
and described as follows, to wit:
The East half of the North-west quarter, and the south-
west quarter of the North-east quarter of section Nine
(9), Township Seven (7) South, Range Thirty-Three (33)
East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, containing One
Hundred and Twenty accres.
Together with rights in Bishop Creek and all other water
and water-rights ditch and ditch-rights unto said land
belonging or thereunto appertaining.
Together with the tenaments , hereditaments and 
appurterances there unto belonging, or appertaining, and 
the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, 
rents, issues and profits thereof.
To Have and to Hold, the said premises, together with 
appurtenances, unto the said parties of the second part,
and to their heirs and assigns forever
In Witness Thereof, the part of the first part, has 
hereunto set her hand the day and year first above
written. 

Signed and Delivered in the presence of
                                     Elizabeth Meacham
State of California )
County of Inyo      ) ss
                On this 22nd day of December in the year
one thousand nine hundred and fourteen before me. Fred 
R. Smith, a notary Public in and for the County of Inyo,
personaly appeared Elizabeth Meacham known to be the
person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument
and she duly acknowledged that she executed the same.
In Witness Thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and 
affixed my Official seal. at my office in the county of
Inyo, the day and year in this certificate first above
writen.
                            Fred R. Smith
 ***seal***                 Notary Public in and for the
                            County of Inyo, State of
                            California.

My Commission expires June 26, 1915.
$12.00 U.S.T.R.D. Stamps affixed and
duly cancelled.
Filed for Record at the request of Fred R. Smith
May 4 1916 at 30 min. past 9 o'clock A.M.
                            W.I. Hunter Recorder
                    by E. P. C-Hoover, Deputy Recorder