Fannin County GaArchives Deed.....Merrick, J. - Griffith, A.C., A.H. Free, Et Al 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Bill Frazier fishtrap@bellsouth.net February 15, 2006, 12:17 pm Tocca River - Floating lumber Written: 1899 Fannin County Georgia Superior Court Deeds-Realty Mortgages 1899, July 28-- This Indenture made between the under signed citizens of Fannin County as of the 1st part and J. Merrick of Ashville North Carolina, party of the 2nd part. Parties of the 1st part, for and in consideration of $1.00 dollar payable to each party within one year, and for the consideration herein after mentioned to rent, lease and give exclusive full rights or together, with rights in egress and ingress to the said J. Merrick, assigned the bed of the Toccoa River as far as it extends through each of their lands for the purpose of floating lumber . Provided J. Merrick shall pay each and every party of the 1st part, all damages done to any part of their land, carops(sic) or fences from floating timber or lumber, it is hereby understood that as long as the said J. Merrick shall protect the parties of the 1st part from the damage done by floating, he shall have and retain full lease of the bed of said river for the above purposes. s/ A.C. Griffith, A.H. Free, Sara Long, C.L. Stanley, W.G. Stanley, D.R. Stanley, R.C. Stanley, W.G. Shelton, B.M. Tilly, J.R. & J.G. Lirkland, James S. Carnett, S.C. Bailey, John Randall, L.C. Allen, G.W. Jones, Larkin German, G.W. Tarpley, W.S. Hensley, Diggia Shuler, W.J. Buchaman, Gabrill Thomas, James Baigh, M.KJ. German, E.W. Shelton and J. Merrick 13/48 Fannin County Deed Book Q: 9 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/fannin/deeds/griffith321gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb