Georgia:  Oglethorpe County:  Isham Smith Indenture  23 June 1804

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FHC #0158674
Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Deed Book D, p. 474-475
June 23, 1804

State of Georgia
	This indenture made the twenty third day of June in the year of 
	our Lord one thousand eight hundred & four & of American 
	Independence the twenty eighth between John Collier of Oglethorpe 
	County & State of Georgia, Collector of Tax of the one part & 
	Isham Smith of the County & State of the other part.

Witnesseth that whereas execution agreeable to an act of the General 
Assembly of the year one thousand eight hundred & three which act have 
a reference to an act of the General Assembly for the year one thousand 
seven hundred & ninety seven containing two hundred acres lying & being 
in the County of Oglethorpe & State aforesaid & the land being duly & 
legally advertised agreeable to Law & in the publick (sic) Gazette of 
this State & was sold on the twenty third day of June one thousand eight 
hundred & four & Isham Smith being the highest bidder became the purchaser 
for the sum thirteen dollars & fifty cents.

Now I the said John Collier Collector for the County aforesaid for & in 
consideration of the sum of thirteen dollars & fifty cents to me in hand 
paid at the signing & delivering of these presents the receipt whereof is 
hereby acknowledged have this day bargained & sold aliened, conveyed & 
confirmed unto the said Isham Smith at Collectors Sale agreeable to Law, 
the above mentioned tract or parcel of land situate & being in the County 
of Oglethorpe containing two hundred acres being a tract of land granted 
to Samuel Smith & Richard Bailey adjoining lands of Charles Allen, Zadock 
Barnett & others on the waters of Long Creek.

To have and to hold the above tract or parcel of land together with 
all & singular the rights members & appurtenances to him the said Isham 
Smith & His heirs & assigns forever & I the said John Collier Collector 
for the County so far as the Law authorizes & requires me the said John 
Collier & he further sells conveys & transfers the premises together the 
premises together with all & singular the rights, members & appurtenances 
thereunto belonging in any wise appertaining to him the said Isham Smith 
his heirs & assigns forever.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal as 
Collector aforesaid the day & year above written.

Signed Sealed & Delivered in the presence of ~

Wm. Strother						/s/ Jno. Collier 
Henry Bailey                                            Collector  {Seal}
Jas. D. Cole, J.P.
			                    Recorded July 26, 1805