DEED: Wear Tilford, Joseph Bowman, Jacob Bowman, 1827, Bullitt County, KY


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Transcribed by: Anne  Livingston - Livings1@aol.com
Date:  12 Feb 1999 
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17 Oct 1827  Bullitt Co. Deed Book F  p.363 Wear TILFORD and Joseph BOWMAN, late merchants trading 
under the firm of TILFORD & BOWMAN of the County of Bullitt and State of Kentucky of the one part to 
Jacob BOWMAN of the same County and State of the other part.  Witnesseth the said Wear TILFORD and 
Joseph BOWMAN for and in Consideration of the sum of one Dollar and the Conditions hereafter mentioned 
have granted bargained and sold all the right, Interest and title to the lots and tan yard thereon in 
the Town of Shepherdsville in the Occupancy of FIELD & TILFORD together with the Stock on and now in 
the yard and all things belonging appertaining to said TILFORD also the said Wear TILFORD's right 
title and Claim to the following Negro Slaves To Wit: Lucinda aged about Thirty years, Peter aged 
about twenty six years, Bill aged about thirteen years and Nathan aged about Ten years and the said 
TILFORD's right title and Claim to a Lot and the improvements thereon in the Town of Lancaster in 
Garrard County Kentucky, also the said Joseph BOWMAN's right title and Claim to a Lot in the town of 
Shepherdsville adjoining George W. JENKINS.  To Have and to hold the above described real and personal 
property to him the said Jacob BOWMAN his heirs forever free and clear of and from the Claim Provided 
Nevertheless that whereas the said Jacob BOWMAN and Wear TILFORD were once partners in Merchandize 
under the firm of WEAR TILFORD & CO. during the Continuance of which a Debt was contracted to one 
Wilford LEE and a Note Executed by the said W. TILFORD and J. BOWMAN for five hundred Dollars which 
Debt with Interest thereon is yet due, Also a Debt to the United States Bank of about Nine hundred and 
twenty five Dollars which Sum or thereabout is near due and owing and the said Jacob BOWMAN holds a 
Note on the said Wear TILFORD and Joseph BOWMAN for four thousand Dollars dated 3 February 1820 
payable one day after date on which Note Interest is to be Calculated from the 4th day February 1820 
until paid.  Now if the said Wear TILFORD and Joseph BOWMAN shall well and truly pay and Satisfy the 
said Jacob BOWMAN his heirs the said Sum of four thousand Dollars with Interest as aforesaid until 
paid on or before the expiration of Six months from the date hereto and the said Wear TILFORD shall 
well truly save and keep harmless the said Jacob BOWMAN his heirs from the payments of the Debts as 
aforesaid due by the firm of W. TILFORD & Co. then these presents shall cease and become utterly null 
and void.
 W. TILFORD
Joseph BOWMAN

In the presence of George F. POPE
Robert TRAVIS

Recorded 20 October 1827 Bullitt Co. KY Court