Indenture Between Thomas & Elizabeth WRIGHT and James Lorimer GRAHAM (1853); Allegany Co., MD ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Connie Beachy Allegany County, MD Land Record Liber 9-Folio 122 - recorded 3 March 1853 Received one dollar in lieu of the State of Maryland stamp tax on this deed when offered for record. Signed by Horace Resley, Clerk of the Court THIS INDENTURE made this 28th day of Feb in the year of our Lord 1853, between Thomas Wright and Elizabeth, his wife of Allegany County in the State of Maryland of the first part, and James Lorimer Graham of the city of New York in the State of New York, of the second part. WITNESSETH that the said Thomas Wright and Elizabeth, his wife, for and in consideration of the sum of $68,228.12 to the said Thomas Wright in hand paid by the said James Lorimer Graham at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof the said Thomas Wright doth hereby acknowledge, have granted, bargained and sold and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell, alien, enfeoff, release, convey and confirm unto the said James L. Graham the several tracts, parts of tracts, lots, pieces or parcels of land lying and being in Allegany County in the state of Maryland herein particularly mentioned and described, that is to say,THE THREE SPRINGS granted by the State of Maryland to Baker Johnson by patent bearing date on the 25th day of May 1789, for 111 acres; FRIZZLE'S ADDITION" granted by the State of Maryland to John Frizzle by patent bearing date upon the first day of April 1796 for 12½ acres; CHESTNUT GROVE granted by the state of Maryland to Henry Wright by patent bearing date on the 18th of January 1817 for 30 3/4 acres; SAFETY, granted by the State of Maryland to Thomas Wright by patent bearing date on the 31st day of December, 1838, for 13 3/4 acres; STRIFE granted by the State of Maryland to Thomas Wright, John Wright, William Wright, James Wright, Rachael ARNOLD, Jane Rowen?, Eleanor Anderson, Samuel Wright, Emily Totten, Rachael Totten, Henry Totten, Ann Totten, Indiana Totten, Sara Totten and Minerva Totten by patent bearing date on the 12th of January 1842, except to much of the said tract called STRIFE as is conveyed by the said Thomas Wright and wife to a certain William HUMBERTSON by deed bearing date on the 7th of September 1849 and recorded in Liber U.B.No 5-folios 527, 528, one of the land records of Allegany County, containing 4 3/4 acres; the entire tract granted for 60 acres; all that part of a tract of land called TUESDAY's WORK on GEORGES CREEK which was laid off by Thomas Percy(?), trustee for the sale of the real estate of Henry O'Neill, deceased, under a decree of Allegany County Court as a Court of Equity, in a cause No. 300 on the docket of said court and designated as lot number 6 of TUESDAY'S WORK ON GEORGES CREEK and which is particularly described in a deed from the said Percy?, Trustee to the said Thomas Wright, bearing date on the 23rd day of February 1853, containing 71 acres - - Lots lying to the Westward of Fort Cumberland usually called soldiers' lots numbered as follow - 3707, 3708, 3709, 3710, 3711, 3712, 3713 and 3961 granted by the State of Maryland for 50 acres each; ACCIDENT granted by the State of Maryland to Thomas Wright, by patent bearing date on the 4th day February 1850 for 4 1/3 acres, except that part of Lot 3711 conveyed by deed of Thomas Wright, William Wright and others to Elisha Combs, Isiah Frost and Henry Koontz, recorded in Liber A.B.No 9(?)-folios 126, 127 of Allegany County: - together with all and singular the buildings, improvements, ways, waters, water courses, rights, members, advantages and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, and all the estate, right, title and interest, at Law in Equity, of them the said Thomas Wright and Elizabeth, his wife, of in and to the same. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforesaid described tracts, parts of tracts, pieces or parcels of land with the appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto the said James Lorimer Graham, his heirs and assigns forever. - And the said Thomas Wright, for himself, his heirs, executors and administrators, and for every of them doth covenant, promise and agree to and with the said James Lorimer Graham, his heirs and assigns, by these presents in manner and form following, that is to say, that he the said Thomas Wright, his heirs and assigns, the tracts, parts of tracts, lots, pieces or parcels of land and premises above described and herein mentioned to be granted, bargained and sold, with the appurtenances, to the said James Lorimer Graham, his heirs and assigns, shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents against all and all manner of incumberances, and against the claims of all persons whomsoever. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF the said Thomas Wright and Elizabeth, his wife, have hereunto subscribed their names and affixed their seals on the day and year first herein written. Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of John White and J.B. Widener State of Maryland, Allegany County, to wit: Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that on this 28th day of February in the year before subscribed, two Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for Allegany County, personally appeared Thomas Wright and Elizabeth, his wife, they being personally known to us to be the persons who are named and described as and professing to be the parties to the aforegoing deeds or indentures, and do severally acknowledge the said indenture or instrument of writing to be their respective act and deed - the said Elizabeth having signed and sealed said indenture before us out of the presence and hearing of her said husband. "Whether she doth execute and acknowledge the same freely and voluntarily and without being induced to do so by fear or threats of or in usage by her husband or by fear of his displeasure" declareth and sayeth that she doth. - In testimony whereof we hereunto subscribe our names on the day and year aforesaid. The words "except that part of lot 3711 conveyed by deed of Thomas Wright, William Wright and others to Elisha Combs, Isiah Frost and Henry Koontz, recorded in Liber U.B. No A(?) Folio 126, 127 of Allegany County in 16th line of third page before signing and sealing interlined?.____ Signed by John White and J.B. Widener This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/allegany/land/wrightgraham.txt