Indenture between Joseph & Charlotte WIMSATT and Biscoe ADAMS (1843); St. Mary's Co., MD Contributed by Jim Adams ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** THIS INDENTUREMADE THIS THIRD DAY OF APRIL IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE BETWEEN JOSEPH WIMSATT OF CAMPBELL COUNTY AND STATE OF GEORGIA AND CHARLOTTE HIS WIFE OF THE FIRST PART AND BISCOE ADAMS OF SAINT MARY’S COUNTY AND STATE OF MARYLAND OF THE SECOND PART WITNESSETH THAT THE SAID JOSEPH WIMSATT AND CHARLOTTE HIS WIFE FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF THE SUM OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS CURRENT MONEY TO HIM AND IN PAID BY THE SAID BISCOE ADAMS BEFORE THE SEALING AND DELIVERY OF THESE PRESENTS THE RECEIPT WHEREOF THEY DO HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND FIRM EVERY PART AND PARCEL THEREOF REQUEST EXONERATE AND DISCHARGE THE SAID BISCOE ADAMS HIS HEIRS EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS HE THE SAID JOSEPH WIMSATT AND CHARLOTTE HIS WIFE HAVE GIVEN, GRANTED, BARGAINED SOLD ASSIGN AND CONFIRMED AND BY THESE PRESENTS DO GIVE GRANT, BARGAIN, SELL, XXX AND XXXX CONFIRM UNTO THE SAID BISCOE ADAMS, HIS HEIRS, EXECUTORS ADMINISRATORS AND ASSIGNS ALL THEIR RIGHTS, TITLE , CLAIM AND INTEREST IN AND TO ALL THAT PART OR PARCEL OF LAND BEING PART OF A TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND CALLED "RAGGED LANE" LYING AND BEING IN SAINT MARY’S COUNTY AND STATE OF MARYLAND BEGINNING AT A CEDAR POST STANDING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD CALLED "RAGGED LANE" MARKED LXII AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH TWENTY SEVEN DEGREES EAST TWO HUNDRED AND SIX PERCHES AND THIRTY SEVEN PERCHES TO A LOCUST POST THENCE SOUTH EIGHTY FOUR DEGREES WEST ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT PERCHES TO A CEDAR POST THENCE SOUTH FOURTEEN AND A HALF DEGREES EAST ONE HUNDRED AND THREE AND A HALF PERCHES TO A POST THENCE SOUTH FORTY AND A HALF DEGREES WEST SIXTEEN AND THREE FOURTH PERCHES TO THE SAID ROAD CALLED RAGGED LANE THENCE WITH A STRAIGHT LINE TO THE BEGINNING CONTAINING TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY ACRES XXXXX XXXXX MORE OR LESS AS WILL FULLY APPEAR BY REFERENCE TO A DEED MADE BY SALLY ANN JOHNSON AND MARY B. MASON TO JOSEPH WIMSATT AND GEORGE MATTINGLY