Indenture: Lancelot Jacques, Washington County, MD and John McPherson, Frederick County, MD
01 Ocotber 1806, selling of property from Denton jacues to Thomas Johnson and to 
John McPherson dated 02 September 1775.  The land being conveyed is located in 
Washington County, MD east of Hagerstown.

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Note: The Thomas Johnson hereinlisted is the first Governor of Maryland.



This Indenture made this seventeenth day of October in the year  of our Lord 
eighteen hundred seven between Lancelot Jacques of  Washington County in the 
state of Maryland of the one part, and John  McPherson of Frederick Town and 
County in the said state of the other  part witnesseth whereas by a decree of 
the Chancery court of the state  aforesaid bearing date the first day of October 
eighteen hundred and six  the above named Lancelot Jacques was appointed a 
trustee and  authorized and empowered to sell and dispose of the estate conveyed  
in mortgage by Denton Jacques of Washington County to Thomas Johnson of 
Frederick County by deed of indenture bearing date the second of September in 
the year seventeen hundred seventy five,  and afterwards conveyed and assigned 
by the said Thomas Johnson  to the aforesaid John McPherson the complainant 
mentioned in the  said decree by deed bearing date the sixth day of June in the 
year  Eighteen hundred and six or to sell so much of the said estate as  might 
be necessary for the payment of the several sums of money and  to 
edies  mentioned in the said decree and all costs arising on the said  sale; and 
whereas in pursuance of the said decree and the directions  therein contained 
the said Lancelot Jacques on the eighteenth day of December  in the year 
eighteen hundred and six did proceed to make sale of the lands  herein after 
mentioned being part of the mortgaged estate mentioned  in the said decree and 
the same was sold to the said John McPherson  the complainant aforesaid for the 
sum of thirty eight hundred and  ninety pounds eight shillings and ten pence 
current money being the  amount due to the said McPherson by virtue of the said 
decree which sale  so as aforesaid made was by in order of the Chancery Court 
aforesaid dated  the twenty seventh of March eighteen hundred and seven duly 
ratified  and confirmed; and whereas the terms of sale have been fully complied  
with on the part of said John McPherson the purchaser aforesaid and the  said 
Lancelot Jacques trustee as aforesaid is authorized and directed  as well by 
virtue of the said decree as by force of a further order from the  said Chancery 
Court bearing date the twenty fourth day of April in the  year eighteen hundred 
and seven to convey to the said John McPherson  the property of the lands is as 
aforesaid sold by a good and sufficient deed to be  executed acknowledged and 
recorded agreeable to law; all of which will more  fully and particularly appear 
by reference to the proceedings in Chancery wherein  the said John McPherson was 
complainant, and Denton Jacques, Elie Williams  and the said Lancelot Jacques 
where defendants: and the said Lancelot  Jacques under the authority and in 
compliance with the directions
                                                Afore.

 Received the day and year within written and from the within  named John 
McPherson the consideration within mentioned in  the written Deed.
                                         Lancelot Jacques  Witness  A.B. Shriver  
Maryland to wit.
             Be it remembered that on this 17th day of October in the year of 
our Lord Eighteen hundred and Seven  personally appears Lancelot Jacques party 
grantor mentioned  in the within deed or instrument of writing before me the 
subscriber  one of the Judges of the fifth Judicial District of the aforesaid  
State of Maryland and acknowledged the said deed written Instrument  of writing 
to be his act and deed and the undivided moiety of  the lands and premises 
therein maintained and thereby bargained  and sold to be the right and estate of 
John McPherson party  Grantee also therein mentioned his heirs and assigns 
forever  according to the support true intent and meaning of the said deed  or 
Instrument of writing and the act of assembly in such  case made and provided.
        Acknowledged before and certified by
                                          A.B. Shrivey  Hath agreed and is about 
to execute these presents. Now this Indenture  witnesseth that the said Lancelot 
Jacques trustee as aforesaid in  consideration of the above  recited premises 
and also  one dollar  current money to him in hand paid the receipt whereof is 
hereby  acknowledged hath given granted bargained and sold aliened  released 
enfeoffed and confirmed and by these presents doth give  grant bargain and sell 
alien release enfeoff and confirm unto the said  John McPherson his heirs and 
assigns forever, one undivided moiety  of part of two tracts of land being 
adjoining to each other in Washington  County aforesaid that is to say all that 
undivided moiety of that part of a  tract of land called Thythorn lying Eastward 
of a line drawn from the  end of ten perches on the tenth line to the end of 
thirty-six perches  on the twenty second line thereof containing one hundred and 
sixty-acres of  land more or less. Whereof an undivided moiety is hereby 
conveyed and  also that undivided moiety of all that part of a tract of land  
called Kindess Enlarged, that is contained by the following  bounds and lines to 
wit. Beginning at the end of the tenth line  thereof and running with the out 
lines of the same in succession to the  end of the forty fifth line thence North 
eighty five degrees and half  degrees West, sixty perches, then South twenty 
degrees West four  hundred and twenty perches or till it intersects the main 
roads from  Hagers Town to Cumberland and then with it North seventy five  
degrees West by forty perches, then South twenty degrees West two hundred  And 
twenty-seven perches or to the end of the thirteenth line of  the said land and 
reversing the same to the end point of the twenty ninth line and  thence to the 
beginning. Containing fifteen hundred and eighty  acres more or less whereof 
undivided moiety is hereby conveyed.
 Together with all and singular the rights and appurtenances there unto  
belonging. To have and to hold one undivided moiety of the aforesaid lands  and 
premises with the appurtenances, unto the said John McPherson  his heirs and 
assigns forever as tenant in common clear free and discharged  from all claims 
of the said Denton Jacques and all other defendants  mentioned in the aforesaid 
decree their and each of their heirs and  assigns, and to and for no other use 
intent or purpose whatsoever.
 In Witness whereof the said Lancelot Jacques hath here unto set his hand  and 
affixed his seal the day and year first above written.
 Signed sealed and delivered the words
 Deed and line being first interlined..            Lancelot Jacques  A.B. 
Shriver



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