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Transcribed and submitted by Virginia Crilley <crilley@eramp.net>

Hope you can use this.  I'm lucky enough to have the actual deed.  I have
seen it transcribed with some incorrect dates.  This is from the ORIGINAL!

CHICKASAW COUNTY   1855   HIGHTOWER, RALEIGH   DEED

The State of Mississippi
Chickasaw County
I, N.C. Wright, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county
aforesaid, certify that the within and foregoing deed was produced 
before me and Sealey Delashmet personally appeared and acknowledged 
that he on the day of its date did sign seal and deliver the same 
as his won proper act and deed and there upon also on this day, Mary 
Ann, wife of the said Sealey Delashmet personally appeared and having 
been by me examined touching the execution of said deed (privily) and 
apart from her said husband. She declared that contents and without 
any fear, threat or coercion of her said husband did sign, seal and 
deliver the same on the day of its date as her own proper cat and did 
for the purposes therein expursed.

Given under my hand and seal this the 
1st day of November A.D. 1855.
N.C. Wright, Justice of the Peace

That the party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of 
One hundred and fifty dollars to them in hand paid by the party of the 
second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have this day 
bargained and sold and do hereby grant alien and covey to the party of 
the second part a certain tract or parcel of land situated in the county 
and state aforesaid buy the Northwest quarter of section thirty four (34)
in Township Fifteen (15) of Range Four (4) East of the Basis Meridian 
Chickasaw survey containing in all one hundred and sixty acres