BERTIE COUNTY   Deed

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Rice    State of North Carolina)    
To-Deed Bertie County)

Halsey
    This indenture made on the 24th day, November, in the year of our Lord 
1858, between Cullen A. Halsey, of the County of Choan, of the one part, and 
Freeman Rice, of the County of Bertie, of the second part, all of the state 
afforsaid, witnesseth, that I, the said Freeman Rice, for an in consideration 
of the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars, to me in hand paid by the said 
Cullen A. Halsey, hath bargain, sold, and delivered unto the said Cullen A. 
Halsey, his heirs and assigns for ever, one certain tract of land lying and 
being in the County afforsaid bounded as following:  commencing in the Madre  
Swamp; then up Elizabeth Perry's line to Holly & Perry line; then Holley's & 
Perry's line to Wm D. Perry line; thence along Perry line to Madre Swamp; 
thence along to the first station containing by estimation one hundred and 
fifty acres, more or less, with all and every appertanance thereinto 
belonging, or in any wise appertaine.  And I, the said Freeman Rice, do 
convenant to and with the said Cullen A. Halsey, that I have before the 
executing of this deed full rite and absolute and lawful authority to sell 
the said lands and premises and agree hereby to warrant and forever defend 
the rite and title of the same to him the said Cullen A. Halsey and his heirs 
and assigns forever.  In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and 
seal, the day and year above written.  
Signed, sealed and delivered)                             his
in the presents of                )                 Freeman  X    Rice       
(Seal)
  Robt. R. Taylor                 )                              mark
  D. White                          )

State of North Carolina
Bertie County Court.  February Term 1859.
This Deed, from Freeman Rice to Cullen A. Halsey, was proved in open Court by 
the oath of D. White, on of the subscribing witnesses thereto, and ordered to 
be registered. 
                                                                         Wm> 
P. Gurley, Clk




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