Duplin County NcArchives Court.....For Taxes, Sale Of Grady Land  1840
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Source: Whitfield Grady Collection
Written: 1840

SALE OF GRADY LAND FOR TAXES -  1840

State of North Carolina
Duplin County

Whereas the Taxes due on a certain tract of land lying in the said County & 
State aforesaid on the waters of the North East listed by Henry Grady for the 
year 1840 remain due and unpaid and in consequence thereof the same was liable 
to be sold and has been duly advertised according to law and put up at auction 
to be sold in part to the person offering to pay the public county and state 
taxes with all charges for advertising the same for the smallest part thereof by 
John E. Hussey the Sheriff of Duplin county at that time as appears by his 
receipt therefore to Grady Outlaw who bid off the said tract of land agreeing to 
pay the taxes due then come together with the cost for advertising the same for 
Two hundred and fourteen acres and the said John E. Hussey being now dead the 
same Grady Outlaw did apply to the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for 
Duplin County at April Term 1868: for an order of said court to J. W. Hinson the 
present Sheriff for said county to make him the said Grady Outlaw a deed for the 
said lands and the said Court having Granted the order as aforesaid Now they 
one.  This Indenture witnesseth that the said John W. Hinson Sheriff of said 
county hath covenanted with the said Grady Outlaw for the said lands the said 
Grady Outlaw having furnished the said J. W. Hinson with a platt of said lands 
made by Walter R. Bell Surveyor for said county which lands are bounded as 
follows – Beginning at a stake in Lewis Outlaw & Grady Outlaw corner and runs 
along his line So 63 E 362 poles to a Red Oak then the back line the So 22 W 28 
poles to a Gum the old corner thence No 60 W 79 poles to a Sassassafrass then So 
22 W 77 poles to a white oak thence So 37 W 56 poles to a stake, a new corner 
then No 86 ½ We 28 poles to a stake a new line and corner then So 30 We 96 poles 
to a Gum & Burch then No 60 Wt 164 poles to a red oak then No14 E 100 poles to 
the beginning containing two hundred and fourteen acres, the tax due on which 
was 3 85/100 Dollars, Cost $1.00.  To have and to hold to the said Grady Outlaw 
forthwith and the said J. W. Hinson on his part so far as authorized will 
warrant and defend unto the said Grady Outlaw his heirs, Exec, Admrs and assigns 
forever and discharged from the Lawful claim of all and any other persons.
  In Testimony of all which the said J. W. Hinson Sheriff as aforesaid hath set 
his hand and Seal April the 25th day 1868
John W. Hinson
Wit.  John W. Kornegay

NOTE: Seals are still attached.

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