ORANGE COUNTY, NC - Deeds - Henry T. Gates to A. M. Latta
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GATES to LATTA DEED - Orange County, North Carolina
October 17, 1864

This indenture made and entered into this 17 day of October in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty four between
Henry T. Gates of the County of Orange and H. M. Latta of the County of
Person both of the state of N.C. Witnesseth that the said Henry T. Gates
for and in consideration of the sum of forty three hundred dollars in hand
paid by the said A.M. Latta the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
the said Gates hath this day bargained and sold and doth hereby give grant
bargain & sell to the said H. M. Latta his heirs & assigns forever one
tract or parcel of land situated lying in the County of Orange on the
waters of South Fork of Little River Beginning at a persimmon tree on
the North side of said Little river running thence North ten chains to a
stake on Mrs. N. G. Coggins line thence seventeen chains & fifty links
to a sour wood joining the lands of George T. Coggins Dec'd thence South
seven Chains & sixty five links George T. Coggins line thence down the
river with John Tillys line to the first station Containing by estimation
twenty one acres more or less Being the tract on which the
South Lowell Mills are situated with all the machinery attached to or in
any wise belonging to the said premises whether fixed or detached
consisting of grist mill wool carding machine cotton gin Black smith
tools set of saw mill irons including saw lot of old irons ? to the use
& benefit of the said Latta his heirs & assigns forever the said
Henry T. Gates doth hereby warrant and forever defend the right & title
to said land & property to the said Latta his heirs & assigns forever
against the claims of any & all persons. In testimony whereof the said
Gates hath set his hand & seal the date above named.

M. Leathers
Mary M. Tilly                                       Henry T. Gates (seal)


North Carolina      )      Probate Court
Orange County       )      16th Sept 1869

Be it remembered that on this 16th day of Sept 1869 the foregoing Deed was
offered to me George Laws Judge of Probate for said county and admitted to
probate in the following manner Samuel H. Johnson being sworn testified that
Henry T. Gates the grantor herein named had fled the state and his present
residence was unknown and that Moses Leathers one of the subscribing
witnesses thereto was dead, that he was well acquainted with the hand
writing of Henry T. Gates and Moses Leathers from often seeing them
write and their signatures to the foregoing deed is in their own proper
handwriting Chesley P. Warren being sworn testified that Mary M. Tilly
the other subscribing witness had removed from this part of the Country
and her present residence was unknown that he is well acquainted with her
hand writing from often seeing her write and that her signature as
subscribing witness was in her own proper hand writing. It is considered
by the Court that said Deed is duly proved. Therefore let the said deed
and this certificate be registered
                                                        Geo Laws 
                                                      Probate Judge