DEED: Conrad HITE (of MD), to Joseph KELLY, Sr., of Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford County, PA, 1797

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Allegany County, Maryland
Deed Book B, Pages 378-379
Dated 17 May 1797, Recorded 17 May 1797

CONRAD HITE to JOSEPH KELLY

At the request of JOSEPH KELLY the following Deed recorded 17 day of May 1797.
This Indenture made this Seventeenth Day of May in the year of our Lord one 
thousand seven hundred and ninety seven between CONRAD HITE of Allegany County 
and State of Maryland of the one part and JOSEPH KELLY SENIOR of Bedford County 
Cumberland Valley Township and State of Pennsylvania of the other part. 
Witnesseth that the said CONRAD HITE for and in consideration of the sum of 
ninety eight pounds five shillings current money to him in hand paid by the said 
JOSEPH KELLY SR. the receipt whereof he the said CONRAD HITE doth hereby 
acknowledge hath granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant 
bargain sell alien release and confirm unto him the said JOSEPH KELLY SR. his 
heirs and assigns forever the following lotts or partitions of ground lying and 
being in BRODKAGS ADDITION to the Town of Cumberland, Allegany County consisting 
of and know on the plat of said addition to Cumberland by Lots No. 5 & 6 each 
fronting Bedford Street fifty seven feet nine and a half inches and running back 
from said street one hundred and sixty feet together with all and singular the 
hereditaments and appurtenances whatever to the same belonging or in any manner 
appertaining and all the estate right title interest claim and demand whatsoever 
of in and to the same of him the said CONRAD HITE and his heirs to have and to 
held the aforesaid two lots or parcels of ground with the hereditaments and 
appurtenances to the same belonging or in any way appertaining and all the 
estate rights title and claim of him the said CONRAD HITE and his heirs unto him 
the said JOSEPH KELLY SR and his heirs yielding and paying unto the said Conrad 
Hite his heirs and assigns the yearly ground rent of the Spanish milled dollars 
to be paid on the first day of January annually and the said CONRAD HITE for 
himself and his heirs doth further covenant and agree to and with the said 
JOSEPH KELLY SR. that the said CONRAD HITE the aforesaid two lotts and premises 
to him the said JOSEPH KELLY SR. his heirs and assigns shall and with warrant 
and forever defend again tall persons whatever In Testimony whereof the said 
CONRAD HITE hath hereunto set his hand seal the day and above written. . Signed 
CONRAD HITE [seal] Signed sealed in the presence of JOHN C. BEATTY, P. DERICKMAN
Recorded the day and year aforesaid ninety eight pounds five shillings current 
being the consideration money within mentioned. Signed CONRAD HITE; JOHN C. 
BEATTY, P. DERICKMON (Witnesses)
State of Maryland Allegany County to Wit:
Personally appeared CONRAD HITE before us two of the Justices of the Peace of 
the County aforesaid and acknowledged the within Deed or Instrument of writing 
to be his act and deed and the two lots and premises in same mentioned to be the 
right and estate of the said JOSEPH KELLY SR his heirs and assigns at the same 
time came MARY HITE his wife and being privately by us examined out of the 
hearing of her husband acknowledged the same and declared she made the said 
willingly and freely and without being induced thereto by former threats of or 
ill images of her husband or fear of his displeasure. Acknowledged this 
seventeenth day of May 1797 before JOHN C. BEATTY, PETER DERICKMON.