LAND: Roderick Washington PARSONS to George GILBERT, 1880, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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DEED

FROM R. W. PARSONS TO GEORGE GILBERT.  
Consideration $145.
Blair Co., Pennsylvania
Deeds Vol. 43, page 363-364.

  This Indenture made the Twenty fourth day of August in the year of our Lord 
one thousand eight hundred and Eighty, Between R. W. Parsons of the city of 
Altoona Co., of Blair and State of Pennsylvania of the first part and George 
Gilbert of the same place of the second part.  Witnesseth that the said party 
of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of One Hundred and 
forty five dollars, lawful money of the United States of America, unto him 
well and truly paid by the said party of the second part at before the 
sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby 
acknowledged has granted, bargained, sold aliened enfeoffed, released 
conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents does grant, bargain, sell, 
alien enfeoff, release, convey and confirm unto the said party of the second 
part his heirs and assigns all that certain lot or piece of land in the city 
of Altoona in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania situate on the 
south side of and fronting on Second Avenue and being the fourth lot West of 
Fourth Street in the general plan of the said city of Altoona and being in 
width fronting on said avenue Fifty feet and extending at right-angles to 
said Avenue One Hundred and twenty feet to an alley and being the same lot of 
land as described in a certain deed made by said Gilbert and Mary his wife to 
party of the first part and dated the 24th day of August A.D. 1880.  [sic]
  Together with all and singular the improvements, ways, waters watercourses, 
rights liberties privileges hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever 
thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversions and 
remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof; and all the estate-right title 
interest property claim and demand whatsoever of the said party of the first 
part in law, equity or otherwise, howsoever of in and to the same and every 
part thereof.  To have and to hold the said Lot or piece of land and the 
hereditaments and premises hereby granted or mentioned and intended so to be 
with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part his heirs and 
assigns, to and for the only proper use and behoof of the said party of the 
Second part, his heirs and assigns forever and the said party of the first 
part, for himself his heirs, executors and administrators does by these 
presents, covenant, grant and agree to and with the said party of the second 
part his heirs and assigns that he the said party of the first part his heirs 
all and singular the hereditaments and premises herein above described and 
granted or mentioned, and intended so to be with the appurtenances, unto the 
said party of the second part his heirs and assigns, against him the said 
party of the first part, and his heirs, and against all and every other 
person or persons whomsoever, lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any 
part thereof shall and will warrant and forever defend.
  In witness Whereof the said party of the first part has to these presents 
set his hand and seal.  Dated the day and year first above written.
                              R. W. Parsons [Seal]

Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the presence of us
E. Shaw
B. F. Rose

Received, the day of the date of the above Indenture of the above named 
George Gilbert, the sum of One hundred and forty five Dollars - lawful money 
of the United States being the consideration money above mentioned in full.
                              R. W. Parsons

Witness
E. Shaw

State of Pa.
Blair Co.,
SS
      On this 24th day of August A.D. 1880 before me an alderman in Altoona 
City in said Co., came the above named R. W. Parsons and acknowledged the 
foregoing Indenture to be his act and deed desiring the same be recorded as 
such.
      Witness my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid.
                              B. F. Rose [Seal]
                              Alderman

Recorded Sept. 11, 1880
By A. Lingenfelter - Recorder