Crawford County PA Archives Deed.....Harper, Robert - Harper, Et Al March 4, 1848
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  Written: March 4, 1848
  Recorded: March 4, 1848
  
  Crawford County, Pennsylvania
  Deed Book A2, page 493
  
  Deed
  John Mc. Harper's Adm's. To Robert Harper
  Recorded March 4th 1848
  Wm. M. Laughlin, Recorder
  
  This Indenture made the fourth day of March 1848 between Wm. Kerr, Theo. 
  Harper & Administrators and Mary Harper, Administratrix of the estate of John 
  Mc. Harper late of Vernon Township Crawford County and Commonwealth of Penna. 
  deceased of the one part and Robert Harper of the second part.  Whereas the 
  said John Mc. Harper was in his life time seazed in his demenses as the fee in 
  the land hereinafter mentioned and being so thereof seized died intestate and 
  not having a personal estate sufficient to discharge the debts owing by dec'd 
  against him.  For which cause upon the application of the said Wm., Theo. & 
  Mary an order was granted them by the Orphans Court of Crawford County to make 
  sale of a certain piece of land sufficient to contain ten acres or thereabouts 
  in pursuance of which order the said Wm., Theo. and Mary on the 15th day of 
  Feb. 1848 after due notice did sell the same to Robert Harper for the sum of 
  $105.  Now This Indenture Witnesseth That the said Wm., Theo. & Mary in 
  consideration of the premises and of the sum of money aforesaid hath granted 
  bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant bargain & sell to the 
  parties of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever Eight & a half acres 
  of land, bounded and described as follows viz. beginning at where the road 
  leading from Meadville to Harmansburg crosses the west line of the original 
  tract thence south forty four perches to an oak the original corner thence 
  East sixty two perches to where the road from Meadville to Harmansburg cross 
  said line thence along said road seventy five & a half perches to the place of 
  beginning.  To have and to hold the same to him the said party of the second 
  part, his heirs and assigns forever, for which right and interest he the said 
  John Mc. Harper in and to the same at immediately preceding his decease.  
  Witness the hands and seals of the said parties the day and year above written.
  			Wm. Kerr (Seal)
  			Theo. Harper (Seal)
  			Mary (her X mark) Harper (Seal)
  Witness present Samuel Douds
  
  Crawford County, SS.
  Came before the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said 
  County Wm. Kerr, Theophilus Harper and Mary Harper and acknowledged the above 
  indenture to be their act and deed.  Witness my hand this 4 day of March 1848.
  			Samuel Douds (Seal)
  Rec'd of Robt. Harper one hundred and five Dollars the purchase money of the 
  above described property as sold to him March 4 1848.
  			Wm. Kerr, acting Adm'r
  
  
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