DECATUR COUNTY, TENNESSEE - DEEDS - Dutton Hill to J.M. Graves
				    16 April 1881

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Decatur County, Tennessee Deeds
Book 9, p.461
Dutton Hill to J.M. Graves
State of Tennessee} I Dutton Hill have this day Bargained and Sold and do
Decatur County    } hereby Transfer and Convey to James M. Graves and his
heirs forever for the consideration of twenty five Dollars to me paid in 
hand the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged a certain tract of land in 
the State of Tennessee Decatur County District No. 12 Containing by 
Estimation Six and one third 6 1/3 acres and bounded as follows  Beginning 
at a post oak the South East Corner of an Entry in the name of Wade Hale 
runs East 32 poles to a Stake thence North 32 Poles to a Stake thence west 
32 poles to a Stake in the East Boundary line of Wade Hale thence South 
with the Said line 32 poles to the begining to have and to hold the Same to 
the Said James M. Graves his heirs and assigns forever I do Covenant with 
the Said James M. Graves that I am lawfully Possessed of Said land and have 
a good right to convey it and that the Same is unencumbered I do further 
Covenant and bind myself my heirs and Representatives to warrant and 
forever defend the title to the Said land and Every Part thereof to the 
Said James M. Graves his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims of all 
persons whatever given under my hand and Seal this the 12th day of January 
1881
Witness  W.G. Riggs                                 Dutton Hill  (Seal)
         James W. Hill
State of Tennessee} Personally appeared before me John McMillan Clerk of 
Decatur County    } the County Court at Said County W.G. Riggs and James W. 
Hill Subscribing Witnesses to the within Deed who having been first sworn 
deposed and Said that they are acquainted with Dutton Hill the bargainer 
and that he Executed the Same in their presence to be his act and Deed upon 
the day it bears date Witness my hand at office this the 16th day of April 
1881
                                                   John McMillan  Clerk
State of Tennessee} Registers office March the 8th 1884 
Decatur County    } I B.R. Brasher Register for Said county do Certify that
the foregoing Deed and Certificate are registered in Said office in Book
No 9 Page 461 that they were received March the 5th at 2 oclock P.M. &
Entered in Note Book E Page 47  B.R. Brasher  Register