The State of Texas 

Know all men by these presents that we Wm Boyd & Delilah
County of Freestone Boyd, his wife of above County & State, have this day
bargained & sold & do hereby convey unto the Heirs of Robert Boyd Deceased 
son of said Wm and Delilah Boyd, the following described tract of land (bought
by said Robert Boyd from Elizabeth Lamb, an heir of said Wm. & Delilah Boyd, 
it being said Elizabeth Lamb’s part of the real estate of Wm & Delilah Boyd) 
lying in Freestone County in the State of Texas about one & a half miles North
of the Town of Cotton Gin being a part of the Eli Russell League & a part of 
the Delilah Boyd 320 acre tract - Beginning at the S E corner of the Forty 
acre tract Deeded to Robert Boyd by Wm. & Delilah Boyd on the North line of M.
S. Clark’s homestead tract - Thence East with M. S. Clark’s North line Three 
Hundred & Eighty Six veras to stake - Thence North Three Hundred & Forth Five
Vares - Then West Two Hundred varas - Then North Four Hundred and Seventy Five 
varas - Thence West Two Hundred & Fifty Three varas - to the Channel of a 
large dugout whence a Cotton wood 5 inc bears N 61 W 5 vrs & an Elm 4 inc
bears S 55 W 4 vrs - Thence up the channel of the dugout following its 
meanders & making the dugout the line to R. Boyd’s corner in the dugout - 
Thence with R. Boyd’s line to the stake N. E. of his house - Thence South Six 
Hundred & Seventy Seven veras with R. Boyd’s East line to the beginning -
containing Forty acres.

And for and in consideration of the above described Forty acres being Elizabeth
Lamb’s part of our Estate set apart to her by us & sold by her to R. Boyd & 
for the further consideration of one dollar to us in hand paid, the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged. We bind ourselves, our heirs and assigns to 
forever warrant & defend the right, title, interest & claim to the above
described tract of land unto the heirs of Robert Boyd deceased.

But it is expressly stipulated that we Wm. Boyd & Delilah Boyd, or either of 
us are to keep in possession & use & fully control the above described tract 
of land & premises during the life of us or either of us: after the death of 
both of us said heirs are to have possession & control.

In witness whereof we hereunto set our hand & seals (scrolls for seal) on this
the 14th day of August A.D. 1882.

Wm. Boyd

Her

Delilah X Boyd

Mark

The State of Texas Before me F. A. Patrick, A Justice of the Peace and Ex-
Officio

County of Freestone Notary Public in and for said County personally appeared

Wm. Boyd and Delilah Boyd his wife both to me well known to be the parties 
whose names appear to the foregoing Deed, bearing date August 14th A.D. 1882,
and acknowledged that they had signed the same for all the uses and
considerations therein expressed, and the said Delilah Boyd, being examined by
me privily and apart from her said husband, and the same being by me fully 
explained to her, acknowledged the same to be her act and deed, and declared
that she had willingly signed the same, and, that she wished, not to retract
it.

To certify which I hereto sign my name and affix my official, seal at Cotton
Gin, Texas, this the 14th day of August A.D. 1882.

F. A. Patrick J. P. and Ex-Officio

J.P. Freestone County, Texas

The State of Texas I, T. W. Sims, Clerk of the County Court in & for said County

County of Freestone do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument of writing
with its certificate of Authentication, was filed in my office for record on 
the 14th day of April 1883 at 12 O’clock P.M. and was duly & correctly recorded 
on the 16th day of April 1883 at 9 O’clock A.M.

Given under my hand & official seal this the 16th day of April 1883.

T. W. Sims, Clerk of the C. C. F. C. Texas

By T. J. Sims, Deputy