DEED:  James M. Hight Deed of Trust, 1853
SOURCE:  Nelson County Deed Book 13, Page 494
CONTRIBUTOR:  Sylvia Ray  <SylviaCamdenRay@aol.com>
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This Indenture made this 17th day of March 1853 between James M. Hight of the first 
part, and Robert Whitehead of the second part, witnesseth that the said James M. 
Hight doth grant unto the said Ro Whitehead the house and lot of land situated in 
the town of Jonesborough on which the said Hight now resides containing about three 
and three quarters acres, and bought of the heirs of Thomas Jones in trust 
nevertheless to secure the amount of an execution in the name of said Hight against 
a certain Robert C. Jones, on which there is a delivery bond in the hands of Joseph S. 
Harris, deputy for Joseph H. Shelton, Sheriff of Nelson which execution was issued 
upon a decree in favor of said in a certain injunction case pending in the Circuit 
Court of Nelson County in the name of said Hight against said Jones for the sum of 
$212.64 with interest from the 1st day of January 1850 and costs and which was 
transferred to Richard J. Cockes Trustee in a deed executed to him by Ellis and others:  
to which decree and execution the said Jones being entitled to a certain offset required 
and due before said transfer, and he threatening to enjoin, authority has been given to 
said Hight to settle and control said execution and decree, upon his agreement to 
execute this deed so as to effectuate the object had in view by said transfer which is 
filed in said cause by Hight vs Jones and to which reference is hereby made.  Should 
suer Hight not settle said execution as contemplated and return to said Whitehead the 
authority in writing so to do then this Indenture to be void otherwise to remain in full 
force.  Witness the following signatures and seals.

                                                      James M. Hight  {seal}
                                                      Ro Whitehead    {seal}
					
						 
In the Clerk's Office of Nelson County Court the 17th day of March 1853:
This Deed of Trust was presented into said Office and acknowledged by Ro Whitehead and 
James J. Hight parties hereto and admitted to record.

                                         Teste:       Wm A. Burnett, DC


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