Deed - William Cole to James Vaughan
(Hustings Court Deed Book 2, page 319, Petersburg,VA.)

This Indenture made the Seventh day of December Anno Domini one 
Thousand seven hundred and ninety three, between William Cole of the
County of Prince George of the one part and James Vaughan of the Town
of Petersburg of the other part, witnesseth that the said William Cole
for and in consideration of the sum of thirty seven pounds ten 
shillings to him in hand paid by the said James Vaughan at or before
the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof the said
William Cole doth hereby acknowledge, hath granted bargained & sold and
by these presents doth grant bargain and sell unto the said James 
Vaughan his heirs & assigns forever one Lot or Parcel of land situate
in that part of the Town of Petersburg called New Blandford and 
distinguished in the plan of the same by the number (55) fifty five 
with the reversion & reversions remainder and remainders, rents, issues
& profits thereof and of every part & parcel of the said Lot of Land 
and appurtenances. To have and to hold the said lott of land and all 
and singular the premises hereby Granted Bargained and Sold with the
appurtenances unto the said James Vaughan his heirs and assigns to the
only proper use & behoof of him the said James Vaughan and his heirs
and assigns forever. And the said William Cole for himself his heirs
Executors and administrators the said lott of land with all & singular
the appurtenances to the said James Vaughan his heirs & assigns will
warrant and forever defend against him the said William Cole his heirs,
Executors & admrs., & against the lawful claim of all manner of persons
whatsoever. In witness whereof the said William Cole hath hereunto set
his hand & affixed his Seal the day & year first above written.
                                           Will'm. Cole  (Seal)
Signed Sealed & deliv'd.
in presence of}
Luke Wheeler,
Theo.Armistead,
El's. Parker.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to William Robertson, Benjamin Harrison &
John Baird Gentlemen Greetings: Whereas William Cole by his certain
Indenture of Bargain & Sale bearing date the Seventh day of December
1793 hath sold and conveyed to James Vaughan of the Town of Petersburg
one Lot or parcel of land situate in the part of the Town of Petersburg
called New Blandford and distinguished in the plan of the same by the
No.(55) fifty five and appurtenances. And whereas Nancy Cole wife of
the said William Cole, cannot travel to our Court of Hustings in the
Town of Petersburg to relinquish and make over her Right of Dower of,
and in, the said Lott of Land and premises. Therefore we do give unto
you or any two or more of you power to receive the acknowledgement
which the said Nancy Cole shall be willing to make before you of the 
conveyance aforesaid contained in the said Indenture which is hereunto
annexed and of her right and Title in the said premises. And we do
Command you that you do personally go to the said Nancy Cole and
receive her acknowledgement of the same, and examine her privily and
apart from the said William Cole her husband whether she doth 
Relinquish her right of Dower of and in the premises aforesaid, and
whether she doth the same freely and voluntarily without the persuasion
or threats of her said husband and whether she be willing that the same
should be recorded in the Hustings Court of the Town of Petersburg
aforesaid and when you have received her acknowledgement & Examined her
as aforesaid that you distinctly & openly certify us thereof in our
said Hustings Court under your seals sending then there the said
Indenture & this writ. Witness John Grammer Clerk of said Hustings 
Court the seventeenth day of December in the Eighteenth year of the
Commonwealth.
                                        J.Grammer  C.H.C.

Prince George Sct. 
By virtue of the Commission hereunto annexed this Indenture was 
acknowledged by Nancy Cole wife of the within named William Cole on the
sixth day of January 1794. She the said Nancy being first privily and
apart from the said William Cole her husband Examined, and did 
relinquish all her right & title of and in the lott of land & premises
conveyed by this Indenture to the within named James Vaughan & his 
heirs & assigns forever and declared that she did the same freely and
voluntarily without the persuasion or threats of her said husband &
that she was willing & desirous that the same should be recorded in the
Hustings Court of the Town of Petersburg.
                              Before us- William Robertson  (Seal)
                                         Benjamin Harrison  (Seal)

At a Hustings Court held for the Town of Petersburg at the new building
intended for a Courthouse in the s'd. Town, Monday the 2nd Day of June
1794. The Indenture Between Wm.Cole of Prince George County of the one
part, and James Vaughan of the Town of Petersburg of the other part was
acknowledged in open Court by the s'd. Wm.Cole as his act & Deed & 
together with the Commission annexed & the Certificate of the Execution
therefore ordered to be recorded.
                                        Attest  J.Grammer  C.H.C.


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