Petersburg, VA - Deed Book 18 (partial)

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Deed - James H.Beasley to Thomas D.Steward/Stewart - 1850
(Deed Book 18, page 435, Hustings Court, Petersburg, VA.)

THIS DEED, made the 31st day of December in the year 1850 between James
H. Beasley and Mary L. Beasley, his wife, of the one part and Thomas D.
Steward of the other part all of the City of Petersburg, witnesseth,
that in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars, cash in hand
paid or secured to be paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged
they the said James H. Beasley & wife do grant unto the said Thomas D.
Steward a certain piece or parcel of land lying and being in said City
situate on the South Side of Plumb Street and is bounded by the lot of
the late Mary Moseby on the West , George P. Ramspeck on the East, and
David M. Crowder on the South, being the same lot conveyed by deed from
Anderson Tucker and Martha his wife to said Beasley by deed dated the
31st day of January 1846 and of record in the Clerks office of the 
Hustings Court of the City of Petersburg with all appurtenances thereto
belonging. And the said James H. Beasley covenant that he has a right
to convey the land and appurtenances aforesaid and that he will warrant
the same generally unto the said Thomas D. Stewart, witness the 
following signatures and Seals.

James H. Beasley   (Seal)
Mary L.(her+mark)Beasley   (Seal)

State of Virginia
City of Petersburg, to wit}
I Charles Corling a justice of the peace for the City aforesaid in the
State of Virginia, do Certify that James H. Beasley whose name is 
signed to the writing hereto annexed bearing date on the 31st day of
December 1850, has acknowledged the same before me in my City aforesaid
Given under my hand this 1st day of January AD 1851.

Cha's. Corling  Ald.
John Pollard  Ald.

State of Virginia
City of Petersburg to wit}
We Charles Corling and John Pollard Justices of the peace in and for 
the City aforesaid in the State of Virginia, do hereby Certify that 
Mrs. Mary L. Beasley, the wife of James H. Beasley whose names are 
signed to the writing hereto annexed having date on the 31st day of
December 1850 personally appeared before us in our said City and being
examined by us privily and apart from her husband and having the 
writing aforesaid fully explained to her, she, the said Mary L. Beasley
acknowledged the said writing to be her act and declared that she had
willingly executed the same and does not wish to retract it. Given 
under our hands this 1st day of January 1851.

Cha's. Corling   Ald.
John Pollard   Ald.


In the Clerks office of the Hustings Court of the City of Petersburg
the 1st day of January 1851.
An Indenture of bargain and sale from James H. Beasley and wife to
Thomas D. Stewart, was this day lodged in the said office and together
with the Certificates thereto annexed admitted to record, the tax on 
the same having been first paid.

Examined and delivered.

Teste   John Mann   D.C.

Submitted by R ussell L. L awrence

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