Sprinkel, H.A. & Wife to Bertram A.D.  Deed B & S
Admitted Feby 27/88
J.S. Messerley, Clerk
Recorded in Deed Book No 32 Pages 323 & 4

This deed made this 15th day of February 1887 between Henry A. Sprinkle 
and E. Kate Sprinkle his wife of the first part and A.D. Birtram of the 
second part all of the County of Rockingham and State of Virginia - 
Witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and in 
consideration of the said A.D. Birtram and Maggie his wife cancelling 
and turning over to the said Henry A. Sprinkle two bonds executed by the 
said Henry A. Sprinkle to the said wife of A.D. Birtram, to wit, on of 
date December 15th /84 for the sum of one thousand three hundred and 
thirty seven & 8/100 dollars, and one of date August 19th/86 for the sum 
of Four hundred and forty eight & 24/100 dollars, the receipt and 
cancellation of said bonds is hereby acknowledged, and for the further 
consideration of an agreement on the part of the said A.D. Birtram to 
pay off and after payment to turn the same over to him the said Henry A. 
Sprinkle, three other bonds executed by the said Henry A. Sprinkle with 
Julia A. Sprinkle as his surety to G.W. Berlin Commissioner on the 19th 
day of September 1882 to wit - one bond for the sum of Nine hundred and 
sixty nine & 7 1/2/100 dollars with interest from date, assigned by said 
G.W. Berlin Commissioner to John E. Roller and by said Roller assigned 
to Henry Shacklett who now holds the same, upon which there is a credit 
of two years interest - on bond for the sum of nine hundred and sixty 
nine & 7 1/2/100 dollars with interest from date assigned by said G.W. 
Berlin Commissioner to John E. Roller who now holds the same - and one 
other bond for the sum of nine hundred and sixty nine & 7 1/2/100 
dollars with interest from date, assigned by the said G.W. Berlin to 
John E. Roller, who now holds the same, upon which there is a credit of 
nine hundred dollars of date May 9th, 1984, to secure the performance of 
said agreement on the part of the said A.D. Bertram & the payment by him 
of the said three last mentioned bonds & the turning over of the same to 
the said Henry A. Sprinkle a lien is hereby expressly retained upon the 
said land herein conveyed, do hereby grant and convey, with General 
Warranty, unto the said A.D. Birtram a certain tract or parcel of land 
lying and being in the said County, 5 1/2 miles South East of the town 
of Harrisonburg on the Rockingham Turnpike, at Peales Cross Roads, 
adjoining the lands of A.P. Eiler, Lafayette Lee & others, and known as 
the Eli Kuruse (?) farm, being the same land conveyed to the said Henry 
A. Sprinkle by G.W. Berlin Commissioner by deed of date the 23rd day of 
February 1883 and of Record in the County Clerk's office in deed book 
no. 26 pages 183 & 4 and containing 109 1/2 acres more or less, & for 
the metes & bounds reference is hereby made to the aforesaid deed - It 
being hereby expressly understood or agreed by all parties that the 
growing wheat crop upon the said farm is reserved & remains the property 
of the said Henry A. Sprinkle.
Witness the following signatures and seals
                                     H.A. Sprinkel     (seal)
                                     E.K. Sprinkel     (seal)

State of Virginia
Rockingham County to witt
I Geo P. Burtner a Notary Public in and for the County and State 
aforesaid do Certify that Henry A. Sprinkle and E. Kate Sprinkle his 
wife whose names are signed to the within writing and bearing date Feb 
15th 1887 personally appeared before me and acknowledged the same to be 
their act and deed, and I further certify that E. Kate Sprinkle the wife 
of H.A. Sprinkle was by me examined privily and apart from her husband 
and having the writing aforesaid fully explained to her she acknowledged 
the same to be her act and declared that she had willingly executed the 
same and does not wish to retract it. Given under my hand this 19th day 
of February 1887.
                                    Geo P Burtner  N.P.

Virginia
In the Clerk's office of the County Court of Rockingham County, February 
27, 1888, This Deed from H.A. Sprinkel & wife to A.D. Bertram, was this 
day presented in the office aforesaid, and is, together with the 
certificate of acknowledgment thereon endorsed admitted to record.
                                     Teste,
                                     J.S. Messerley, Clerk

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