Hore, Meredith Deed - 1881 - Stafford Co., VA

This Deed made this 26th day of May in the year of Our Lord 1881 from
E.A.W. HORE, the heirs of DR. WALTER HORE and K.E. COMBS Administrator
and trustee to JACQUELIN M. MEREDITH. Witnesseth that for and in
consideration of the sum of Four Hundred dollars in hand paid the 
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and three bonds each for Two 
hundred and Sixty six dollars and sixty six & two third cents payablr 
severally six, twelve,and eighteen months after date with interest 
thereon from date at six percent per anum, and a contract to saw out, 
stack, and give posession of Thirty three thousand three hundred and 
thirty three feet of Pine inch plank, to be one third of Long leaf and 
two thirds of Woods Pine, stacked with strips at the saw Mill yard, in 
monthly installments of one third each month from the time of 
commencing to saw the lumber the said E.A.W. HORE, K.E. COMBS,and 
undersigned heirs of DR. W. HORE doth grant, bargain and sell, and by
these presents convey with general warranty and full immediate 
possession, with all the rights, privileges, and appurtenances thereof 
unto the said JACQUELIN M. MEREDITH and his heirs assigns forever that 
certain tract or parcel of land, lying and being in the County of 
Stafford, and State of Virginia, known as Williamsville, bounded as 
follows to wit.      

      Beginning at a large WhiteOak tree in the line of THOMAS 
GRIFFIS, Known as a corner in the old Casy (or Cary) line and running 
thence with the lines of GRIFFIS, STARKE, and ALLEN, ADIE and BELL, a 
straight line S57 3/4 E. to the corner of WM. W. COOPERs part of old 
Providence farm thence with the line of COOPER to the North corner of 
old Providence farm in the line of Chappawamsic farm near to the 
summer house, thence with the line of Chappawamsic to the telegraph 
Road, across the same and continuing straight in the line of POWERS to 
a corner with the same near the Ridge road coming out from POWERS 
house, thence with said Powers, S43(degrees) W and with a part of 
GRIFFIS line across the Chappawamsic Road to the beginning containing 
Two hundred and six acres more or less. Witness our hands and seals,
      
      E.A.W. HORE
      T.S. BRADSHAW
      W.W. HORE 
      VIRGINIA E. BRADSHAW 
      P.B. BOWEN
      M.H. BOWEN
      K.E. COMBS Adm. & Trustee
      
      *Note In order to secure the prompt payment of the first bond of
      266.66/2/3/100 due six months after date, the said MEREDITH
      agrees to retain stacked on the Mill Yard, within six months 
      subject to this lien, Twenty thousand feet of inch plank of good 
      woods Pine, and Ten Thousand feet of good Long Leaf Pine to 
      remain until the bond is paid.
      State of Virginia, Stafford County to wit
      E.A. MountjoyJustice for the county aforsaid in the State of 
Virginia do certify that E.A.W. HORE, T.S. BRADSHAW & K.E. COMBS whose 
name is signed to the writing hereto annexed bearing date on the 
twenty sixth day of May 1881 has acknowledged the same before me in my 
County aforesaid. Given under my hand this 30th day of May 1881.

      A. MOUNTJOY J.P.
      * The above note at bottom of signatures beginning with the 
words "In order of ending is paid" of eight lines was written before 
signing.

      A.MOUNTJOY A.P.

      Stafford County to wit.
      Personally appeared before the undersigned Justices for the 
County aforesaid, VIRGINIA E. BRADSHAW & MAGGIE H. BOWEN whose names 
are signed to the above deed& having been examined separate and apart 
from their husbands, and the instrument of writing fully explained in 
all it's particulars, acknowledged that they had freely and 
voluntarily executed the same for the use and purpose therein set 
forth, and that they had no wish to retract the same. Given under our 
hands and seals this 12th day of August 1881.

      G.M.WEEDON J.P.

      A.MOUNTJOY J.P.
      In the Clerks Office of Stafford County Court March 4th 1885. 
This deed of Bargain and Sale from E.A.W. HORE & others to J.M. 
MEREDITH with certificates of acknowledgement annexed is received and 
admitted to record.

      C.H. SPINDLE D. Clk.

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