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John M. & Frances T. Perry

Deed of Land to the University

This Indenture made on the twenty fifth day of January one thousand eight hundred and
twenty between John M Perry and Frances his wife of the county of Albemarle on the one
part, and Arthur S Brockenbrough Proctor of the University of Virginia acting in trust for
the said University, on the other part Witnesseth, that the said John & Frances in
consideration of the sum of Seven thousand two hundred and thirty one Dollars eighty cents
to them in hand paid the reciept whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby bargain and
sell, to the said Arthur, one parcel of land in the said county of Albemarle, containing by a
survey made by William Woods, surveyor of Albemarle county forty eight and three fourths
acres, and bounded as follows, towit, begining at a stake corner to the tract of forty three and
three quarters acres heretofore conveyed by the said John & Frances to the late Central
College thence up and along Wheelers road as it meanders sixty eight poles to a stake,
thence north five degrees West forty four poles to a stake, thence north thirteen degrees East
one hundred and thirty seven poles to a stake on the three notched road thence down said
road, as it meanders sixty and one half poles to a pine & stake, another corner of said tract
of forty three & three quarter acres, thence South ten and a half degrees West twenty two
poles to a stone pile and persimmontree, thence South three degrees east thirty six poles to a
stake, thence South nineteen degrees West twenty nine poles to a stone pile, thence South
thirty degrees East thirty five poles to the begining, To have and to hold the said parcel of
Land with its appurtenancies to him the said Arthur and his Successors Proctors of the said
University of Virginia to and for the use of the said University for ever, and the said John M
Perry and Frances his wife for themselves, their heirs executors and administrators, the said
forty eight and three fourths acres with its appurtenancies, to the said Arthur, and his
successors proctors of the said University of Virginia and for the use of the said University
do covenant that they will warrant and do warrant and will forever defend Witness the hands
and names of the said John, and Frances, and their seals hereto set on the day and year,
within named.

Signed, Sealed, and delivered John M. Perry (seal)

In presence of

Matthew W Maury Frances T Perry (seal)

Charles Stewart

Hugh Chisholm

Albemarle County towit We Wm. Woods and Charles Brown Justices of the peace in the
county aforesaid in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that Frances Perry the wife of
John M Perry, parties to a certain deed for the conveyance of real estate to Arthur S
Brockenbrough Proctor of the University of Virginia bearing date the twenty fifth day of
January 1820 and hereto annexed, personally appeared before us in our county, aforesaid,
and being examined by us privily and apart from her husband, and haveing the deed
aforesaid fully explained to her she the said Frances Perry acknowledged the same to be her
act and deed, and declared that she had willingly signed, sealed and delivered the same, and
that she wished not to retract it Given under our hands and seals this 28th. day of March
1820.

Wm. Woods (seal)

Charles Brown (seal)

AD, in Alexander Garrett's writing, ViU:PP, 2p, with docket in the writing of Alexander and
Ira Garrett, "Deed Perry & wife to University of Virginia 10 June 1820 ackd. relinqd dower
rcd. & admitted to record in my office I Garrett DC Recorded Page 170." A statement of
Albemarle County Court Deputy Clerk Ira Garrett on the coversheet reads: "In the Office of
the County Court of Albemarle the 10th day of June 1820 This Indenture was produced to
me in said Office and acknowledged by John M Perry party thereto and thereupon the same
together with the Certificate of the relinquishment of Dower of Mrs. Frances Perry Wife of
said John M Perry was admitted to record. Teste Ira Garrett D.C." Brockenbrough added this
note to the document in 1824: "Memorandum, At the request of Capt John M Perry, A. S.
Brockenbrough Proctor consented that Wheelers road mentioned in the first part of this
deed, should be changed from below to above the spring accordingly in the year 1821 or
1822 commissioners were appointed to view and report upon it, they accordingly did so &
the road was changed runing in now upon the University land & cutting off small triangular
slips which said proctor intended exchanging with said Perry for other land of same value,
but finding there is difficulty in making a conveyance, it (the slips cut off) is still the
property of the University of Va. the old road being the Line A. S Brockenbrough P. U.Va.
June 7th 1824."