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John M. & Frances T. Perry

Indenture

This Indenture made and entered into this ninth day of May in the year One thousand eight
hundred and twenty five. Between John M Perry and Frances T his wife of the County of
Albemarle of the one part and Arthur S Brockenbrough Proctor of the University of Virginia
of the other part: Witnesseth that the said John M Perry and Frances T his wife for and in
Consideration of the sum of Six thousand six hundred[842] dollars ninety three Cents Current
money of Virginia to them in hand paid before the Sealing and delivery of these presents,
the receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged, they the said John M Perry and Frances T his
wife have given, granted, bargained & Sold and by these presents do give grant bargain and
sell unto the said Arthur S Brockenbrough acting for and in behalf of the University of
Virginia and to his successor's in office of Proctor for the benefit of the said University of
Virginia, One Certain tract or parcel of Land lying and being in the said County of
Albemarle, and adjoining the Lands of the said University, the Lands of John M Perry and
Thomas W Maury, and Containing by Survey One hundred and thirty two Acres and three
poles and bounded as towit: Begining at a Stone on Wheelers road thence North 3¾° West
31½ poles to a Stone thence North 15° East 48 poles to a stone thence North 75° West 95
poles to a white oak thence South 73° West 29 poles to pointers thence West 14 poles to a
rock on a branch thence North 69° West 109 poles to a white oak thence South 50° West
20 poles to a chesnut oak on a mountain thence South 22° East 7½ poles to pointers
thence South 5° West 26 poles to pointers thence South 30° West 24 poles to a red oak
thence South 10° West 24 poles to pointers on a mountain thence North 75° East 92 poles
to pointers thence South 31° East 32 poles to a spannish oak thence South 17° East 52
poles to a pine on the mountain road thence North 87½° East 135 poles to the
Begining:--To Have and to Hold the said tract of Land with its appurtinances unto him the
said Arthur S. Brockenbrough and his successors in office of Proctor of the University of
Virginia, forever free from the Claim or Claims of all and every person or persons
whatsoever. And the said John M Perry and Frances T his wife for themselves their heirs
executors and administrators do hereby Covenant and agree to and with the said Arthur S
Brockenbrough Proctor as aforesaid and his successors in Office to forever warrant and
defend a good & Sufficient right and title in fee simple to the said Tract of Land and its
Appurtinances against the claim of themselves, and all and every person or persons
whatsoever, shall, will, and do warrant and forever defend by these presents.--In Testimony
whereof the said John M Perry and Frances T his wife have hereunto set their hands and
affixed their seals the day and year first Within written.

Th J Randolph John M Perry (seal)

Lewis Randolph Frances T Perry (seal)

Nicho. P W: Trist

Albemarle County Court towit

We John R Jones & Opie Norris Justices of the peace in the County aforesaid in the State of
Virginia do hereby Certify that Frances T Perry the wife of John M Perry parties to a Certain
deed bearing date the Ninth day of May in the year 1825 and hereunto 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
T 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 12th day of May 1825

Jno. R. Jones (seal)

O Norris (Seal)

DS, in Ira Garrett's writing, ViU:PP, 3p, with heading "Deed Perry & wife to Proctor.
University Va." and docket "17 June 1825 ackd before me in cks office by Jno M Perry
relinqt recd. & admitted to record I Garrett DC Recorded Page 257." Garrett also wrote on
the deed: "In Albermarle County Court Office the 17th June 1825 This Indenture was
presented to me in said Office & acknowledged by John M Perry Party thereto & thereupon
the same together with the Relingt of Dower of Mrs Frances T Perry was admitted to record
Teste Ira Garrett DC." The names of Jones and Norris and the date "12th" were inserted in
the text by Jones or Norris.