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Arthur Spicer Brockenbrough

Deed

This indenture made on the first day of December One thousand eight hundred and twenty
five, between Arthur S Brockenbrough, Proctor of the University of Virginia in the county
of Albemarle on the one part and Thomas Jefferson, Rector and James Madison, James
Breckenridge Chapman Johnson, Joseph C Cabell, John Hartwell Cocke and George Loyall
Visitors of the Said University on the other part witnesseth that

Whereas John M Perry and Frances T. his wife of the same county of Albemarle, by deed of
bargain and sale bearing date the 25th. day of January 1820. duly proved and recorded, did
convey to the said Arthur S and his successors, Proctors of the said University, in trust for
the University, and in consideration of the sum of 7231. Dollars 80 cents of the Money of
the University to them in hand paid, a certain parcel of land in the same county contaning 48
acres 120 poles, and the dwelling houses and appertenances thereon, extending from the
public road which leads from Charlottesville to Staunton, on the one side to Wheelers road
on the other, and adjacent to a parcel of 50 Acres conveyed before that date by the Proctor
of the Central college, to the President and Directors of the literary fund, and accepted by
the legislature for the use of the said University.

And the sd John M Perry and Frances T. his wife, by one other deed of bargain and sale,
bearing date the 9th. day of May 1825 duly proved and recorded did also convey to the said
Arthur S. and his successors Proctors of the said University and in trust for the said
University in consideration of the sum of 6,600 Dollars 93 cents of the money of the said
University, to them in hand paid, one other parcel of land in the same county, containing 132
acres 3 poles adjacent to the parcel of 48 acres 120 poles last mentioned on the one side, and
to another parcel of 153 acres on the other side, conveyed in the same deed with the said 48
acres 120 poles, by the Proctor of the sd central college to the President & directors of the
Literary fund and accepted by the Legislature for the use of the said University.[843]

And a certain Daniel A Piper and Mary A. F. his wife of the same county, by a deed of
bargain & sale, bearing date April 9th 1824 duly proved & recorded did convey to the sd
Arthur S and his Successors, Proctors of the said University in trust for the sd University,
and in consideration of the sum of 150 Dollars, of the money of the University to them in
hand paid, a certain parcel of land containing four acres 80 poles in the same county and
adjacent to the parcel of 50 acres before mentioned on the North side.

And the same Daniel A Piper and Mary A F. his wife by one other deed of Bargain & sale,
bearing date the 8th of October of the same year 1824 duly proved & recorded, did convey
to the said Arthur S and his successors Proctors of the University and in trust for the sd
University, and in consideration of the sum of 424 Dollars 20 cents of the money of the
University to them in hand paid, one other parcel of Land containing 4 acres 6 and 4/10 poles
in the same county and adjacent to the 4 acres 80 poles before conveyed by them as
aforesaid on the north side, both of which said parcels of land last mentioned, corners on an
acre lot of Lewis or Garners lying above Gormans corner and is connected with the 50 acre
parcel conveyed before that date by the Proctor of central college, to the President &
Directors of the literary fund and ac[c]epted by the legislature for the use of the
University.[844]

Which four parcels of land so conveyed by these premisses and containing 189 Acres 494/10
poles, together with the three other parcels adjacent derived as aforesaid from the central
college and containing 203 acres, constitute an entire parcel of three hundred and ninety two
acres forty nine poles the property of the University and are comprehended in the following
contour of Metes & bounds, to wit

Beginning at the fork of the Staunton and Wheelers roads, and running up & with the said
Staunton road to Dinsmores now Gormans corner 42 poles thence up and along the said
Staunton road as it now runs to the upper corner of Lewiss or Garners acre lot, therein N. 35
W. 422/10 poles, N. 68½ W 54. 32 poles and further up and along the said Staunton road to
a stone marked U.V. on the line between J. M Perry & the University, thence South 15. W
137 Poles to a stone N 75. W 95 po: S 73 W 29 Po: W. 14. Po: to a rock in a branch, N 69.
W. 109. po: S. 50 W 20. po. to a chesnut oak, S 48 W. 37 Po: to a chesnut oak, N. 58 W 20.
po: S. 29 W. 38 poles. S 14. E. 66. po. S 29 E. 41. po. to a White oak. S. 18. W. 45 po. S. 20
W. 20. po: S. 25 W. 10. Po: S 35 W. 54 po: to a White oak on Wheelers road aforesaid,
thence down the sd road 118 poles to pointers near a branch N 8. E 17 Po. to a maple N 19
E. 44½ po. to a chesnut oak N 75 E. 48 Poles to pointers on the Mountain road, thence
along said road 48 poles N 87½ E 135 po: to a stone Marked U.V. on Wheelers road, thence
S 33/4 E 10. 84 po. to a stone in a branch below Perrys spring and in the old road S. 87½ E
12. Poles N 77. E 33½ po along the old road, thnce down and along Wheelers road to the
beginning.

Now therefore be it known that the said Arthur S Brockenbrough Proctor and trustee of the
sd University as aforesaid, in consideration of his duty in executing the said several trusts in
him so reposed, and of the sum of one Dollar to him in hand paid by the Sd Rector and
Visitors of the Sd University of Virginia, hath given, granted, bargained and sold to them
and their successors Rectors & Visitors of the University, all the said several parcels of land
so conveyed to him as aforesd by the sd John M Perry and Frances his wife and Daniel A
Piper & Mary A F. his wife, to have & to hold the said several parcels of land with their
appertenances to them the said Rector & Visitors and their successors to & for the use of the
said University for ever, in witness whereof the said Arthur S. hath hereto set his hand &
seal on the day & year first above written.

signed, sealed & delivered

in Presence of Arthur S Brockenbrough

In Albemarle County Court Office the 14th December 1825

This Indenture was presented to me in said Office & acknowledge by Arthur S
Brockenbrough Party thereto & admitted to record

Teste Ira Garrett DC

ADS, Albemarle County Court House: Virginia Land Title Papers, with ASB docket "Deed
A. S. Brockenbrough, Proctor to Rector & Visitors of the U. Va."; Dft, in TJ's writing,
ViU:PP, 3p [2270]; Dft (fragment), in TJ's writing, ViU:TJ [Acc. 7254-b]. Both drafts are
undated. The Albermarle County deputy clerk docketed the deed "14. Decr 1825 ackd
before Me & admitted to record I Garrett DC Recorded Page 376."