MEIGS CO., LAND RECORDS, Vol. 3, 1828-1832

pg. 20-21.

Charles Graham, et al } Know all men by these presents that I Charles Graham
       To             } of Meigs County, Ohio for and in consideration of the
William Alexander     } sum of one hundred and seventy five dollars current
                        money of the State of Ohio to me in hand paid well and
truly by William Alexander of the County and State aforesaid the receipt I do
hereby acknowledge have given, granted, bargained and sold and by these
presents do freely and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell and convey to him
the said William Alexander and his heirs and assigns a certain tract of land
in the County of Meigs and State of Ohio it being west half of the South East
quarter of Section Eleven Township one in Range Twelve in the District of
lands offered for sale at Marietta containing Eighty Acres according to the
official plat of the survey of the said Lands returned to the General Land
office by the Surveyor General and purchased by the said Charles Graham as
will appear by reference to a patent made by the President of the United
States of America No. 370 dated at the City of Washington Eight hundred and
twenty six to have and to hold the aforesaid granted and bargained premises
with the appurtenances to him the said William Alexander or his heirs and
assigns forever and I the said Charles Graham for myself, my heirs, executors
and administrators do covenant  with the said William Alexander, his heirs and
assigns that before the ensealing hereof I am the true sole and lawful owner
of the above demised premises and have full forever and authority to sell and
convey the same as aforesaid. Furthermore I do covenant to warrant, secure and
defend the same against the claim or claims of all people. In witness whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 31st day of May AD 1828.

Signed, sealed and delivered }       Charles Graham (seal)
in the presence of us        }       Martha E. Graham (seal)
Spencer H. Haman             }
Alemina Stanford             }
State of Ohio                } Personally appeared before me S.H. Haman one of
Meigs County ss              } the acting Justice of the Peace of said County
                               Charles Graham who after being examined 
according to Law acknowledged the sealing and signing the within instrument to
be his voluntary act and deed and that he executed the same for the purposes
therein expressed. Also personally appeared Martha Graham wife of Charles
Graham she being examined separate and apart from her husband acknowledged the
signing and sealing of the within deed of conveyance to be her voluntary act
and deed and that she executed the same without the threats, coercion or
persuasion of her husband and devised the same may be ________ to record Given
under my hand this 31st day of May AD 1828.

                                Before me Sheners H. Haman J. Peace (seal).

State of Ohio   } Recorders office Chester 20th day of Sept AD 1828.
Meigs County    } Thereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the
                  original Deed.

                                          Attest S.Hamlin, recorder.