COPY OF RECORDS OF ATHENS AND GALLIA COS.

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Nimrod Hysell } Know all men by these presents that I Nimrod Hysell
      to      } of Salisbury in Gallia County and State of Ohio do
David Thomas  } for and in consideration of thirty seven truly paid to me in hand
before the signing and the ensealing hereof by David Thomasof Salisbury in
Gallia County and State of Ohio the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
myself fully satisfied and contented therewith, I have bargained and sold and do
alien convey and confirm unto the said David Thomas his heirs and assigns
forever one certain tract or parcel of land lying in Salisbury containing about
thirty seven acres, it is part of Lot No. three hundred and twenty two in the
first fractional Township in the thirteenth Range in the Ohio Companys purchase,
it is all that part of the Lot that lays on the south west side of the main
branch of Leading Creek--Excepting a strip three rods wide on the south side
which enters from the Creek to the west line of the Lot. To have and to hold the
same granted bargained premises be __________ with the privileges and
appurtenances thereof to him the said David Thomas his heirs and assigns
forever to his and their proper use and behoof in fee simple and I the said
Nimrod Hisle for myself, my heirs, my Executors and administrators that covenant
with the said David Thomas his heirs, his Executors and administrators
that I am lawfully seized in fee of the premises that they are free from all
incumbrances and that I will warrant and defend the same against the lawful
claims of any person. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal in
Salisbury this fifteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twelve.

In presence of }                   Nimrod Hysell his+mark (seal)
Abel Larkin    }                   Elizabeth Hysell her+mark (seal)
Susanna Larkin }

State of Ohio, Gallia County--Nimrod Hysell of Salisbury and Elizabeth, his wife
came personally before me Abel Larkin a Justice of the Peace of said Town and
acknowledged that the within written deed is their voluntary act and deed--
acknowledged before me in Salisbury this fifteenth day of February in the year
one thousand eighteen hundred and twelve.

										  Abel Larkin, Justice of the Peace

										  Recorded this 18th day Sept.1813. Attest Nathl Gates, Recorder.