MEIGS CO., OH, DEEDS, VOL. 1, 1819-1824 pg. 181/82. D.C. McNaughton } To all people to whom these presents shall come Greeting: Know to } ye that I Daniel C. McNaughton of Salisbury, County of Meigs, Edward Hysell } and State of Ohio for and in consideration of the sum of Five hundred dollars to me in hand before the ensealing hereof well and truly paid by Edward Hysell of the Town, County and State aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and am therewith fully satisfied and contented; have given, granted, bargained, sold, alien or conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do fully, freely and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, convey and confirm unto him the said Edward, his heirs and assigns forever a lot on part of a lot of land in Township one (1), Range (13) beginning at the South west corner of Lot No. 307 stake and tree, then east 250 rods to a stake of stones, thence North 32 rods to a stake of stones, thence west 250 rods to a stake, thence South 32 rods to the place of beginning containing Fifty acres of land. To have and to hold, the said granted and bargained premises as ______ the appurtenances privileges and commodities to the same in any way belonging to him the said Edward, his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their only proper use, benefit and behoof forever, and I the said Daniel for myself and heirs, executors and administrators do covenant to and with the said Edward, his heirs and assigns that before the ensealing hereof I am the true sole and lawful owner of the above bargained premises and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right as a good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple and have full power and authority to sell and convey the said bargained premises in manner aforesaid, and furthermore do warrant and engage the ___________ premises to him the said Edward, his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever hereafter to warrant secure and defend by these presents. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixteenth day of September in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty. i Daniel C. McNaughton (seal) signed, sealed and delivered in presence of } N.K. Clough } Ezra Asborn } interlined between 14 and 15 line 5 words " " 15 and 16 " 8 " enter between 23 and 25 before signing State of Ohio} Salisbury sixteenth November 1820 Meigs County } Be it known that on the seventeenth day of November A.D. 1820 before me personally appeared Daniel C. McNaughton, known to me to be the within named person and acknowledged the above deed to be his voluntary act by him signed, sealed and delivered, at the same time came Sally McNaughton wife of the said Daniel C. McNaughton who being examined separate and apart from her said husband, acknowledged that she relinquished her right of dower of her own free will and accord without the threats or coercion of her husband. James E. Phelps, Judg Com Pl. State of Ohio } Meigs County ss } March 15th Anno Domini 1821. I certify that the foregoing is a true record from the original. Robt C. Barton, recorder.