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day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand seven 



hundred and seventy five 1775 



Witness present ,,. ^j: ,, , rr r-n 



,4 ,„,, Simon X Butler [LSI 



Valentine Fhos Ir Alton ^ark 



Jacob Bousman 



(52) At a Court Continued and held for Augusta County at Fort 

 Dunmore February 23d 1775 



This Deed of Bargain and Sale from Simon Butler to George 

 Aston was proved by Valentine Tho D'alton one of the 

 Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded 



Test John ALadison 



Examined & delivered Articles of Agree- 



Hannah Aston 7th December 1775 ment made and 



concluded on by 

 and between Cornelius Doherty of the one part and George 

 Aston of the other part Witnesseth that the said Cornelius 

 Doherty doth covenant grant and agree with George Aston his 

 heirs and Assigns, my heirs hereby doth covenant grant agree 

 with the said George Aston to let him have a certain Quantity 

 or parcel of Land the said Doherty having one third of the 

 said Lands Aston hereby obtaining securing and getting for 

 me a patent or lawful Right for the said Lands being about 

 3000 Acres more or less which the said Aston is to be at the 

 expences attending the securing the said Lands and surveying 

 &c which land I do hereby Warrant and Defend from all man- 

 ner of Persons lawfully claiming the same (the Lord of the 

 soil only accepted) said Lands lying on the Waters of Lower 

 Traverse Creek joining Bostian Frederick on the one part and 

 Abraham Kuykendal on the other part said T^ands being now 

 improved In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand 

 and seal this 30th day of Jany 1775 



his 



Witness present Cornelius A. Doherty [L S] 



Valentine Tho D' Alton 



liis 



Joseph J Kerswell 



mark 



At a Court Continued and held for Augusta County at Fort 

 Dunmore February 23d 1775 



