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I, John Vance, justice of the peace in and for Franklin county, do 



hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named, Lewis 



L. Smith, and have been for several years last past, and he is a person 



entitled to full credit and beliefi 



JOHN VANCE. 



This indenture, made this seventeenth day of October, in the year 

 of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, between 

 Lewis L. Smith, of the town of Franklin, Franklin county, and State of 

 New York, of the first part, and Wales Parsons, of Plattsburgh, Clin- 

 ton county, and State aforesaid, of the second part, Witnesseth, that 

 the said party of the first part, in consideration of the sum of one 

 hundred dollars to him duly paid, has remised, released and quit- 

 claimed, and by these presents does remise, release and quit- claim to 

 the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, all the follow- 

 ing described premises, pieces and parcels of land situate in said 

 county of Franklin, and iD the town of Franklin, and in township 10, 

 Old Military tract, viz. : Lots two hundred and twenty-one and two 

 hundred and twenty-two, in said township 10, Old Military tract; con- 

 taining two hundred each, more or less, and being the same agreed to 

 be sold by me, and was so sold to said second party in 1833, and for 

 which said second party paid me at that time, and entered in posses- 

 sion thereof and built dams thereon and made repairs in 1883 under 

 said agreement. 



1 With the appurtenances, and all the estate, title and interest therein 

 of the said party of the first part, to have and to hold forever. 



In witness whereof the said party of the first part has hereunto 

 set his hand and seal, the day and year first above written. 



[i. s.] LEWIS l: smith. 



Sealed and delivered in the presence of Monroe Hall. 



STATE OF NEW YORK,) „, 



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On this twentieth day of October, in the year one thousand eight 

 hundred and eighty-four, before me appeared Monroe Hall, subscribing 

 witness to the within conveyance, to me known, and he being by me 

 duly sworn, did depose and say that he resides in the town of Platts- 

 burgh, Clinton county, State of New York, that he knows Lewis L. 

 Smith, the individual described in and who executed the said convey- 

 ance; that he was present and saw the said Lewis L. Smith execute 



