____________________________________________________________________________ This Indenture made this the 29th day of September in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight & forty between, Roland Hughitt of Hempstead County in the State of Arks. of the one part, and Henry Brewer of the County of Pike and State aforesaid, of the other part, witnesseth: that the said Rowland Hughitt for and in consideration of the sum of Four Hundred dollars current money of the United States to him in hand paid by the said Henry Brewer before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof, he the said Roland Hughitt doth hereby acknowledge, and from every part and parcel thereof, doth hereby acquit, exonerate, and discharge the said Henry Brewer, his heirs, executors, and administrators; he the said Roland Hughitt hath granted, bargained, Sold, aliened, enfcoffed (sp) and confirmed, and by the presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfcoff (sp) and confirm unto the said Henry Brewer, his heirs and assigns, all the South West quar. of South East and South qr. of South West Quarter of Section No. four in Township No. Nine South of Range No. Twenty six West, containing Eighty acres; Together with all and singular improvements, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, and all the Estate right, title, and interest whatsoever of him, the said Rowland Hughitt, both at Law and Equity, of, in, and to the said Tract of Land, and premises hereby bargained and sold or ment (meant), mentioned, or intended hereby so to be, and every or any part or parcel thereof, to have and to hold the said Tract of Land as aforesaid, together with improvements, appurtenances, and all and singular other that premises hereby bargained and sold or meant, mentioned, or intended hereby, sold to be, and Every part and parcel thereof, with their and every of their appurtenances, unto the said Henry Brewer, his heirs and assigns forever, and to and for no other rise (otherwise) intent or purpose whatsoever, and the said Roland Hughitt for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, doth hereby covenant, grant, promise, and agree to and with the said Henry Brewer and his heirs, the said Tract of Land and premises hereby granted and bargained and soled (sold) and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances thereunto belonging to him the said Henry Brewer, his heirs and assigns, against him, the said Rowland Hughitt and his heirs and against all and every person or persons whatsoever claiming or to claim any right, title, or interest in and to the same or any part thereof; Shall and will hereafter warrant and forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof, I the said Rowland Hug(h)itt hath hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal this the 29th of September 1840. Rowland Hughitt Test: L.W. Cooper Thomas M. Collins ____________________________________________________________________________ State of Arkansas, County of Hempstead, Be it remembered, that on this the 6th day of October 1840, personally came before me the undersigned justice of the peace, ______________, and acknowledged that he had signed the within deed for the use and purposes there in mentioned and contained. Given under my hand the day and date above written. Robert L. Phillips, J.P. ____________________________________________________________________________ State of Arkansas, County of Hempstead, I, Simon T. Sanders, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Exofficio Recorder for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing instrument of writing was filed for Record in my office on the Sixth day of October A.D. 1840 and the same is now duly Recorded on Record Book E, pages 277 & 278. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of my Office at Washington the sixth day of October in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred & Forty & the independence of the United States the 65th. S.T. Sanders, Clerk and Exofficio Recorder ____________________________________________________________________________ Hempstead County, Arkansas Deed Book E, pages 277-278. ____________________________________________________________________________ HTML file and design by David Kelley, 1997. All rights reserved.