Blundell & Holt to Andrew Ralston - Part of Lot 25

In 1806, John Hough and Andrew Ralston sued Francis Blundell and Thomas Holt for payment of debts, and the sheriff was required to sell Blundell and Holt's parts of lot #25 to recover the necessary money to pay the debts. At the sale, Andrew Ralston was the purchaser. This included the two sections Blundell had sold Holt as well as the part of the lot he still owned. These sections are colored yellow on the drawing below.

Blundell had first obtained Lot 25 from the Shepherdsville Trustees, and then sold the southeast corner part to Thomas Holt, before later selling the 40' by 40' section north of the public square to Holt.

Ralston sold his lot 25 holdings to Abner Chalfant in 1806.

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Bullitt County Deed Book B, Pages 63-65

This indenture made this 22nd day of August in the year of our Lord 1806 between Joseph Saunders, late sheriff of Bullitt County on the one part and Alexander Ralston of the county of Jefferson of the other part and both of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Witnesseth that since by virtue of two executions against Francis Blumdell one at the suit of Hough and Ralston in the late court of quarter sessions of Bullitt County for £26,1,7 1/2 with interest thereon from the 15th day of July 1897 till paid debt and £1,14,3 costs called a fieri facias and the other a fieri facias from the said court at the suit of John Hough for the sum of £1,10,4 costs, each returnable to the March rules 1798 of said court and directed to the said sheriff to execute, and at the request of the said defendant and because no other or personal property of his estate could be found, the herein describe part of lot No. 20 in the town of Shepherdsville was taken by the said sheriff; and that since by virtue of an execution against Thomas Holt at the suit of Hough and Ralston in the said late court for £6,0,6 1/4 with interest thereon from the 27th day of October 1897 till paid debt and £1,10 costs returnable to the May rules 1798 of said court and directed to the said sheriff to execute; and because no other or personal estate of the said defendant Holt could be found, the herein described parcel of lot No. 20 in the town of Shepherdsville was taken by the said sheriff.

And the said Francis Blumdell not having within twenty days after such taking or any time afterwards satisfied the said Hough and Ralston and the said J. Hough or either of them their debts and costs on account of which his aforesaid interest was levied upon his said interest and proportion in the said lot was sold (in market overt) upon the premises on the __ day of February 1798 to the said Alexander Ralston the highest bidder at the price of £29,7,7 ready cash.

And the said Thomas Holt not having within twenty days or at any further time after such aforesaid taking of his said interest and proportion of the aforesaid lot satisfied the said hough and Ralston their debt and costs, the same interest and proportion was sold (in market overt) upon the premises on the __ day of June 1798 to the said Alexander Ralston, the highest bidder at the price of £8,3,3 ready cash by Robert Matthews, deputy for the said sheriff in virtue of a venditi oui exponas in the same aforesaid suit of the said Hough and Ralston the said Thomas Holt returnable to the June rules 1798, proper notice of the times and places of the said sales having been respectively given at least ten days previous thereto by advertising the same on a court day at the courthouse door, and in other respects according to law, and such times of sales living before the return day of the said executions respectively, and for and in consideration of the said sum of £29,7,7 current money of Kentucky and of the sum of £8,3,3 like money to the said sheriff in hand paid at the time of the aforesaid sales respectively the receipt of which is hereby acknowledge, hath given, granted, bargained and sold, aliened, released, conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do give, grant, bargain and sell, alien, release, convey and confirm unto the said Alexander Ralston, his heirs and assigns forever all the interest, right, title &c claim of the said Thomas Holt of, in, to and over his proportion aforesaid sold as aforesaid of lot No. 20 in Shepherdsville and which part and proportion is described as follows.

Beginning at the southwest corner of lot No. 19, thence with Second Street to the public square, thence northwardly forty feet with the public square, thence westwardly forty feet with the same square to Main Street, thence with Main Street northwardly forty feet, thence at right angles eastwardly to lot No. 19, thence southwardly with No. 19 to the beginning with its appurtenances and hereditaments.

And all the interest, right, title and claim of the said Francis Blundell of, in, to and over his proportion and part of said lot No. 20, sold as aforesaid, and which proportion is described as follows.

Beginning eighty feet from Second Street upon Main Street, thence with Main Street to Graham's corner, south of the alley forty feet, thence at right angles eastwardly to lot No. 19, thence with lot No. 19 southwardly to Holt's corner, thence with Holt's line westwardly to the beginning with its appurtenances.

To have and to hold the said tracts or parcels of lot No. 20 with their appurtenances unto the said Alexander Ralston, his heirs and assigns forever to his and their only proper use, benefit and behoof forever. In witness whereof the said sheriff hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his field the day and date first before written. (signed) Joseph Saunders

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