Recently Mark and Sandy Veatch contributed to the museum a collection of original deeds and financial documents dating back a century or more that had come into their possession.
Included were a set of deeds that following the transfer of a tract of land near Lebanon Junction as it passed from J. L. Magruder to Ben Hargan (1904), then to William A. Watson (1904), and on to Dr. W. S. Napper (1909), and finally to Johnathan Masden in 1910. Below is a transcription and images of the first of those deeds.
Bullitt County Deed Book 36, Page 372
J. L. Magruder to B. F. Hargan
This indenture made and entered into this the 7th day of March 1904 by and between J. L. McGruder and Annie Magruder, parties of the first part, and Ben F. Hargan, party of the second part, all of the county of Bullitt and state of Kentucky. Witnesseth:
That the party of the first part, for and in consideration of the following described property, and four hundred dollars cash in hand, the receipt where of is hereby acknowledged, the said property lying and being in Lebanon Jct., County of Bullitt, State of Ky., and bounded as follows: Lots No. 1 & 2 (the house being on No. 1), both being in Block No. 3 in W. B. Cundiff's addition to Lebanon Jct., said lots fronting 50 ft each on Short St., and running back same width 120 ft. to lot No. 4 in same block; also lot No. 4 in same block, and addition fronting 40 ft. on Center St. and running back same width with a line of Lot No. 5, 150 ft.
Hath bargained & sold, and by these presents doth bargain, sell and conveys unto the party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, the following described property, situate and being in the County of Bullitt, State of Ky., and bounded as follows: Beginning at a stone, corner to Duvall, thence S 58 1/2° W 82 poles to a stone, corner to Ben F. Hargan, thence with said Hargan, N 26° W 139 3/5 poles to a black oak, pine and small white oak, corner to same, thence N 60° E 22 poles to a white oak, corner to Starks', thence with said Starks' N 27° W 60 poles to a marked Chestnut oak on the east side of a high knob, and corner to Duvall, thence with Duvall's line N 59° E 62 poles to a marked tree in the original line, thence S 30° E 114 poles to a stone in a branch, thence S 20° E 86 1/2 poles to the beginning, containing 99 acres, 112 poles.
To have and to hold the same unto the party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever with covenant of general warranty. In testimony, whereof the said J. L. Magruder together with Annie Magruder, his wife, who hereby relinquishes her right of dower to the property herein conveyed, hath set their hand and seals the day and date as above.
(signed) J. L. Magruder, Annie Magruder
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