The Shepherdsville Trustees deeded lot 16 to Joshua Stansbury in 1818. Then in 1828, the town tax collector sold it for taxes to Rufus K. Summers. It appears from the deed shown below that in 1830 Stansbury commissioned James Robinson to sell his title to the lot to William Lee for five dollars.
Bullitt County Deed Book G, Page 249
This indenture made and entered into this 11th day of October 1830 between James Robinson, committee for Joshua Stansbury of Bullitt County and state of Kentucky of the one part, and William Lee of the county and state aforesaid of the other part.
Witnesseth that for and in consideration of $5 by the said Lee to the said Robinson in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, he the said Robinson, committee as aforesaid, hath bargained and sold, and by these presents doth sell and convey to said Lee all the right and title of him the said Stansbury of in and to a certain lot, being half an acre numbered 16 according to the plan of the town of Shepherdsville, being the same lot conveyed to the said Stansbury by the trustees of said town by deed bearing dat 2nd September 1818 which is recorded in the clerk's office of the Bullitt County Court.
And the said Robinson hereby covenants to warrant the title to said lot to him the said Lee against the claim of said Stansbury and against the claim of all and every person or persons whatever. In testimony whereof the said Robinson hereto sets his hand and affixes the day and date above.
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