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 third of those deeds.
Bullitt County Deed Book 41. Page 361
W. A. Watson to W. S. Napper
This deed made by in between W. A. Watson and Lizzie Watson, his wife parties of the first part and W. S. Napper and Lizzie M. Napper his wife parties of the second part.
Witnesseth that said parties of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar and other valuable considerations in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, have bargained and sold, and do hereby sell and convey to said parties of the second part, the following described tract of land situate in Bullitt County, Kentucky bounded and described as follows, viz.
Beginning at a stone, corner to Charles Masden and land, and thence with Masden's (formerly Thomas') line S 58 3/4 for 58 1/2° W 82 poles to a stone, corner to George Essix, thence with his line, N 25 3/4 for 26° W 139 3/5 poles to a black oak, white oak and small pine, thence N 60° E 22 poles to a white oak near the road, thence N 27° W 60 poles to a Chestnut oak on east side of knob, corner to Hocker, thence with his line N 58 3/4 for 59° E 62 poles to a white oak and stone in the original line, thence S 30 1/4 for 30° E 114 poles to a stone on south bank of a branch, thence S 19 1/2 for 20° E 86 1/2 poles to the beginning, containing 99 acres, 112 poles, more or less; being the same land conveyed to said W. A. Watson by Benjamin F. Hargan and wife by deed dated 26 March 1904 and recorded in Deed Book No. 36, page 373 in the office of the clerk of Bullitt County Court.
To the said W. S. Napper and Lizzie M. Napper, their heirs and assigns to have and to hold forever with covenant of general warranty.
In testimony whereof witness the hands of the grantors herein named this 8th day of November 1909.
(signed) W. A. Watson, Lizzie Watson
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