B. T. Horton and Wife
To - Deed
J. T. Alsup
Received Oct 9, 1899
At 11 o'clock A.M.

This indenture made this 9th day of October 1899 between B. T. Horton and M. E. Horton his wife of the county of Dyer and State of Tennessee of the one part, and J. T. Alsup of the county of Dyer and State of Tennessee, of the other part, witnesseth that the said B. T. Horton & wife M. E. Horton his wife for and in consideration of Two Hundred Dollars cash, Two Hundred dollars due Nov. 15/1900 and two Hundred dollars due Nov. 15/1901 last two payments evidenced by Notes of even date herewith and bearing 6% interest from date to B. T. Horton in hand paid by the said J. T. Alsup the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hereby sells and conveys unto the said J. T. Alsup his heirs and assigns forever a certain piece or parcel of lands situated and being in the County of Dyer State of Tennessee and in the 10th Civil District of said County and bounded as follows: Beginning at a stake with Maple white oak and gum pointers, G. J. Pritchett North West corner runs thence west 187 poles to a stake: thence South 140 poles to a stake J. M. Whittington's North west corner: thence East 187 poles to a stake with Maple and two sweet gum and ash pointers: thence North 140 poles to the Beginning. Containing 163 1/3 acres, including and excluding 25 acres sold by Turner Chamberlin to T. J. Pritchett being the East end of above described land, to have and to hold the aforesaid land, with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances of and to the same belonging or in . . . use appearing to the said J. T. Alsup his heirs and assigns forever, and the said B. T. Horton and his wife M. E. Horton for their heirs and representatives do covenant and agree to and with said J. T. Alsup his heirs or assigns that they are lawfully seized in fee of the afore granted premises: that the same are free from all encumbrances and that hey have a good right to sell and convey the same to J. T. Alsup as afore said: and that the before granted land and premises they will warrant and forever defend against all lawful claims whatsoever. A special lien is hereby retained on the within described tract of land to secure the payment of the two notes above described. In witness whereof the said B. T. Horton and his wife M. E. Horton have hereto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year above written.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of . . . .