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Henry C. Williamson
To} Deed 38 ¼ Acres
T. H. Benton
Recd Nov 24th 1866 at 11 Oclock AM

I Henry C. Williamson have this day bargained and sold and do hereby convey unto 
Thomas H. Benton and his heirs and assigns forever for the consideration of Thirteen
Hundred and forty three Dollars and seventy five cents $1343.75 to me cash in hand paid 
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged a certain piece or parcel of land lying and 
being situate in the 4th civil district of Dyer County & State of Tennessee, being a part of 
the DJ Williamson tract of land and bounded as follows to Wit, Beginning at a stake the 
South East corner of a tract of land sold by said Henry C. Williamson to E. A. Dunevant 
with poplar and two Black gum pointers running thence South 77 poles and 9 links to a 
stake in the Samuel P. Williamsons North boundary line, with small Dogwoods and black 
Gum pointers, thence with his North line west 66 poles to a stake and 2 poplar pointers in 
the original Charley Rudders East line, thence North with said Rudders East line to T. H. 
bentons S. E. corney, and with said Bentons East line,     poles to E. A. Dunevants South 
West corner a Stake with White Oak & Walnut pointers. Thence East with said 
Denevants South Boundary line 95 poles and 20 links to the beginning, containing by 
estimation 38 acres 1 road and 23 poles to have and to hold the above described land and 
the appurtenences thereunto belonging or in anways appertaining to the said Benton his 
heirs and assigns forever. I do covenant with the said Thos. H. Benton that I am lawfully 
possessed of said land, and have a good right to convey the same and that the same is 
unencumbered. I bind myself my heirs & to forever warrant and defend the title to said 
land against the lawful claims of all persons whatever claiming. In witness whereof I 
have hereunto subscribed my name and seal this 15th day of November 1866.
						H. C. Williamson {Seal}
Witness L. D. Whitten (U. S. Revenue Stamps affixed $1.50)

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State of Tennessee}
Dyer County}
Personally appeared before me Jesse Clark Chairman of the county court of said county 
Henry C. Williamson the bargainor with whom I am personally acquainted and 
acknowledged the execution of the foregoing Deed for the purposes therein contained. 
Witness my hand at office this 24th day of Nov 1866.				
(State tax paid $1.34)				Jesee Clark Chairman



This deed was found in Dyer County Deed Book N, Pages 450/451.  It is transcribed as 
written with some grammatical errors.  The number of poles is left out in a couple places.

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