I thought some of you might be interested in this - take care - Emma
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(May 21, 1868) Washington County, Arkansas Land Records Book S, page 122
Know all men by these presents that we Samuel A. CRAIG and Sarah A. his wife
of the town of Cincinnati County of Washington and State of Arkansas for and
in consideration of the sum of forty five dollars to our hand paid have
granted bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain sell and
sell [sic] and convey unto John CARNAHAN of the said County and State the
following piece of land Beginning at a take(??) eight one feet West of Main
Street. Thence two hundred and ninety four feet (294) to a stone Westwardly
thence Southwardly twenty four feet (24) to the North West corner of Neals
(??) Lot, thence two hundred and ninety six (296) feet Southwardly to the
South West corner of 5.B Mason's (??) Lot that his ands on thence twenty four
(24) feet to the beginning in
the Town of Cincinnati being situated in the East half of the South West
quarter of Section twenty nine Township Sixteen North of Range Thirty
three West , with all the right title interest or demand of us or either
of us therein or thereon in fee simple forever to the said John CARNAHAN
his heirs and assigns and we do convenant to and with the said John
CARNAHAN binding our selves and our heirs to warrant and defend the title of
the said lot to the said John CARNAHAN his heirs or assigns against the claim
or claims of all persons whatever. In testimony whereof we have placed our
names and affixed our seals this the 21st day of May one thousand eight
hundred an sixty eight.
Witness Norman SHIELDS/W.P. BARCLAY (S.A. CRAIG/Sarah A. CRAIG)