Perry Township , Mercer County , Pennsylvania

(Transcribed by Robert Osborne)

This following deed is found with Mercer County ( Pennsylvania ) Recorder of Deeds in Mercer County Courthouse in Deed Book H, Vol. 2, pp. 214:

 This indenture made the Sixteenth of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight Between Allen Morrison of Perry Township County of Mercer and State of Pennsylvania and Nancy his wife of the first part and John Cleeland of the same place of the second part.  Witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars lawful money of the United States of America, unto them will and truly paid by the said party of the second part at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents this receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged; have granted, bargained, sold, alien, enfeoffed, released, conveyed, and confirmed and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, release, convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, all that certain piece of parcel of land situate in the above named place and bounded and described as follows to wit; Beginning at the South West corner of the whole tract thence running North two and a half degree West by land of David P. Long eighty perches to a post thence North eighty seven and  a half degree East by the other land of Allen Morrison one hundred perches to an alder in or near the creek thence South  two and a Half __ East by other land of said Allen Morrison eighty perches to a post on the South line of the whole tract.  Thence South eighty given and a half degrees West along said South line by land of William Hutcheson one hundred perches to a chestnut the place of begining containing fifty acres neat measure*  Together with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever, thereunto belonging,  or in anywise appertaining, and the reversions and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof; and all the estate, right, title, interest, property, claim, and demand, whatsoever, of the said parties of the first part, in law, equity, or otherwise howsoever, of, in and the same and every part thereof:

   To Have and to Hold the said hereditaments and premises hereby granted or mentioned and intended so to be with the appurtenances unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns,

   To and For the only Proper Use and Behoof of the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, forever, and Allen Morrison & Nancy his wife the said parties of the first part, their heirs, executors and administrators, do by these presents convenant, grant and agree to and with the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns, that they the said party of the first part, their heirs and assigns, that they  the said party of the first part, their heirs, all and singular the hereditaments and premises herein above described and granted or mentioned, and intended so to be,, with the appurtenances, unto the asaid [party of the second part his heir and assigns, against them the said parties of the first part, and their heirs, and against all and every other person or persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof

            Shall and will warrant and forever defend

            In Witness whereof the said parties of the first part have to these presents set their hand and seal

            Sealed and delivered in presence of us

            David Hadley                                                   Allen Morrison (L.S.)

            Thomas C. Morrison                                        Nancy Morrison (L.S.)

   Received the day of the date of the above indenture of the above named John Cleland the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars lawful money of the United States , being the consideration money above mentioned in full

            Witness:  David Hadley                         Allen Morrison

                            Thomas C. Morrison

On the Sixteenth day of January Anno Domini, 1858 before me, a Justice of the Peace came the above named Allen Morrison and Nancy his wife and acknowledged the above Indenture to be their act and deed and assigned that the same might be recorded as such.  She the said Nancy being of full age; and by me examined separate and apart from her said husband, and the contents of the said indenture being first made fully known to her, declared that she did, of her own free will and accord sign and seal, and as her act and deed, deliver the same, without any coercion or compulsion of her said husband

            Witness my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid

            David Hadley, J.P. (LS)

* [lot. No. eighty six (86) in the fifth District of Donation lands of which this piece or parcel is a part was conveyed by Ann Nice by deed bearing date the twenty first day of March One thousand eight-hundred and thirty two to Washington Nice and Levi Nice and the survivors of them and the said Washington Nice having since deceased the aforesaid tract or lot of land was conveyed by deed bearing date the nineteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and fifty three by the said Levi Nice to Allen Morrison of the first part in this indenture

            Recorded Aug 20^th 1858

The following deed is found with Mercer County ( Pennsylvania ) Recorder of Deeds in Mercer County Courthouse in Deed Book C, Vol. 4, pp. 7:

This Indenture made the second day of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy eight between John Cleeland and Betsy his wife of Perry Township County of Mercer to Thomas S. Powell of Sandy Lake for $2400.  Being the same land conveyed by Allan Morrison and his wife Nancy by deed dated 16^th day of Jan AD 1858, 50 acres 100 perches.

Witness: J. R. Snyder, J. P. Cummings (JP), John Cleeland, Betsy Cleeland.

Recorded 2 Sept 1878.