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1775-1778 Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book H; [Antient Press]; Page 337-339
THIS INDENTURE made 9th Septr. 1776 Between BOWLS ARMISTEAD of one part and HENRY ELLY of other part Witnesseth that said Bowls Armistead for rents and Covenants herein after mentioned hath granted to farm letters unto said Henry Elly 137 acres of land Except mines minerals and Quarries in County of Culpeper and Parish of St. Mark on the North side of the Rappadanne River part of a Tract of land of 40,000 acres left to ALEXANDER SPOTSWOOD Esqr. by his Grand Father bounds of which are described by a plott and Survey Endorsed on the Back of this Indenture To Hold the said land except before excepted to Henry Elly during the Natural lives of SARAH ELLY THOMS. ELLY & HENRY ELLY JUNR. for and during the natural lives of the longest liver of them paying yearly on the twenty fifth day of December Seven hundred and Eighty five pounds of Tobacco and Henry Elly doth covenant that said Henry Elly or his assigns will four years after the date of these presents plant 300 fruit trees one third at least be good apple trees, and same well inclosed in fence and that it shall be lawfull for said Bowls Armistead to enter and there to dig for any mines of stone, Iron, Lead Copper or other mines & to have free Ingress Egress &Regress makeing full recompence to Henry Elly for such loss as he shall sustain by reason of the diging . . . .
Presence EDWARD ELLY, Bowls Armistead
DANIEL BRANHAM, GABR. LONG
At Court held for Culpeper County the 18th November 1776
This Indenture of Lease orderd to be recorded.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
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