[Note: This document is in four pieces.]

This indenter [sic] Made this seventh of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty three between David Briggs of the County of Rutherford & State of North Carolina of the one part & Robeson Freeman of the County & State aforesaid of the other part. Wittnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars Good & lawful money of the State Sd [said] to me in hand paid by the Sd [said] Robeson Freeman before the sealing and delivering of these presents the recipt and payment wheare [sic] of I do hearby acknowledge that I have granted bargind [sic] sold & convaid [sic] & confinnd & by these presents Doth grant bargin sell convay & confirm unto the Sd [said] Robeson freeman his heirs & assigns forever one certain tract of land containing one hundred acres granted to Jesse Briggs & David Miller by his exelancey [sic] the Governor of the State Sd [said] Sam Ashe in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred & ninety Six and twentieth Day of December being in the County of Rutherford on the side of the round top mountain on Broad River Beginning at a white oak on the north bank of the river thence North & East ninety poles to a chestnut thence South & 2 East one hundred an [sic] Eighty poles to a stake thence South & West 90 poles to a stake on the band of the river thence up the river to the beginning containing one hundred acres with the appertainences situate Lying and being as affore [sic] Sd [said] to have and to hold all and everry [sic] of the
affore Sd one hundred acres of land with the appertainences [sic] thare unto belongings in any wise apertaining [sic] to the only use and behoof of the afore Sd Robeson freeman his heirs an assigns forever and of the Sd David Briggs for my self my heirs and succesors [sic] Doth hearby Covenant and agree to and with the afore Sd Robeson freeman that the Sd David Briggs his heirs executors and administrators shall at all times warrant & forever defend the afore Sd Granted primises [sic] to the Sd Robeson freeman his heirs and assigns forever against all lawful ____ or demands that ever wharebe[?] the above mentioned primises [sic] might or or may be affected or any wise incumberce [sic] contrary to the true intent and meaning of these presents in witness whearof I have hearunto set my hand affixed my Seal the Day and year first above written Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presents of us the witness

Amos Green David Briggs seal
Jesse Green