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This Indenture made this 10th day of May AD 1856 between Michael Osborne of the County of Union & State of North Carolina of the our part deed J J Hoyt & John Ward of the city of New York of the other part witness its that whereas by a decree of the court of Equity for the County of Union & state of North Carolina. The afore said Michael Osborn was authorized empowered and directed to execute and deliver to the said J J Hoyt & John Ward on deed of bargain & sale to the aforesaid J J Hoyt and John Ward Trustees & c for ly[?] and the heirs of Alexander Osborne deceased, all their claim title and interest in or certain tract of land lying in the county of Union being all that tract of land known as Patent 1323-except a tract of two hundred acres subdivided from the same[?] and conveyed by deed of bargain & sale from the said J J Hoyt to the said Michael Osborne. bearing[?] date the eighteenth day of December AD 1856[.] Now therefore in consideration of the purchase[?], and for the further considerations of the sum of one dollar to him in hand paid the receipt when of is heir acknowledged the said Michael Osborne hath bargained and sold and by these presents[?] do to bargain and sell unto the said J J Hoyt and John Ward trustees & c all their right [tetto?] or claims that the said Alexander Osborne had
This Indenture made this 10th day of May AD 1856 between Michael Osborne of the County of Union & State of North Carolina of the our part deed J J Hoyt & John Ward of the city of New York of the other part witness its that whereas by a decree of the court of Equity for the County of Union & state of North Carolina. The afore said Michael Osborn was authorized empowered and directed to execute and deliver to the said J J Hoyt & John Ward on deed of bargain & sale to the aforesaid J J Hoyt and John Ward Trustees & c for ly[?] and the heirs of Alexander Osborne deceased, all their claim title and interest in or certain tract of land lying in the county of Union being all that tract of land known as Patent 1323-except a tract of two hundred acres subdivided from the same[?] and conveyed by deed of bargain & sale from the said J J Hoyt to the said Michael Osborne. bearing[?] date the eighteenth day of December AD 1856[.] Now therefore in consideration of the purchase[?], and for the further considerations of the sum of one dollar to him in hand paid the receipt when of is heir acknowledged the said Michael Osborne hath bargained and sold and by these presents[?] do to bargain and sell unto the said J J Hoyt and John Ward trustees & c all their right [tetto?] or claims that the said Alexander Osborne had