The original deed as copied from the Smith County, Tennessee Court House. The copy, and transcriptions were done by, Gail and Vernon H. Drewa in August 2001.
Know all men by these present that I Yerby Orange of Smith County Tennessee for and in consideration of a note of hand given by me to John H Gordon dated the 18th date of Sept 1835 due the 25th of Dec 1830 for the sum of fifty eight dollars 43 1/4/100 a loan accruent due to said John H Gordon for the sum of fifteen dollars and for the further consideration of the sum of one dollar to him in hand paid by Champion T Thomas of said County & State & the said Orange for the above consideration have this day sold and delivered to said C T Thomas in trust the following property viz thirty seven head of Hoggs one yoke of bulls , nine _____one mare________, one Negro woman by the name of Becky, one clock, two beds & furniture & household & Kitchen furniture all my present, crops of corn & fodder all of which property I the said Orange have delivered to said Thomas and I do hereby constitute & appoint him the said property or any part thereof to public sale by giving at least twenty day notice of the time and place of sale, that is to say, the Corn & fodder on the 25th of March next and the remainder on the 1st day of Sept 1836 or anytime thereafter that said J H Gordon may direct and said there as trustee as aforesaid shall pay the remainder if any then may be after paying said several sums as described above together with all legal expenses for executing this trust deed over to said Orange Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 18th day of Sept 1835 Indenture before assigned
Yerby Orange (Seal)
Test John Gordon Wm M Gordon
State of Tennessee |
Smith County | Personally appeared before me Jonathan Pickett Clerk of Smith County Court Yerby Orange the bargainer with wherein I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that he executed the within deed in Court for the purposes therein contained, upon the day and the date thereof witness my hand at office this 13th day of October 1835
Jonathan Pickett Clerk
of Smith County
Registered October 21 1835
Harvey Hogg Reg of Smith County
(Note: Every effort was made to transcribe the original document. Blank space is where no discernable word could be determined from copies of the documents. Rather than inserting what I think the wording should be, they are left blank for you interpretation. /s/ Vernon H. Drewa)