Eber  Lucas  to  Abraham  Hall

20 Sep 1823


          This indenture made the twentieth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three between  Eber  Lucas  of Hanover township in the County of Shelby and State of Indiana of the first part and  Abraham  Hall of the same place of the second part. Witnesseth that the said party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of one hunderd and twelve dollars good and lawful money of the United States to him in hand paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby confessed and acknowledged hath granted, bargained, sold, released, aliened and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, release, alien and confirm unto the said party of the second part and to his heirs and assigns all that certain piece or parcel of land situated in the said County of Shelby and being the west half of the south west quarter of section fourteen in township fourteen--range seven of lands sold at Brookville under the authority of the United States and also all that other piece or parcel of land now owned and occupied by the said party of the first part in section twenty three in the aforesaid range and township bounded northwardly by the above described premises east and south by and belonging to  Seth  M. Cole  and westardly by and belonging to  Piercy  Kitchell,  being the lot upon which the said party of the first part now resides (excepting always so much of the first named half quarter of land as has been sold by the said party of the first part to Ira Bailey). Together with all and singular the hereditaments thereunto in any wise belonging and the reversion and remainder and rents, issues and profits thereof.
          To have and to hold the premises hereby released and confirmed with the appurtenances unto the said party of the second part and to the sole and only proper use, benefit and behoof of the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever. Provided always and these presents are upon this express condition, that if the said Eber Lucas, his heirs, executors and administrators do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the party of the second part, his certain attorney or attornies, heirs, executors and administrators or assigns the full sum of one hundred and twelve dollars in one year from the date of these presents current money of the United States, together with the lawful interest on the same from the date of these presents in the manner [particularly] specified in these conditions of a certain bond or obligation bearing [such] date herewith excepted by the said party of the first part to the said party of the second part that then and from thenceforth these presents and everything herein contained shall cease and void anything herein contained to the contrary in any fashion notwithstanding, but in case default shall be made in the payment of the said principal sum of one hundred and twelve dollars or the interest thereof at the time when the same ought to be paid as aforesaid that then and in such case the said party of the first part for himself, his heirs, executors and administrators and assigns and said party of the first part does hereby authorize and empower the said party of the second part, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns at any time or times thereafter to sell and dispose of the said premises hereby granted, or any part of parts thereof at public vendue to any person or persons....(page is cut off at this point)
Transcribed by Kathryn Jennings;  [changes-pmf]

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