Georgia

Henry County

This Indenture made this Twenty Fifth day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty four between Nicholas E. Pyle of the county & state a foresaid of the one part and I & L. P. Allen of the county of Fayette & state aforesaid of the other part. Witneseth that the said Nicholas E. Pyle hath this day made & delivered to the said I & L. P. Allen his certain promissory notes subscribed with his hand and bearing date with the date hereof whereby the said Nicholas E. Pyle hath promised to pay the said I & L. P. Allen or bearer one hundred and Thirty four dollars and seventy six cents on or before the twenty fifth of December next ensuing the date here of for value received. Now for and in consideration of the sum of Five dollars by the said I & L. P. Allen to the said Nicholas E. Pyle in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged as well as for the better securing the payment of the aforesaid promissory notes the said Nicholas E. Pyle hath granted bargained and sold and hath by these presents grant bargain & sell unto the said I & L. P. Allen their heirs and assigns Two mares one of which is a sorrel color about Eleven years old with one eye and the other about seven years old a bright bay color – Two cows and yearlings one cow is red colored and her yearling red, and the other cow is white and her yearling white & red speckled. The white cow marked with a swallowfork in the right ear and an under cut (?) in the same. The red cow marked with a swallowfork in the right ear and a slit in the left. The white yearling marked with swallowfork in the right and an upper half crop in the left ear. The red yearling not marked. Also, Four-head of sheep each marked with a swallowfork in the right and an upper half crop in the left. Six sandy colored hogs say one sow and five shoats to have and to hold the said bargained property to the said I & L. P. Allen their heirs and assigns to their and their own proper use benefit and behoof forever. And the said Nicholas E. Pyle for himself his heirs and executors and administrators the said bargained property unto the said I & L. P. Allen will warrant and forever defend against the claim of himself and his heirs and against the claim of all other persons whatever – Provided nevertheless that if the said Nicholas E Pyle his heirs executors & administrators shall and do well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said I & L. P. Allen their heirs and assigns the aforementioned sum of one hundred and thirty four dollars and seventy six cents on the day and time mentioned and appointed for the payment thereof in the said promissory notes mentioned with lawful interest for the same according to the terms of said notes then and from thenceforth as well this present indenture and the right to the property thereby conveyed as the said promissory notes shall cease determine and be void to all intents and purposes. In testimony whereof the said Nicholas E. Pyle hath here unto set his hand and seals this day of the year above written.

Nicholas E. Pyle

E. D Rangham (JP)

Recorded 31^st March, 1834

A. G. Mussan, Clk

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