This indenture made this the tenth Day of May One Thousand seven hundred and eighty, ye fifth year
of the Commonwealth of Virginia Between Samuel Lawrence of Botetourt County Colony and
Dominion of Virginia of the one part and John McClung of Rockbridge County Colony and Dominion
aforesaid of the Other Part. Witnesseth that for sum or in consideration of the sum of Eleven thousand
Pounds Current Money of Virginia to him the said Sam'l Lawrence in hand paid by the said John
McClung the whereof I the said Sam'l Lawrence by the said John McClung before The Sealing and Delivery
of those presents and Promise the receipts whereof I do hereby acknowledge and Hereby doth Discharge
the said John McClung and his heirs Etc by these presents the s'd Samuel Lawrence hath bargained and
sold unto the s'd John McClung now in his Actual possession being by (?lestic_) of a Bargain and Sale
thereof made by the s'd Samuel Lawrence unto the said John McClung his heirs and assigns forever - one
certain tract or parcel of Land containing one hundred and thirty-three ares and Contained within the
boundaries thereof be the same more or less lying and being in the County of Botetourt lying on the
south side of James River and bounded as follows Vis: Beginning at a locust stake on the River and runneth
thence down the river one hundred and seventy-two poles to a hickory on the bank of a river thence
east one hundred and forty poles to two white oaks on the side of the mountain North twenty four degrees
west two hundred and forty poles to two pines corner James Lawrence and with his line south fifty five
degrees west one hundred and eighty poles to the beginning to have and to hold the said land Conveyed
and every part thereof with their appurtenances unto the said John McClung his heirs and assigns to the
only proper use and being of him the said John McClung and his Heirs and Assigns forever and the said
Sam'l Lawrence for himself his Heirs Etc: Doth Covenant, promis and grant To the said John McClung his
heirs and Assigns by these presents the Said Sam'l Lawrence now at the time of selling and delivering and
of these presents are acknowledged sure perfect and (_?_) Estate of Inhabitants an fee simple of in
and to the Promises hereby granted and that he the said Samuel Lawrence
hath good power and (__?ful) and absolute authority to grant and convey unto John McClung in manner and
form aforesaid and that the said (R__) now and forever hereafter shall remain before and claim from all
and singular gifts bargains sales Diverse and Rights of (do?) by him the said Samu'l Lawrence (sone?) or
suffered a Commite The quit rent to grow (Dacs?) and pay all to the Commwealth of Virginia on for
its use as the Court shall Direct and Lastly that the said Samuel Lawrence Etc his heirs all and
singular the Promise hereby granted with Here appurtenances unto the said John McClung heirs and
assigns against the said Samu'l Lawrence hath hereunto set his hand and Seal the Day and Year above
written.
This indenture of bargain and sale was acknowledged by this within Samuel Lawrence to John McClung
Parties hereto and Ordered to be recorded. Test: Dellasy (?) Clk.
Know all men by these presents that said Wm. Madden, Willaim Branton (?) said Tho's read is or
are held and firmly bound unto Tho's Jefferson, Esqr, Governor of Virginia in the sum of thirty
thousand pounds for the payment and whereof will and truly to be made to s'd governor and his
successors we bind ourselves jointly and severally our and every of our joint and several Heirs ___
and doth firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 12 Day of May 1780.
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above Bound William Madison high sheriff
of the county of Botetourt hath undertaken the collection of the taxes all (__) laid on by an
act of the Session) of the Assembly and to establish a fund to borrow money for the Use of the United
States and this purpose is therefore the said Wm. Madison shall Deligently and faithfully collect the
said papers levied on the Inhabitants of this country and shall justly and fairly acct for the same to the
commissioner of the tax and treasure of the state in the same manner and at the time presented by Law for
Selling of its (?_auting) for the taxes in assessment then this obligation to be paid
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Transcribed by Judith McClung