I, James G. Perry have this day bargained and sold, and do hereby transfer and convey to Josiah Walton, and his heirs forever, for the consideration of ninety dollars to me paid a tract of land, in the State of Tennessee, Sumner County, District No. 18 containing by estimation thirty four acres, be the same more or less, and bounded as follows: Beginning at a stake in A. H. Guthrie's Spring Branch, thence South one hundred and twenty poles to a Hickory and corner to Guthrie, thence East 45 poles to a Popular & Beach, South East corner of Guthrie's original tract, thence North one degree 50 M. with the East boundary of said tract one hundred & twenty poles to a stake, thence West 46 poles to the beginning, to have and to hold the same to said Josiah Walton, his heirs and assigns forever. I do covenant with the said Josiah Walton that I am lawfully seized of said land, have a good right to convey it, and that the same is unencumbered. I do further covenant and bind myself, my heirs and representatives to warrant & forever defend the title to the said land & every part thereof to the said Josiah Walton his heirs, assigns against the lawful claims of all persons whatsoever. This the 1st day of October 1855. James G. Perry (Seal)
Witness:
A. H. Guthrie
Robert Fitt
State of Tennessee, Sumner County - Personally appeared before me John L. Bugg, clerk of the County Court of said county, James G. Perry the bargainer with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that he executed the forgoing deed for the purposes therein contained. Witness my hand at office this 1st Oct 1855. John L. Bugg (Seal)
Received for registration 26th Oct 1855 at 10 o'clock
A. M.
Registered and examined on the same day received. R. D. Moore, Regr., S.
County