This Indenture made and entered into this 18^th day of August one thousand eight hundred and twenty one between Thomas M. Smoot of the County of Culpeper and State of Virginia of the one part and James L. Emmons of the said county and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Thomas M. Smoot for and in consideration of the sum of twenty three hundred and seventy dollars and fifty six cents to him in hand paid by the said James L. Emmons at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted, bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant, bargain and sell unto the said James L. Emmons his heirs and assigns all that lot or parcel of land at present occupied by the said James L. Emmons, it being one half of the lot of land purchased by the said Thomas M. Smoot at a sale made by John Stanard, Marshall of the Fredericksburg Chancery Court on the 23^rd day of August 1820 under a decree of the Superior Court of Chancery for the Richmond District pronounced on the 11^th day of March 1820 on the case of Beverly vs Marshall and which said lot of land is designated in a platt returned to the said court by the said Marshall as Lot No 2 the one half of which intended to be hereby conveyed is bounded as follows, Viz, Beginning at a white oak on the river, corner to said Smoot (as now [ ? ]) thence S 11° W 97 poles to a white oak where a gate hangs, thence S 33° E 336 poles to Carter’s line, thence with Carter’s line the several courses thereof to the river and thence with the meander of the river to the beginning, together with all and singular the houses, buildings, gardens, meadows, privileges, profits, commodities, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever to the said land belonging or in anywise appertaining or with the same used or enjoyed, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, yearly and other rents, issues and profits thereof and of every part and parcel thereof. To have and to hold the said piece or parcel of land with the tenements, hereditaments and all and singular the premises herein before mentioned or intended to be bargained and sold with the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any manner appertaining unto the said James L. Emmons his heirs or assigns forever, and the said Thomas M. Smoot for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators doth by these presents covenant, promise and grant to and with the said James L. Emmons his heirs and assigns that he and they shall forever hereafter peaceably have, hold, occupy, possess and enjoy all and singular the aforesaid tract or parcel of land free and clear of and from all legal claims, rights, title, interest or demand of him the said Thomas M. Smoot his heirs or assigns or of any person or persons claiming by, through or under him and the said Thomas M. Smoot doth for himself and his heirs hereby covenant and agree to warrant and defend the title of the said land and premises hereby conveyed unto the said James L. Emmons his heirs and assigns against the claim or claims of himself or his heirs and against the claim or claims of all or every person or persons whatever claiming by, through, or under him or them. In witness whereof the said Thomas M. Smoot hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first before written.
Virginia
    Corporation of Fredericksburg
       We John Scott and William A. Knox, Justices of the Peace in the Corporation aforesaid do hereby certify that Thomas M. Smoot, a party to the forgoing deed bearing date on the 18^th day of August 1821 and hereto annexed personally appeared before us in our corporation aforesaid and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed and desired us to certify the said acknowledgement to the Clerk of the County Court of Culpeper in order that the same may be recorded. Given under our hands and seals this 27^th day of August 1821.


Rec^d this 27^th August 1821 of James L. Emmons the sum of eleven hundred and eighty five dollars and 28 cents being one half of the consideration money the balance to be paid on the 23^rd August 1822.

At a court held for Culpeper County the 15^th day of October 1821. This Indenture of bargain and sale from Thomas M. Smoot to James L. Emmons was acknowledged before two marshals and this day returned into court and the same together with the certificates therein enclosed is ordered to be recorded.


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