This Indenture made and entered into this third day of December one thousand eight hundred and twenty three between Thomas M. Smoot of the County of Culpeper and State of Virginia of the one part and Enoch Jameson of the 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 Enoch Jameson 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 Enoch Jameson, his heirs and assigns all that lot or parcel of land at present occupied by the said Thomas M. Smoot and others, 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 is hereby intended to be conveyed is bounded as follows, viz, Beginning at a hickory on the bank of the river corner to Courts, thence with the meander of the river to a white oak corner to Emmons, thence S 11° W 97 poles to a white oak corner to said Emmons, thence S 33° E 336 poles to Carter’s line, thence with Carter’s line to Norman Ford Road, thence up the road with its several meanders to a stake on the north side thereof corner to Jameson, thence N 29° W 330 poles to a stump corner to Courts, thence N 34° E 160 poles to the beginning, containing agreeably to the platt by which it was sold two hundred and sixty and one half acres be the same more or less together with all and singular the houses, buildings, gardens, meadows, privileges and profits, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever to the 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 every part and parcel thereof. To have and to hold the said piece or tract 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 Enoch Jameson, his heirs and assigns forever, and the said Thomas M. Smoot for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators doth by these presents covenant, promise and grant to and with the said Enoch Jameson, 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 or them, 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 Enoch Jameson, his heirs and assigns against the claim or claims of all and every person or persons whatsoever 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 above written.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of
Teste
       Ge^o Ross
       McCarly Brannin
       James L. Emmons
       Lewis T. Wright

At a court held for Culpeper County the 15^th day of March 1824
       This Indenture of Bargain and Sale from Thomas M. Smoot to Enoch Jameson was partly proved by the oaths of George Ross and James L. Emmons, two of the witnesses thereto, and ordered to be certified. And on the 21^st day of January 1825 the said Indenture was fully proved by the oath of McCarly Brannin another witness thereto, whereupon the same is admitted to record.