[Deed, Oct. 23, 1874,  Joseph H. Murphey to Geo. F. Wright]
[Maury Co. TN, roll 228, book W-2, TN State Library & Archives]
[transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 10/12/2000]

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Geo. F. Wright's deed
Executed by J.H. Mur-
phy Oct 23rd 1874 Filed
Dec 7 1874 at 11 3/4 "O
Clock. A.M
	Know all men by these presents, that I, Joseph H. Murphy, for and in 
consideration of the sum of thirteen hundred & seventy five dollars ($1375) to me in hand 
paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowl-edged have this day bargained and sold 
and do hereby transfer and convey unto George F. Wright a certain tract or parcel 
of land lying in the State of TenneSsee Maury County Civil District No. 4 Bounded
as follows to wit:  Beginning at a Poplar running thence S. 21 [deg] E. 20 poles & 5 links
to a small poplar- thence S. 62 [deg] E. 47 poles & 8 links to a rock 4 links North of
a White Oak- thence South 14 poles to a rock with Oak & Hickory pointers- thence
S. 89 1/2 [deg] E. 64 poles to a set rock- thence North 53 poles 16 links to a rock
with two Whites Oak stump pointers- thence North 82 poles & 9 links to a stake in Columbia
road- thence North 75 [deg] West 19 poles minus 3 links to a rock- thence 77 [deg] West
16 poles minus 6 links to a rock at James C. Murphy's corner thence S 39 poles & 4
links to rock with Elm Hickory & two oak pointers- thence S 37 [deg] W 40 poles & 8
links to a stake at a Spring with dead Sycamore pointer- thence North 27 1/2 [deg] W 7
poles & 18 links to a rock- thenc N 89 [deg] W, 42 poles to a stake with a Honey locust
pointer- thence S 5 [deg] E 17 poles & 10 links to the Begining.
Containing 55 3/5 acres more or less.        over
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To have and to hold the above described tract or parcel of land to the said
G.F. Wright his heirs and aSsigns forever I convenant with the said G.F. Wright that I am
 lawfully seized of said land have a good right to convey it & that the same is unencumbered.  
I further covenant and bind myself, my heirs and legal representatives to warrant and forever 
defend the title to said tract of land to the said G.F Wright, his heirs and aSsigns, against the 
lawful claims of all persons whatever.
	Witness my hand & seal this 23rdt day of October 1874.	
		J.H. Murphy (seal)
		Mary A. Murphy (seal)
Test
J.P. Crews
H.S. Oliver
State of Tennessee, Maury County
Personally appeared before me A.N. Akin, Clerk of the County Court of said
County which said Court is a Court of record, J.H. Murphy the bargainor with whom I am personally acquainted, and who acknowl-edged that he executed the above instrument for the purposes therein contained.
	Witness my hand & seal of office in Columbia, the 2nd day of November, 1874.
		A.N. Akin Clerk
State of TenneSsee Maury County
To John A.T. Scribner Esquire: You are hereby authorized and empowered to take the 
examination of Mr. Mary Murphy, privately and apart from her husband rel-ative to her
free execution of the within (or annexed) deed and the same so taken to certify under 
your hand and seal.
WitneSs A.N. Akin Clerk of the County Court of said Coun-ty at office this 26th day
of October 1874.
		A.N. Akin Clerk
State of TenneSsee 
Maury County
Mrs. Mary A. Murphy wife of Joseph H. Murphy having personally appeared before me
and having by virtue of the authority in me vested benn examined privately and apart from
her said husband and she having acknowledged the due execution of the with-in (or annexed)
by her freely voluntarily and under-standingly without compulsion or constraint by her said
husband and for the purposes therein expreSsed the same is therefore certified.
WitneSs my hand and seal this 28" day of October 1874.
Registered Dec 9"1874  	J.A.T. Scribner, J.P. (seal)

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