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Of an indenture of Bazâ€¢gain and Sale, bearing date the
sixth day o:r Febru.a:rjl', in the year of our r.. ord 11 one thousa:.!"ld eight
hundred and one (1J1.s.de at Hurnberatone, in the Pl"OVince of Upper Canada,)
HIEL FORSYTH of the tmvnship of' m.unb(3rstone, in the
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County of Lincoln, Provlnce of Upper Canada of the one part.11 and
Michael Sha rk of the tmvnship of Bertie9 1n th:e County and Province
aforesaid, of the otherÂ· part - wnereby the said DAJ'HEL FORSY'I'H for and
in consideration of. the su.m. or twonty-f,i ve .Â·Â· pounds .. lawful m.onoy of said
Province to him by the said J;,tichael Shltrk in haved paid the receipt
thereof acknm11ledged1 hath granted, bargained and sold unto the said
Michael Shï¿½rk and his heirÂ·s and assigns forever; all and singular
that certain tract and parcel of land lying and belng situate in the
tovlln.sh:tp of Fh.ï¿½nberstone a in tb..13 Co\:i.nty afo:rÂ·esaid
same bz--3i:ng known
and described by the heir of lot nur1bar five in the f?o:nt, containing
flfty acres he the same, more or less the tract and parcel of land
be:tng buted, and bounded or :rr...ay be othenviae known as follows, that
is to say beginning at a" post a:t the northwest angle of saw tract
marked five, thence.south twenty-five chains; t:henee east twenty ehains;.
thence north t'1"Jenty-fi ve chains; thence west twenty chains to the place
of the begin:r.dng also bounded on tb_e east by lot nu:rnbe1"' fou1", on tb_e
west by lot n-texi.ber s:tx; ...... togetherï¿½ with all and singular the hereÂ­
dÂ®termined and appurtenances thereunto in a:ny wise belongings and the
revermion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and
pr'ofi ts thereof; to .have and to hold tb.e saï¿½1m with the appurtenances
to the gaid .Michael Shi&gt;ï¿½rk, his heirs and assigns to the sole an.d proper taï¿½ï¿½
use, benefit, and b ehoof of the sa i d Michael Sharlft hls he:lrs and
assigns forever ..
Which said i.nd;&lt;;nture or barflain and sale is -vvitnessea by Sa1miel Sherk
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thereof' is hereby :;:-&gt;equJ.. red to be registered purï¿½niant to the said act
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said ;;liehÂ£H:;l Sha1â€¢k, the grantee
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hand 3.nd seal this first day of J'uly .. .. .. ,. in th(} year of our Lord,
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