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J.K. "Jess" Irby, Esq. - Clerk of the Court
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Ancient Records Deed Book B Page 230
To all to whom these presents shall come be seen or 
made known I Thomas Napier of Charleston in the State 
of South Carolina Send Greeting  Whereas I the said Thomas 
Napier am indebted to James Hibben Junior Trustee of 
Rebeckah Napier in the sum of Twenty thousand one 
hundred and thirty four dollars and nineteen cents in 
and by my certain promissory note bearing date the twenty first 
day of July  in the year of our Lord One thousand eight 
hundred and thirty four and payable on demand as in 
and by said the said promissory note references being there 
unto made will more fully appear   Now Know all 
men by these that I the said Thomas Napier in 
consideration of the said debt and sum of money and 
for the better securing the payment thereof to the said James 
Hibben Junior Trustee as aforesaid  and also in consid
eration of the sum of five dollars to me the said Thomas 
Napier in hand well and truly paid by the said James 
Hibben Junior as aforesaid and before the sealing and 
delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowl
edged  Have granted bargained sold and released and 
by these presents do grant bargain sell and release unto the 
said James Hibben Junior Trustee as aforesaid  all that 
piece parcel or tract of land situate lying and being in 
the Territory of East Florida on the west side of the Hillsborough 
River otherwise called Mosquito South lagoon containing 
One thousand Acres granted by the Spanish Government 
to George I. F. Clarke on the third day of May in the 
year of Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen 
and ******* is lade out and limited by the following 
lines that is to say by a line commencing near an 
old path or crossway and running along the East 
edge of Mr. Dougalls alias Turnbulls Swamp 
to another line corse North thirty five west and 
distance one hundred and eleven chains to a 
Transcribed by Jim Powell Jr 23 May 2003
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