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Provincial Court Land Records, 1765-1770
Volume 725, Page 73   View pdf image
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          Baltimore County fs.t
                                                    Know all men by these presents that I James
       Heath of the County afs.d Gentleman am held and firmly bound unto Isaac Gibbs
       of Cecil County Merchant in the full and just sum of six hundred & seventy five
       pounds current Money of Maryland to be paid to the said Isaac Gibbs his certain
       attorney Executors administrators or assigns to which payment well and faithfully
       to be made and done I bind my self my heirs Executors and Administrators
       firmly by these presents Sealed with my seal and dated this 29.th day of October
       Anno Domini 1765

          The Condition of the above obligation is such that Whereas the above bounden
       James Heath by his certain Deed of Bargain & sale bearing even Date with
       these presents hath conveyed unto the said Isaac Gibbs in Fee Simple apart
       or parcell of Land being part of two Tracts of Land lying and being in
       Cecil County af.d containing & Laid out for Two hundred and fifty seven and one
       half Acres of Land for and in consideration of six hundred & seventy five
       pounds current Money of Maryland as may more fully and at Large appear recourse
       to the same Deed being had  Now the Condition of the above Obligation is
       such that in case any part or parcell of the said Tract or parcell of Land by
       the Same Deed conveyed or intendey to be conveyd Should be taken away or be
       included by any elder survey or by any act done by the said James Heath so
       that the said Isaac Gibbs his Heirs or Assig^n^s should not retain or keep the
       said number of acres intended to be thereby conveyed to him & them that if the
       said James Heath his Heirs Executors and administrators shall pay unto
       the said Isaac Gibbs his Heirs & Assigns at at the rate of two pounds ten
       shillings current money as af.d for every acre that shall be cut of or taken from
       the said Quantity thereby Conveyed or intended to be conveyed by the said Deed
       then the above Obligation to be void else to remain in full force & virtue in Laws
       Signed Sealed & Delivered
       in Presence of
             James Mathews
                   Lee Dekeyser                                             James Heath   (Seal)

       On the Back of the Aforegoing Bond was thus written viz.t

       The words Current money of Maryland as mention in the within Should have been
       Current money Pensylvania Currency I paid for the Land, and
       should any Part of said Land be Taken away I expect that within Bound
       James Heath will refund me two pounds ten Shillings Pensylvania currency
       for ever acor so taken away
          Testis
sides            Lee Dekeyser, James Mathews               Isaac Gibbs
                                                                      Recorded 11.th Feby 1766


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