This Indenture Witnesseth that Evan D. Hester and Sarah L Hester His Wife of Stark County and State of Indiana convey and warrent to A J Hopkins of Davis County Iowa in the State of Iowa for the sume of One Thousand Dollars the following Real Estate in Stark County in the State of Indiana

 

To wit: being part of the South-West quarter of Section Twenty Three (23) Township No Thirty Three (33) North of Rang two (2) West. Commencing at the North-West corner and runing South One hundred and Sixty poles thence East: one hundred and Sixty Poles thence North Eighty Poles thence West Thirty Poles, thence North Eighty Poles Thence West One hundred and Thirty Poles to the place of begining containing One hundred and Forty Five Acres more or less

 

In Witness whereof the Said Evan. D. Hester and Sarah L. Hester His Wife have here unto set their Hands and Seals this 21^st day of April AD 1863    Evan D Hester   Seal

                                                                                                            Sarah L Hester               Seal

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Evan D Hester & Wife

                 To

         A J Hopkins

                                   

Received for Record

April 21^st 1863 at 3.

Oclock P.M. & Recorded

in Deed Record F on

page 86 Fee $1^00cts Paid

W. M. McCormick

                        Recorder

For Starke County Ind.

                                   

Duly Entered for

taxation April

21^st 1863

 

James H. Adair

            Auditor

Fee .12½ Paid /

 

The State of Indiana

Starke County

                        Before me Andrew W Patee a Notary Public in and for said County this 21^st day of April 1863 came Evans D Hester and Sarah L Hester acknowledged the execution of the above deed

            Witness my hand and Notarial Seal this 21^st April 1863

                                                                        Andrew W Patee

                                                                                    Notary Public

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