- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Deed between George Mingus and William H. Thomas and Allen Fisher, 1840 Nov. 13
- Publisher:
- Manuscript held by the Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, MS2058 William Holland Thomas , box 1, folder 2, document wt190.
- Date of Original:
- 1840-11-13
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Treaties
Cherokee Indians--Land tenure
Real property - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032
- Medium:
- deeds
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is an indenture, dated November 13, 1840, between George Mingus, and William H. Thomas and Allen Fisher. Mingus grants Thomas and Fisher a parcel of land in North Carolina that includes a portion of land acquired by an 1819 treaty with the Cherokee Indians. The deed outlines the exact location of the land and its boundaries. The document also contains a statement certifying that the agreement was witnesses, recorded and registered.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- wt190
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt190
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt190#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_wt190/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], MS2058 William Holland Thomas , Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 3 pages/leaves
- Holding Institution:
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
This indenture made concluded and agreed upon
November the thirteenth one thousand eight hundred and forty between George Mingus of the county of Haywood and state of North Carolina of the first part and William H. Thomas and Allen Fisher partners in trade of the same county and state of the second part witnesseth that the said George Mingus for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred and sixty dollars to him in hand paid by said Thomas and Fisher before the sealing and delivery of these presents the recipt [receipt] and payment whereof is hereby acknowledged have bargained sold aliened enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do bargain sell alien enfeoffe [enfeoff] Convey and Confirm to said Thomas and Fisher the following pice [piece] or parcel of land situated in said County bounded as follows, part of the lands acquired by treaty of the Cherokee Indians Concluded in the year
1819, in the District no 3, Tract no 9 Beginning at a red Oak On the north East [northeast] Corner of no 8 running thence fifteen East one hundred and five poles to a sower wood [sourwood] thence south eighty four East seventy poles to a Hickory thence south twenty six East sixty three poles to a post oak crossing Broadaways Mill creek at the distance of eight poles thence South forty five west One hundred and twelve poles to a spanish Oak the corner of no 8 thence north forty seven west sixty three poles to the beginning sixty five and One fourth acres be the same more or less with all the woods ways, waters, Mines, Minerals or appurtenances thereunto belonging or appertaining to have and to hold to the said Thomas and Fisher their heirs and assigns from said George Mingus his heirs and assigns forever. And the said George Mingus for himself his heirs and assigns do warrant the title of the said bargained premises to the said Thomas and Fisher their heirs or assigns against all lawful Claims whatsoever. In testimony whereof the said George Mingus has here unto [hereunto] set his hand and seal the [word omitted: day ] and year above written
[ Note: A handwritten seal appears next to the signature below. ]
[Signed] George Mingus
signed seal and delivered in the presence of.
[Signed] Daniel Bryson [unclear text: jurat ]
[Signed] Charles [unclear text: Bumgrear ]
Page: [2]
State of No [North] Carolina Haywood County } Court of pleas & quarter Sessions
March Sessions AD 1841
The within deed was duly proven in open court by Daniel Bryson one of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto Recorded & ordered to be registered
Certified the
13th day of April 1841
[Signed] Wm. [William] Welch [illegible text]
This deed was Registered in the Registers office of Haywood County in book 2 page 137
May the 21st day AD 1841
[Signed] B. Turner [illegible text]
Page: [3]
[illegible text] Paid
George Mingus
Deed to Wm [William] H Thomas & Allen Fisher
Registered