We Edrich Hourd and wife Josephine Hourd for the consideration of the sum of seven hundred dollars to us paid the receipt therefor is hereby acknowledged have this day bargained and sold and do hereby transfer and convey unto A. A. Guthrie all the right title and interest we have in and to a certain tract of land lying in the 6^th Civil Dist of Greene County Tennessee, and known as Lot No. 3 in the Jessee Rader farm and bounded as follows:

Beginning at a cedar on the side of the Arnett Road N77E 143 poles to a stake on the line of the Southern Rail Way Company with same 71 poles to a stake corner to the Rader heirs S 77 W 36 poles to a Sycamore on the creek corner to Riley Hoard with his line down the creek 8 poles to a Sycamore S 70 W 92 poles to a stake on side of road thence with said road 48 poles to the beginning. Containing 46 acres.

To have and to hold unto the said A.A. Guthrie his heirs or assigns forever. We covenant with him that we are lawfully seized of said lands have a good right to convey the same and that said lands are unincumbered. We do furthermore agree to defend the title to said lands to the said A. A. Guthrie against the claims of all persons whomsoever. This Oct 5^th, 1900

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Josephine X Hord Seal
Her mark

State of Tennessee
Greene County
Personally appeared before me J. L. Clemmer a Notary Public for said county Eldrich Hourd and wife Josephine Hourd the within named bargainers with whom I am personally acquainted who acknowledged that they executed the within deed for the purposes therein contained. Also Josephine Hourd wife of the said Eldrich Hourd having appeared before me privately and appart from her said husband the said Josephine Hourd acknowledged that hse executed the within deed freely voluntarily and understandingly without and compulsion or constraint on the part of her said husband and for the purposes therein contained. Witness my hand and Official Seal this Oct 5^th, 1900.

J.L. Clemmer
Notary Public

State of Tennessee
Greene County
Register's Office
This instrument at 12 o'clock _m of 13^th day of Oct. 1900, duly certified, and registered in said office, in Deed Book No. 69, page 258 and noted in Book No. 4, page 331.

E.M. Sentelle R.G.C.

Transcribed by and used with the permission of Jackie Robinson

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