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George Harding to Jupiter Farmer Registered at Ten O'clock in the forenoon on the twenty first day of August 1805 on the oath of Alex Houston

This Indenture made the seventh day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two between Jasper Harding Attorney for George Harding of the one part and Jupiter Farmer of the County of Shelburne of the other part Witnesseth that the said Jasper and George Harding for and in consideration of the sum of seven pounds then shillings one third of which to be hard at the sealing and delivering these presents and one third on the twenty fourth day of December one thousand eight hundred and two and one third part on the twenty fourth day of December one thousand eight hundred and two and one third part on the twenty fourth day of December one thousand eight hundred and three. Have granted bargained sold aliened promised released conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do grant sell convey and confirm unto the said Jupiter Farmer and to his heirs' administrators and assigns all and whole a fifty acre lot Number 57 fifty one in Marston's Division with all the dwelling houses hereditaments privileges profits arriving or belonging thereunto and the remainders rents issues and profits and all the estate right claim and demand of the said George Harding or his attorney Jasper Harding in law and equity of in and to the same demised premises to have and to hold all and whole the and lot as above released and confirmed and every part and parcel thereof unto the said Jupiter Farmer his heirs assigns and administrators for ever and the said George Harding and his attorney Jasper Harding for themselves their heirs administrators and assigns doth promise covenant and agree to and with the said and Jupiter Farmer his heirs and assigns in manner and form following that is to say that the said George Harding now is the true and rightful owner of all whole and singular the lot and premises above described and that he has given full power and authority to his said Attorney Jasper Harding to grant and convey the same as above described and also that the said Jupiter Farmer his heirs and assigns shall and may at all times and forever hereafter peaceably and quietly have hold occupy possess and enjoy the same without molestation interruption lot hindrance or denial of him the said George Harding or Jasper Harding his attorney or any other person or persons whatsoever lawfully claiming the same and that the said George Harding and Jasper Harding his attorney their heirs executors administrators and assigns the above granted promises with all and whole the assuntenances thereunto belonging unto the said Jupiter Farmer his heirs and assigns shall and will forever defend against all persons whatsoever. In witness where of the said Jasper Harding as attorney for George Harding has set his hand and seal the date above written

Shelburne January the 7th 1802 Received from Jupiter Farmer the sum of two pounds then shillings as payment as described by within indented $2.10

Jupiter Farmer

Jonathan Locke to Samuel Locke Registered at twelve O'clock at noon on the twenty first day of August 1805 on the oath of Enos Churchill

This indenture made the fourteenth day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred between Jonathan Locke Carpenter of the Ragged Islands in the County of Shelburne of the one part and Samuel Locke of the same place Farmer of the other land Witnesseth that the said Jonathan Locke for a good valuable fair duration and also for and in consideration of ten pounds current mony of the Province of Nova Scotia in hand well and truly paid to them by the said Samuel Locke at and before the sealing and delivery hear of the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged hath granted bargained unto aligned released conveyed and confirmed and by these presents doth grant bargain set align rules convey and confirm and of the said Samuel his aliases and assigns all and whole the list and full sixth undivided part a had force parcel a lot of land situated laing and being in the East side of Green Harbour within the said County of Shelburne in the said Province of Nova Scotia filed or located to Thomas Hayden John Matthews Isiah Churchill Jonathan Locke Gilbert Bening and the said Jonathan Locke Carpenter with buildings thereon acted noreditaments privileges and assuntenance thereunto belonging and they reversion and reversions remainder & remainder