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This indenture, made and entered into this second day of August 1826 
between Daniel Withers of the one part and William McNish and Wesley 
Cowles of the second part witnesses that whereas John Kemper and Martha 
his wife by deed bearing date 19 January 1818 between the said Kemper and 
wife of the first Daniel Withers of the second part and Thomas F Ashby of 
Ohio third part which is duly proved by the three witnesses in the clerk's 
office of Fauquier County admitted to record did convey to the said Daniel 
Withers certain real and personal estate in the said deed mentioned for the 
purpose in the said deed also mentioned.

And whereas the said Daniel Withers by virtue of the said deed and in 
pursuance of a decree of the Chancery Court for the district of Fredericksburg
in the suit of John Kemper [aggrieved by ?] David James made on the 16th day of May 
1826 date on 1 August 1826 proceed to sell after due advertisement at public 
auction a tract or parcel of land described in said deed as lying and being in 
the County of Fauquier upon which there is a merchant mill being the same 
property conveyed to said John Kemper by the [executor ?] of Col. Martin Pickett 
decedent which said land lies upon the waters of Great Run and has now upon 
it a gristmill and other buildings and whereas the said William McNish and 
Wesley Cowles by Thompson and Ashby their agent at the said sale became the
purchasers of the said tract or parcel of land at the price of six hundred and 
twenty-five dollars they being the 
highest bidders of this indenture witnesseth that the said Daniel Withers for 
and in consideration of the premises of the said sum of $625.00 to him in hand 
paid by the said McNish and Cowles at and before the sealing and delivery of 
these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged by the said Daniel 
Withers have granted bargained and aliens released enfeoffed and confirmed 
by these presents to grant bargain sell alien release enfeoff and confirm 
unto the said William McNish and Wesley Cowles and and their heirs the said 
tract of land described as aforesaid with its appurtenances to have and to hold 
the said land with its appurtenances together with the race, dam, and other 
improvements thereunto belonging to them the said McNish and Cowles their 
heirs and assigns forever for such a state and interest therein as the said 
Daniel Withers by virtue of the deed of trust aforesaid can lawfully convey unto 
the said Daniel Withers the aforesaid tract of land with its appurtenances unto 
the said McNish and Cowles their heirs and assigns against the claim of him 
the said Daniel Withers his heirs and assigns and against the claim of all 
manner of persons claiming by through or under him shall and will award and 
forever defend in testimony whereof the said Daniel Withers have hereunto 
set his hand and seal the day and year first above written.
Daniel Weathers , trustee

Clerk's office of Falk we a County Court, August 2nd 1826 this indenture was 
acknowledged in said office by Daniel Weathers trustee and admitted to record.

Teste John A.W. Smith cc