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| Holbert McClure's purchase of
Buckner grant, 29 May 1833 |
This deed is obviously a re-copy of the original of Holbert McClure Sr's
purchase of the
Buckner grant.
Someone must have brought a copy of it to the courthouse in 1909, judging from
the dates of the deeds around it (Deed Book O, p. 342). Parts of it must have
been unreadable even at that time, because there are blank lines indicating
missing words in the re-copy, which I've preserved here.
"This indenture made this 29th day of May, 1833, between Thomas J.
Smith, Deputy Sheriff for William Smith, Sheriff of Rockcastle County of the
one part, and Holbert McClure of the other part.
"Witnesseth: That whereas on the 2nd day of July, 1832, there issued from
the Clerk's Office of the Rockcastle Circuit Court an execution against the
estate of Philip Reed, Robert ______, Samuel Buckner, John Buckner, Thomas
Buckner, ______ Buckner, Walter Buckner, and Holiday ______ ______Holiday
_____________________________________________________________ 4th Monday in
August next [unreadable word] which execution was placed in the hand of the
said Thomas Smith, Deputy Sheriff ______ and there being no personal estate of
said defendants out of which to make the amount of the aforesaid execution or
any part thereof, the said was levied on 10,000 acres of land lying in the
county of Rockcastle on the waters of Rockcastle River, patented ______ Robert
Buckner and shown to be the estate of said defendants, and after advertising
the same according to law, it was sold by the said Deputy Sheriff to the
highest bidder as the law directs on the 4th Monday in July, 1832, at the
courthouse in Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, being a court day, and the said
Holbert McClure became the purchaser, being the highest bidder at the price of
fifteen dollars. Wherefore I hereby as Deputy Sheriff aforesaid, convey all the
claim, title and interest of the said defendants ______ said execution in and
to the same tract of land to ______ McClure and his heirs forever and all the
rights that I, as Deputy Sheriff aforesaid, can legally convey is hereby
conveyed.
"In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this day and
date above written.
"Thos. J. Smith, D.S. for Wm Smith, S.R.C." |
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