Groveville United Methodist Church Original Deed ~ 1836~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Groveville United Methodist Church Original Mortgage~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I happen to be researching deeds of the Groveville United Methodist Church. Above is a portion of the Original Deed and the subsequent Mortgage 1836. This Deed and Mortgage are mostly hand wrote and quite difficult to read.
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Due to the fact that the Stapler and the Paper Clip had not been invented yet the line at the top of each full page is the thread used to sew the pages together.
I guess its a land surveyor's term, but most of the measures are in "Chains and Links", for example something may be 10 chains and 4 links from the neighboring property. 1 Chain equals 66 feet and one link 7.92 inches usually rounded to 8 inches. Then for all I know these terms may still be used today.
The amazing thought is that when this paper work were completed things we have every day were not invented yet; Gasoline Engine, Dynamite, Barbed Wire, Chewing Gum, Safety Razor, Anesthesia, Steel Plow, Telegraph, or Sliced Bread.
Not only the Scanner this was scanned on or the Personal Computer used, not invented yet, the Grandparents of the inventors were not born at this time.
I look at this and think how many people looked and handled it long before me and thought the same things I did and handled this as carefully as I did.
I guess its a land surveyor's term, but most of the measures are in "Chains and Links", for example something may be 10 chains and 4 links from the neighboring property. 1 Chain equals 66 feet and one link 7.92 inches usually rounded to 8 inches. Then for all I know these terms may still be used today.
The amazing thought is that when this paper work were completed things we have every day were not invented yet; Gasoline Engine, Dynamite, Barbed Wire, Chewing Gum, Safety Razor, Anesthesia, Steel Plow, Telegraph, or Sliced Bread.
Not only the Scanner this was scanned on or the Personal Computer used, not invented yet, the Grandparents of the inventors were not born at this time.
I look at this and think how many people looked and handled it long before me and thought the same things I did and handled this as carefully as I did.
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