Breckinridge County Deed Book T, pages 426-7 are true to the original except for highlighting and paragraphing as transcribed October 2005 by Linda Sparks Starr. This record was found in the BALL family folder in the Breckinridge County Archives.  The last page of the previous deed (page 426)  was signed by them, but the previous page was not with this record. 

This Indenture made and entered into this 24th day of December 1858 by and between John W. Ball & wife of the first part and Charles Paterson Benjamin Paterson and William Paterson the second part all of the County of Breckinridge and State of Kentucky

"Witnessseth" that  the said ["party of the" crossed out]  John W. Ball for and in consideration of the Sum of Twenty-two Hundred Dollars seven hundred dollars to him in hand paid [insert above line:  five hundred dollars paid 1st March 1860] the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, five hundred dollars to be paid the 1st March 1861 five hundred dollars to be paid the first day of March 1862 hath this day granted bargained and sold and by these presents do Grant bargain sell alien convey & confirm unto the said Charles Paterson, Benjamin Paterson & William Patterson their heirs and assigns forever the following described tract or parcel of Land lying in Breckinridge County and on the Waters of Clover ["port" crossed out] creek known as the  compaton Mill farm containing two hundred acres more or less and bounded as follows to wit

Begining at three Beeches on the North side of clover creek running thence N 10 E 43 poles to two dogwoods and red Oak S 65 1/2 W14 poles N 69 " 55 1/2 poles N 74 W 54 poles S 71 W 18 poles S 15 1/2 " 26 poles S 73 " 9 1/2 poles to Mulberry & Hackbery on the north side of Clover creek thence S 3 W 176 poles to Merweathers uper line to a  sugar tree poplar and Ironwood thence S 58 "  E 108 poles runing on the bank of Clover Creek to two Sugar trees & a Beach on the bank thence down the creek to the begining -- Together with all ["and singular" crossed out] the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging to have and to hold the same to the said Charle Patterson Benjamin Patterson & William Patterson 

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Their heirs and assigns forever the grantor his heirs Executors and administrators hereby containing with the  grantors their heirs and assigns that that the title so conveyed is clear free and unencumbred and that he will forever warrant and defend the same against the claims whatsoever The intention of this conveyance is to only convey to the aforesaid William Patterson only one fourth of the aforesaid described Land
Witness my hand and seal the day and year first written	
								John W. Ball
									her
								Mary P    x    Ball	
									mark

Kentucky Breckenridge County CSck
	County Court Clerks Office Dec 24th 1858
The foregoing deed was this day duly and legally acknowledged by John W Ball to be his act and deed and laid over and on the 17th day of February 1859 -- the same was acknowledged by Mary P Ball his wife to be her act & deed she being examined seperate and apart from her said Husband and was ordered to be recorded.
			Attest					G. P. Jolly Clk BCC
									by George W Jolly DC

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