Contributed by Jaydee

This indenture made and entered into This 9th day of June 1883 between Mandy STEPP and her heirs of The first part and Daniel SMITH of The second part all of The County of Fentress and State of Tennessee Witnepeth That for and inconsideration of The sum of one hundred dollars The receipt of which Forty four dollars is acknowledged we have This day bargained and sold to the said Daniel SMITH a Certain tract or parcel of land lying in the 3rd Civil District of said County & State – Bounded as follows to wit. Beginning on Three black oaks Joined together at the ground, with a double hickory pointer standing about 10 feet north of The black oaks, some twenty feet south of The ridge road That leads from where James COPLY now lives to Henry SHILLINGS running in a Southerly direction from said corner down a hollow to White Oak Thence with the north bank of said Creek to B. R. Stocktons west Boundary line Thence north with said line to the ridge road near James COPPLY Thence E [as submitted]
Manda (her mark) STEPP Seal
James (his mark) STEPP Seal
Catherine (her mark) HICKS Seal
Sarah A. (her mark) SHOOK Seal
Elizabeth (her mark) SMITH Seal
William (his mark) STEPP Seal
Thomas (his mark) STEPP Seal
Mary (her mark) BRANNOM Seal
Elvira (her mark) WINNINGHAM Seal

State of Tennessee, Fentress County
Personally appeared before me A. J. MACE Clerk of The County Court in and for said County and State; namely: Mandy STEPP James STEPP Catherine HICKS Sarah SHOOK Elizabeth SMITH William STEPP Thomas STEPP Mary BRANNOM and Elvira WINNINGHAM The bargainors with whom I am personally acquainted and acknowledged The within Deed to be Their act and Deed for the purposes Contained Witness my hand This 17th day of March 1888. A. J. MACE Clerk

State of Tennessee, Fentress County
The within Deed and The Clerks Certificate Theron
 came to hand and was duly Registered by me in Book “S” on page 268-9 at 10-oc AM on the 14th day of August 1888. Geo S KINGTON Register, By G. G. KINGTON Deputy R