| Original Land Purchase |
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William
Buckner, attorney-in-fact of Alexander Reed of Fayette County, James Knox
of Lincoln County and Hubbard Taylor of Clark County to Henry Saunders of
Scott County, Ky----300 acres on Sinking Creek out of the north corner of
Alexander Reed's Survey of 1000 and odds acres to be laid off nearly in a
square-$300-- to be paid 1/2 on 19th September, 1796 and 1/2 19th September,
1797. The purchase money was paid by Alexander Reed, James Knox and
Hubbard Taylor, and a conveyance is now made. William Buckner is not to be
liable for loss or reimbursement of any part of land. Signed:
William Buckner, attorney-in-fact for Alexander Reed, James Knox, Hubbard
Taylor, Henry Saunders Whereas Henry Saunders, Jr. hath purchased of Henry Saunders, Sr. 150 acres being the place that said Henry , Sr. now lives on, Henry Saunders, Jr. binds himself to the balance of the purchase money paid that is now due. The deed may be made for 150 acres to Henry, Jr. instead of Henry, Sr. by Buckner this 15th Aug., 1801
15th
Aug., 1801: Received 27 pounds, 4 shillings and 8 pence in part of
principal and interest. Signed:
William Buckner, Atty for Knox and Taylor. 23
April, 1802: Received $52 and a french crown in part pay of the land. Signed: William Buckner for Edgar Knox and Taylor 29th
may, 1802: Received four pounds one shilling and eleven pence, the balance
due on within land; Received
of Mr. Henry Saunders, Sr. 42 pounds, 4 shillings and 11 pence in part of
his first payment as part for same on copy of this agreement.
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| Engineering the Old Turnpike Road |
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In
the 1820's Henry Sanders, James Durham, and John Muldrough, and Henry
Sanders Jr. were appointed to under the act of the last legislative
session for improving the road leading from
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