We Thomas Cody and wife Mary Cody James Cody and wife Mary F. Cody have this day Bargain and sold for and in consideration of the sum of sixty five dollars each all the interest claim and titel right and interest and that we have in to a tract of land wherover James Cody now lives on the north side of Clinch River being part of the old Campbell tract joining lands with Wiley Fletcher Gorge W Davis & others for they boundreys of said lands Refernces is hearby had to they titel papers of James Cody, Sr, said interest Being the intrusts that we own in said land deeded us By our grandfather Zekial Cody to have and to hold said land to they said Frederick Cody his heirs and assignees forever And we the said Bargainers Bid ourselves that we have a good Rite to convery said Land and to warrant they titel to they saim witness whearof they said Bargainers have hear unto set their hands seal this they 24 of Dec 1879
Attes
W. G. Seal
M. S. ( X His mark) Lawson

Thomas (X His mark) Cody
Mary (X Her mark) Cody
James (X His mark) Cody
Mary (X Her mark) Cody


State of Tennessee
Hancock County
to James Cody Esquire
You are hereby authorized and empowered to take the examination of Mary Cody wife of Thomas Cody and Mary Cody wife of James Cody Jr. Privately and appart from their husbands neative(?) to their free execution of the within deed and the same so taken to certify under your hand and seal witness R. D. Green Clerk of the County Court of Hancock at office in Sneedville December the 20th 1879
R.D. Green, Clerk


State of Tennessee
Hancock County
Mary Cody wife of Thomas Cody and Mary Cody wife of James Cody, Jr, having personally appeared before me and having by virture of the authority in me vested been examined privately and appart from the said husbands and they having acknowledged the due execution of the within deed by them freely volentarley and understandingly without compulsion or constraint by the said husbands and for the purposes therein expressed the same is there cirtified Witness my hand and seal this December the 24th day 1879
James Cody (J P)


State of Tennessee
Hancock County
Personally appeared before me R. D. Green Clerk of the County Court for said county W. G. Seal and M. S. Lawson subscribing witnesses to the within deed who being sworn desposed and said that they are acquainted with bargainers and they acknowledged the same in their presants to be the act and deed upon the day it bars date Witness my hand at office in Sneedville March the 20th 1880
R. D. Green, Clerk


State of Tennessee
Hancock County
The foregoing deed of conveyance with its certificals was filed at my office in Sneedville the 27th day of March 1880 at 11 1/2 A.M. Entered in note book “G” page 155, registered Book “J” page 77
S. E. Jones, Register