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224 East Washington Street
Condemned & taken from us for a parking lot
DEED FROM Florence Welch Harriss TO Elizabeth H. Covington and J. Welch Harriss
Consideration $10.00 Date [blank] 193[blank] Book No. 864 Page 633
Clerk's Fee Pd. .25 Record Fee Pd. 1.00 Total [blank]
Return to J. W. Harriss High Point, N. C.
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This Deed Made this the 1st day of July 1938 by Florence Welch Harriss of Guilford County and State of North Carolina, party of the first part, to Elizabeth H. Covington and J. Welch Harriss of Guilford County and State of North Carolina, party of the second part, Witnesseth, That the said party of the first part, in consideration of ($10.00) Ten Dollars and other valuable consideration to [blank] paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, has/have bargained and sold, and by these presents do bargain, sell and convey unto the said party of the second part and their heirs a tract or parcel of land in the County of Guilford and State of North Carolina, in High Point Township, adjoining the lands of A. J. Sapp and Seaborn Perry and others, and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a stake on the East side of Jamestown Street (Washington Street) in the town of High Point, N. C. corner of lot known in the old deed as the Dr. J. K. Pennix lot running South 36 degrees East 385 feet to a stone 100 feet from the center of N. C. Rail Road; thence North 52 degrees; East 100 feet to a stone; thence 36 degrees; West to Jamestown Street; thence South 52 degrees West along said street 100 feet to the beginning, containing seven-eights of an acres more or less.
(One-half undivided interest to Mrs. Elizabeth H. Covington and one-half undivided interest to J. Welch Harriss, tenants in common.)
The above land was conveyed to grantor by [blank]. See Book No. [blank], Page [blank], etc.
To have and to hold the aforesaid tract or parcel of land and all privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said party of the second part and their heirs and assigns forever.
And the said party of the first part does covenant that she is seized of said premises in fee and has the right to convey the same in fee simple; that the same are free from incumbrances; and that she will warrant and defend the said title to the same against the claims of all persons whatsoever.
In Testimony Whereof the said party of the first part has hereunto set her hand and seal [blank] the day and year first above written.
WITNESS: [blank] Florence Welch Harriss (SEAL)
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA - GUILFORD COUNTY
I, [blank] of said County, do hereby certify that [blank] and his wife [blank] grantors, personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing deed of conveyance, and the said [blank] being by me privately examined, separate and apart from her said husband, touching her voluntary execution of the same, doth state that she signed the same freely and voluntarily, without fear or compulsion of her said husband or any other person, and that she doth still voluntarily assent thereto. Let the said deed and this certificate be registered.
Witness my hand and seal this the [blank] day of [blank] 193[blank] My commission expires [blank] 193[blank] [blank] N. P. (SEAL)
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA - GUILFORD COUNTY
I, J. W. Hiatt Notary Public of said County, do hereby certify that Florence Welch Harriss grantor, personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing deed. Let the said deed and this certificate be registered.
Witness my hand and seal this the 1st day of July 1938 My Commission Expires March 8, 1940. J. W. Hiatt N. P. (SEAL)
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA - GUILFORD COUNTY
The foregoing certificate of J. W. Hiatt, NP of said County, is adjudged to be correct. Let the said deed and this certificate be registered.
Witness my hand and seal this the 19 day of Dec 1938 C. S. Lambeth, Asst, C.S.C.
Filed for registration on [stamped: DEC 19 1938] at 10 o'clock A. M., and duly recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds in Guilford County, N. C., in Book [blank], Page [blank], Etc. J. H. McAdoo Register of Deeds