Wayne County, NC Register of Deeds, Goldsboro, NC - 190 acres
Know all men by these presents that I Newman Potts of the County of
Wayne and state of North Carolina am held and firmly bound unto Richard
Mosingo and Thomas Mosingo in the sum of Five thousand dollars to the
true and faithful payment of which I bind myself, my heirs and assigns
firmly by these presents. Signed with my hand, and sealed, this October
2’d 1880. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas
the above bounden Newman Potts has agreed to bargain and sell to
Richard Mosingo and Thomas Mosingo and their heirs a certain tract of
land in the County and state aforesaid in Indian Springs Township on
the North side of Neuse River, being a part of the William Cobb lands
and bounded as follows beginning at a sweet gum on the river at
Stanton’s corner, and runs thence S. 65 W. 95 poles to a stake in a big
slough thence S. 60 W. 26 poles to a stake in on a ditch; thence S 70 W
60 poles to a stake on the edge of a slough, then S 64 W 112 poles to a
stake at the end of the mill dam, then S 40 ½ W 15 poles to a stake
then N 27 W 23 poles to a stake; then N 41 ½ E 362 poles to a stake on
Grantham’s line; then his line N 27 W 48 poles to a large gum near a
ditch on Patricks line then his line N 88 W 34 poles to a stake his
corner, thence his line N 65 W 100 poles to a pine on the river his
lower corner, then down the river to the first
station, containing one hundred & ninety acres more or less.
I said Newman Potts have agreed to sell said land at the price of
twenty five hundred dollars (the conditions of the proposed sale is
fully described in a written agreement which the said Rich’d Mosingo &
Thomas Mosingo have this day executed to me). I have taken five notes
of bonds bearing even date with this proper and due November 1st
annually and all bearing eight per cent interest and I the sd. Newman
Potts bind myself my heirs and assigns on receiving the full amount of
said notes which is $500.00 each, with the lawful interest (which is
8%) which may have accrued therein, (provided it be tendered at or
before each note respectivelly falls due) to make or cause to be made
at my own cost & charges to the sd. Richard Mosingo & Thomas Mosingo a
good and sufficient deed of conveyance with general warranty then the
obligation to be null & void, otherwise to remain in full force &
effect
North Carolina
Wayne County: J.W. T. Yelverton Clerk of the Superior Court of Wayne
County do hereby certify that Newman Potts & his wife Susan Potts
appeared before me this day & acknowledged the due execution of the
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State of North Carolina
North Carolina
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