This Indenture made this 5^th day of October in the year 1842 between Henry May of the County of Rockingham and State of Virginia of the one part and Samuel Sterling of the Town of Harrisonburg County & state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Henry May in order to secure the payment of seventy three dollars and eleven cents due by single bills on the 11^th May 1842 which the said Henry may stands justly indebted to Samuel Cootes of the County and state aforesaid and honestly desired to secure and pay to him and in consideration of the sum of one Dollar to the said Henry May in hand paid by the said Samuel Sterling the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hasth granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell unto the said Samuel Sterling the following real and personal estate to wit: a certain tract or parcel land lying and being in Brocks Gap in the County aforesaid containing fifty two acres 2 roods and 30 poles and bounded as follows to wit Beginning at a stake in the bend of State lick branch thence E38 with said branch to another stake S7 ¾ W115 poles to two white oak Lambs corner thence S43W36 poles to a black oak saplin thence N30W11 poles to a white oak and a pine near Bowmans & Clines corner thence S30W31 poles with said Bowmans line to a pine Bowmans corner thence N75W54 poles to two white oaks on a ridge thence S81W80 poles to 2 pines thence N30E80 poles to the beginning and also the following personal property to wit 1 horse, 1 cow, 10 head hogs, 3 sheep, 3 beds, bedsteads & 1 clock, 5 chairs, 2 ovens, 1 pot, 1 Baker, 1 bureau, 1 table, ½ set of knives and forks, 1 side cupboard and contents, 1 plough. To have and to hold the said real & personal property herein before mentioned with all and singular the appurtenances there unto belonging or any wise appertaining unto the said Samuel Sterling his executors administrators or assigns forever and the said Henry May doth hereby warrant and forever defend the said real & personal property with all and singular the appurtenance unto the said Samuel Sterling and his heirs and assigns forever upon trust nevertheless that the said that the sd Samuel Sterling as soon as conveniently he can after the 5^th day of October 1843 if the said Samuel Cootes or his legal representatives shall order or the said Henry May or his legal representatives shall request and after given ten days notice of the time and place of the sale by advertisement at Court House door of the County of Rockingham shall proceed to sell the said real and personal property to the highest bidder for the best price that can be obtained in ready money and out of the money arising from the sale in the first place to pay all reasonable charges attending the drawing recording and execution of these presents and costs of sale and the debt aforesaid and the residue of monies (if any) arising from such a sale as aforesaid to be paid to the said Henry May his heirs executors, administrators, or assigns, or to such person or persons as may be duly authorized to receive the same. In witness whereof the said Henry May & Samuel Sterling have hereunto set their hand and seal on the day and year first written.

Henry May

Samuel Sterling