This Indenture mad this Twenty ninth day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred & Thirty four between James Hartsfield of the one part of the County of Franklin and State of North Carolina and Jacob H. Cooley of the same State and County of the other part --
Witnesseth that the said James Hartsfield for and in Consideration of the sum of Three thousand & seventy five Dollars to him in hand paid by the said Jacob H. Cooley the receipt whereof the said James artsfield hath bargained sold and Conveyed and by these presents doth absolutely bargain sell and Convey unto him the said Jacob H. Cooley one certain Tract or parcel of Land lying in the aforesaid County of Franklin and bounded  as follows  Situate lying and being on the south side of big crooked Creek  and  lying on both sides of little Crooked creek bounded by and lying adjacent to the land of Hardy W. Thorp Levin Perry Baly Perry & Charity Spivey Containing nine hundred and Ninety seven Acres more or less to him the said Jacob H. Cooley and his heirs for ever and the sd. James Hartsfield for him self his heirs Executors and Administratiors do warrent and for ever defend to him the said Jacob H. Cooley and his heirs a fee simple right to the said Tract of Land together with all the improvements and importenences thereunto belonging to him the said Jacob H. Cooley and his heirs forever against the claim or claims of any other person or persons in presents of us as Witnesses the day and date above written
Test- James Hartsfield {seal}
A. Whiless
Simon Williams, Jurat.

Franklin County -- December Sessions 1834
I hereby Certify that the execution of the foregoing Deed was duly proven in open Court by the oath of Simon Williams & was on Motion ordered to be Registered
Test. S. Patterson, Clk.

The foregoing Deed is duly & truly Registered the 19th June 1835
Test. D. Young P.R.