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WHEREAS, the City of High Point, under the powers granted
by the City charter and by the general laws of the State, has form-
ally abandoned its right and interest in the lands hereinafter
described by appropriate resolution duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of High Point held on December 9th,
1943, and the said Elizabeth H. Covington and J. Welch Harris by
deed dated December 10, 1943, have conveyed to said City of High
Point for street purposes only the lands embraced within the
boundaries of said North Hamilton Street as same has been actually
opened and constructed as aforesaid, and the said Council of the
City of High Point by the aforesaid resolution authorized and
directed the execution of this instrument.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and in
further consideration of the sum of One ($1.00) Dollar and other
valuable considerations, the City of High Point, party of the first
part, has bargained, sold, abandoned, released, and conveyed, and
by these presents does bargain, sell, abandon, releaase, and convey
unto the parties of the second part, and their heirs, all its
rights, title and interest in and to that certain tract or parcel
of land, lying and being in the County of Guilford, State of North
Carolina, and in the City of High Point, and bounded and described
as follows:

BEGINNING at a stone, corner of Richardson, Steele and
Harris property, running South along the line of Steele
and W. P. Pickett & Co. about Two Hundred Two feet to a
stake in Mrs. Betty Clark's line; thence East with said
Clark's and Mrs. W. L. Stamey's line thirty feet to a
stake in Richardson's line; thence West with said Richard-
son's line thirty feet to the BEGINNING.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforesaid tract or parcel of land
and all privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to the
said parties of the second part, and their heirs and assigns forever.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the said City of High Point, party of
the first part, has caused this deed to be signed in its corporate
name by its Mayor, and attested by its City Clerk, and sealed with
its common corporate seal, on the day and year first above written.

CITY OF HIGH POINT
By Aronld J. Koonce
Mayor

[seal]
ATTEST:
Lois Welborn
City Clerk