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This Indenture made this sixteenth day of [...] in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and ninety three [...] Hardy Morgan of the County
of Orange and State of North Carolina of the one part and the President &
Trustees of the University of North Carolina of the other part. Witnesseth that
for and in consideration of the Sum of one hundred pounds current money
to the said Hardy Morgan in hand paid by the said President & Trustees,
the receipt whereof is hereby [...] acknowledged He the said Hardy Morgan
doth hereby grant, bargain, sell [...][al]ien, convey & confirm unto the said
President & Trustees of the University of North Carolina and to their succeſsors
in office forever a certain tract or parcel of land situate lying &
being in the County of Orange & State of North Carolina aforesaid on the Chapel
hill adjoining the Land of [...][be]fore me[ntioned][...] University Beginning at
a hickory [...] a [...]ading [...] Halifax [...]burgh run-
ning thence East (173) one hundred seventy three poles to a Hickory, thence
North (148) one hundred forty eight poles to a Spanish Oak, thence West
(75) Seventy five poles to a red oak on the side of a road, thence up the
various [Courses] of said road as followeth South (29) twenty nine Degrees West
(62) Sixty two poles [thence] S[outh][...] (45) for[ty five] Degrees West (80) Eighty poles
thence South (29) twenty nine [...][Deg]rees W[est][...][(]36) thirty six poles to the first
station containing [Eighty] Acres be the same more or less the same being part of
a larger tract granted by John Earl Granville to Mark Morgan by Deed
bearing date the eleventh day of January one thousand seven hundred sixty three

To have and to hold the above granted & bargained premisses to the President
& Trustees of the University aforesaid their succeſsors in office forever together
with all the Rights privilege & appurtenances thereunto belonging and the said
Hardy Morgan doth hereby covenant & oblige himself his Heirs, Executor & administrators to Warrant
and Defend the above bargained Premisses & the appurtances thereof to the President & Trustees aforesaid & their
Succeſsors in office against the lawful claims of all Persons whatever. In Witness whereof the said Hardy
Morgan hath hereunto set his hand & affixed his Seal this day & year first above written.

Hardy Morgan Seal

Signed Sealed & delivered }
in presence of }
Jno Daniel Jun^r. [heraly]
[Morin] Patterson
[Gerard] Jones