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State of Georgia
This indenture made this thirtieth day of January in the year our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and fifty four
Between Robert F. Stockton and Richard [J.] of the state of New Jersey and James Potter of the County of Chatham in the state of Georgia, Executors of the last will and testament of Thomas J. Potter, deceased, of the first part, and John D. Langhorne of the County of Chatham and State of Georgia of the second part:—
Witnesseth that whereas Thomas F. Potter late of the County of Mercer in the State of new Jersey, departed this life sometime in the month of September Eighteen Hundred and fifty three [ ] of large real and personal Estates, amongst which was all that plantation called Tweedside situate on Tide Water in the County of Chatham and State of Georgia about six miles from the city of Savannah more particularly described hereafter with all the improvements thereon and the Slaves thereon amounting in number to two hundred and twelve hereinafter named and other property hereinafter more particularly described having first made and executing his last Will and Testament appointing Robert F. Stockton, Richard J. Field and James Potter the Executors, thereof, in which said last Will and Testament amongst other things he the said Thomas F. Potter gave to the said Executors and the survivor and survivors of them full power and authority to sell and convey in fee simple the whole or any portions of and real estate not herein specifically devised and also to sell and dispose of any part of my personal estate wherever in their judgment it may be advisable to do so –
And whereas also, at the January term of the Superior Court of the County of Chatham on a Bill filed on the Equity side of said court wherein the said Robert F. Stockton and Richard J. Field qualified Executors in the State of New Jersey were complainants and James Potter qualified Executor in the State of Georgia was defendant it was amongst other things ordered adjudged and decreed that the said James Potter the sole qualified Executors in the State of Georgia of the last Will and
This indenture made this thirtieth day of January in the year our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and fifty four
Between Robert F. Stockton and Richard [J.] of the state of New Jersey and James Potter of the County of Chatham in the state of Georgia, Executors of the last will and testament of Thomas J. Potter, deceased, of the first part, and John D. Langhorne of the County of Chatham and State of Georgia of the second part:—
Witnesseth that whereas Thomas F. Potter late of the County of Mercer in the State of new Jersey, departed this life sometime in the month of September Eighteen Hundred and fifty three [ ] of large real and personal Estates, amongst which was all that plantation called Tweedside situate on Tide Water in the County of Chatham and State of Georgia about six miles from the city of Savannah more particularly described hereafter with all the improvements thereon and the Slaves thereon amounting in number to two hundred and twelve hereinafter named and other property hereinafter more particularly described having first made and executing his last Will and Testament appointing Robert F. Stockton, Richard J. Field and James Potter the Executors, thereof, in which said last Will and Testament amongst other things he the said Thomas F. Potter gave to the said Executors and the survivor and survivors of them full power and authority to sell and convey in fee simple the whole or any portions of and real estate not herein specifically devised and also to sell and dispose of any part of my personal estate wherever in their judgment it may be advisable to do so –
And whereas also, at the January term of the Superior Court of the County of Chatham on a Bill filed on the Equity side of said court wherein the said Robert F. Stockton and Richard J. Field qualified Executors in the State of New Jersey were complainants and James Potter qualified Executor in the State of Georgia was defendant it was amongst other things ordered adjudged and decreed that the said James Potter the sole qualified Executors in the State of Georgia of the last Will and