[Land Deed from E. R. Boardman to G. E. Bushong, June 20, 1879]

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Land deed from Mr. and Mrs. Boardman to G. E. Bushong, J. L. Morehead, Z. T. Wall, Zebulong Jenkins, and J. E. M. Yates, acknowledging the sale of a piece of land for the sum of $75. The second paragraph outlines the perimeters of the land being sold, which is on the three acre lot "deeded to E. R. Boardman and S. A. Boardman by E. N. Hudgins and wife..." The statement on the second page says that the undersigned "This day personally appeared E. R. Boardman, S. A. Boardman" on their own free will.

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1 document ; 54 x 20 cm., folded to 20 x 8 cm.

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Woods, J. P. June 20, 1879.

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Land deed from Mr. and Mrs. Boardman to G. E. Bushong, J. L. Morehead, Z. T. Wall, Zebulong Jenkins, and J. E. M. Yates, acknowledging the sale of a piece of land for the sum of $75. The second paragraph outlines the perimeters of the land being sold, which is on the three acre lot "deeded to E. R. Boardman and S. A. Boardman by E. N. Hudgins and wife..." The statement on the second page says that the undersigned "This day personally appeared E. R. Boardman, S. A. Boardman" on their own free will.

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1 document ; 54 x 20 cm., folded to 20 x 8 cm.

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The final text-filled page is the same as the previous one except for the addition of a small piece at the bottom which had been torn off.

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Woods, J. P. [Land Deed from E. R. Boardman to G. E. Bushong, June 20, 1879], legal document, June 20, 1879; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth787801/: accessed May 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting City of Grapevine.

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