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DEED FOR THE PROPERTY
(Copy of deed from Alexander H. Ewing and Mary P.
Ewing, his wife, to the town council of Lower Sandusky,
Sandusky County, Ohio, in September 1843; taken by J. Burgner,
from book “U”, pages 205 and 206, recorder’s office, Fremont,
Ohio)
Know all men by these presents: That I, Alexander H. Ewing and
Mary P. Ewing, his wife, of the county of Hamilton, and state of
Ohio, in consideration of one hundred (100) dollars, to us paid
by the town council of Lower Sandusky, of the county of Sandusky
and state of Ohio, the receipt where of is hereby acknowledged,
do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey to the said town
council and their successors in office, forever, the following
described real estate, to-wit:
“Beginning at a stone planted at the foot and on the southeast
side of a white oak tree, standing on the west line of tract
eleven (11), in Sandusky county, Ohio; running from thence south
thirty-two (32) degrees and ten (10 minutes east, three (3)
chains and seventeen (17) links, to a stone; thence south,
forty-three (43) degrees and thirty (30) minutes east, seven (7)
chains and four (4) links, to a stone; thence north, seventy-two
(72) degrees east, two (2) chains and fifty-seven (57) links, to
a stone; thence north, nineteen (19) degrees and fifty (50)
degrees and forth-five (45) minutes west, five (5) chains and
thirty-nine (39) links, to the place of beginning;” containing
three (3) acres, be the same more or less.
And it is expressly agreed that if the said point of beginning
shall prove not to be on the said west line of tract eleven(11),
that the said granted premises shall extend to and be bounded by
said west line,, at a point corresponding with the courses of
the lines first and last mentioned, of the premises herein
granted; said premises being granted to the town of Lower
Sandusky for the purpose of a public burying ground and for no
other purposes whatever; and upon the condition that said town
council shall enclose and forever keep enclosed, said premises,
with a good and substantial fence; and open and make a roadway
to said premises, commencing at the west and of Market street,
running south with the west line of tracts ten (10 and eleven
(11), and west of said tracts ten (10) and eleven (11), of said
burying ground.
And we, the said Alexander H. Ewing and Mary Ewing, his wife,
for ourselves, our heirs, administrators and assigns, do hereby
covenant with the said town council, and their successors in
office, that at the ensealing of these presents, we are well and
truly seized of said premises, in fee simple, and have good
right and lawful authority to convey the same, in manner as
above expressed, and that the same is free and unencumbered, and
that we will forever warrant and defend the same against all
lawful claims whatever.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals,
this seventh (7) day of September, A.D. 1843.
A. H. EWING
MARY P. EWING
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of R. P. Buckland. A.
Eddy.
State of Ohio, Sandusky county, ss.
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