Recorders office, Hocking County courthouse, Logan, Ohio. Deed records vol. B, pages 359-360.
Text:
"Mortgage Jonathan Kimble & wife, to John F. Grimes.
This indenture, made this 2nd day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one, Between Jonathan Kimble and Hannah his wife of the County of Hocking and State of Ohio, of the one part and John S. Grimes of the County & State aforesaid of the other part, Witnesseth, that the said Jonathan Kimble and Hannah his wife for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and ten Dollars to them in hand paid the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge and forever acquit and discharge the said John S. Grimes his heirs & Executors and administrators, have granted, Bargained, sold and confirmed unto the said John, All the south west quarter of section No. Three in Township Thirteen of Range Seventeen lying in Washington Township, Hocking County, Ohio containing one hundred and sixty four acres, together with all the improvements and privileges thereunto belonging and all the right, title, claim, and interest of them the said Jonathan Kimble and Hannah to the same, to have and to hold, the land hereby conveyed with all the premises, unto the said John S. Grimes his heirs and assigns forever -- Provided, always nevertheless, that if the said Jonathan Kimble, his heirs, executors, or administrators, shall and do well and truly press or cause to be paid unto the said John S. Grimes on his assigns the sum of one hundred and ten Dollars on or before the twenty fifth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, for which sum the said Jonathan has given his note payable to John S. Grimesor order one year after dateand dated August 25th 1831 without any deduction, defalcation or abatement to be made of anything for or in respect of any taxes, charge, or assessments whatsoever then and from thence forth, as well this present indenture shall cease, determine, and become absolutely null and void - In witness whereof we the said Jonathan & have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year above written
signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of
W. Wallace
Perry Oliphant
Jonathan Kimble seal
--- State of Ohio Hocking County--
Personally came before me the suscriber a Justice of the Peace (^the) written named Jonathan Kimble and acknowledged the above signing and sealing to his own act and deed for the purposes therein named - from the knowledge I have of the said Jonathan I am satisfied he is the person he is the person [sic] he represents himself to be - Given under my hand and seal this 2nd day of December 1831
W. Wallace J.P. Seal
Recorded Dec 19th 1831. W Wallace Rec -"
1797 - 1871 (74 years)