This indenture made this 27th day of July 1820 between William Ely of the one part and Richard Wells of the other part both of the county of Lee and state of Virginia Witness that the said William Ely and Mary his wife for and in consideration of the sum of Three hundred dollars current money of the United States to them in hand paid the receipts whereof he doth acknowledge him granted bargained and sold unto the said Richard Wells his heirs and assigns one half of a certain tract or parcel of land it being the same tract of land conveyed to William Ely and Richard Wells by deed from Aquilla Noe and Sally Noe his wife and Benny Noe continaing Two hundred and thirteen acres and it being the same tract of land that Samuel Adams deeded to Azuilla Noe lying in the county of Lee and bounded as followeth to wit:

Beginning on the end of a rocky spur at a white oak sugar tree and hickory north eighty degrees with 81 poles to two bushes on the bank of a dry branch South 34 degrees East 257 poles crossing a branch to two Sourwoods on the side of a ridge in the old line twenty two poles (contributor's note: no degrees given) from a triple poplar near North 83 degrees West 238 poles to three poplars near the top of a ridge North 7 West 200 poles to a poplar and black oak thence 882 degrees East 115 poles to the beginning of the conditional line which side half of the above mentioned tract with its appurtenance the said Richard Wells his heirs to the sole use and behoof of him the said Richard Wells and his heirs aforesaid forever and the said William Ely and his wife Mary their heirs renounce and relinquish the said undivided half or_________of said tract of land with ____will warrant and forever defend the said one half of the aforesaid tract of land with all its appurtenance unto the said Wells his heirs against the claim of all persons whatsoever in witness whereof the said William Ely both hereunto subscribed their name and affixed their seals the day and year first above written. Isom Hubbard Peter Fuexerson

Signed sealed and delivered	William Ely (X his mark)
In presents of Lee County to wit We Isom Hubbard and Peter Fuexerson justices of the peace in the county aforesaid do hereby certify that William Ely party to a certain deed bearing date the 27th day of July 1820 and hereto answered personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed and desired us to certify the said acknowledgement to the clerk of the county court of Lee in order that the said deed may be recorded. Given under our hands and seals the 27th day of July 1820.	Mary Ely (X her mark)
Lee County to wit
We Isom Hubbard and Peter Fulxerson Justices of the Peace in the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Mary Ely the wife of William Ely parties to the forgoing deed bearing date on the 27th July 1820 and hereunto annexed personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid and being examined by us personally and apart from her husband and having the deed aforesaid fully explained to her she the said Mary Ely acknowledged the same to be her act and deed and declaimed that she had willingly signed sealed and delivered the same and that she wished not to extract it. Given under our hands and seals the 27th day of July 1826.
	Isom Hubbard Peter Fuexferson