Follow up on Indenture. Although I have seen the word used in relation to land sale/deeds, I think it would only be used relative to a mortgage, as a mortage is an agreement between parties which would fit the dictionary defination of an indenture ie: indenture >noun 1 a formal agreement, contract, or list, formerly one of which copies with indented edges were made for the contracting parties. 2 an agreement binding an apprentice to a master. 3 historical a contract by which a person agreed to work for a set period for a colonial landowner in exchange for passage to the colony. >verb chiefly historical bind by an indenture. -DERIVATIVES indentureship >noun. Although I guess executing a land transfer is also an agreement between parties. We need a Lawyer on this one. BILL STAPLES Researching STAPLES, HOLMES, ELMS, DEHART, SHERWOOD, NICHOLS, COSMAN. Website: www.wstaples.net