It is my understanding that some of you on this List may be able to help some friends of mine decipher an old document - it is located at: http://www.annforbes.org/hux1.html Below is where John has had a go at deciphering - it is in relation to a Land Grant to Thomas Huxley Junior NSW Hawkesbury Area. Regards Narelle "Just off the Road to Gundagai....." ************************************************** www.annforbes.org ************************************************* www.jmi.net.au ************************************************* AntiVir Installed ----- Original Message ----- From: John Chapman To: Narelle Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 5:25 PM Subject: Fw: Thomas Huxley paper ----- Original Message ----- From: John Chapman To: lynne@annforbes.org Cc: narelle@abbforbes.org ; Trish Harvey ; laurel@annforbes.org ; trevor@annforbes.org Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:10 PM Subject: Thomas Huxley paper Hi Lynne, This is my "two bob's worth" on the Thomas Huxley Bill with a few comments in brackets of my own. This Indre (INDENTURE) made the 4th day of February 1846 Between James George Doyle of Winbairn ( A FLORID W) Portland Head on the River Hawkesbury in the Colony of N.S.Wales Squire of the 1sr part --- Thomas Huxley the younger of Lower Portland Head on the River Hawkesbury Farmer of the 2nd part --- and John Betts and Alexander George Panton of -Sydney(scratched out) Windsor in the Colony as merchants under the style of firm Betts and Panton and copartners in trade of the 3rd part. Whereas I am instructed release by way of judge(JUDGEMENT) dated the 20th day of July 1824(scratched out) 1844 made between Sd(SAID) Thos H and Mary his wife of one part and the sd(SAID) Jas G.D. of the other part the parcel of land consg(CONSISTING) by estm(ESTIMATION) of 70 acres ......hereinafter described and ASSINED (ASSIGNED SPELT WRONGLY) was with the appt(APPOINTMENT?) conveyed and assined unto and for the use of J.G.D. and his heirs subject to ---------- to -------- on payt(PAYMENT) to him the sd(SAID) J.G.D. of the sum of £ 123 Stg(STERLING) on the 20th day of July now last past-- And whereas by another Indre (INDENTURE) by way of (probably judgement) dated the 16th day of May last and made between the Sd (SAID) Thos Huxley and Mary his wife of the one part and the Sd(SAID) Jas. Geo Doyle(therein named James Doyle) of the other part The parcel of land containing 66 1/2 acres in all hereinafter described and assined(ASSIGNED) was with the appt(APPOINTMENT probably,! maybe APPOINTED) coveyed and assined unto ???? for the use of the Sd(SAID) Jas Geo Doyle & his heirs subject nevless(NEVERTHELESS) to retn (RETURN) and payment to the Sd Jas Geo Doyle of the sum of £ 90 Stg(STERLING) on the 16th day of May now next with the interest (missing... probably THEN DUE) INDENTURE: To draw up a Legal Form in Multiple Copies.... English Legal Term (Websters) That show what 50 years of trying to decipher a doctor's handwriting can do !! I am not attempting the side comment under the blot either. Kind regards, John Chapman. WERRIS CREEK First Railway Town in N.S.W.