Transfer of Property on the Jordan River by

William A. Hickman to Orson Hyde

  This document comes from an unidentified source in the Salt Lake County Recorder's Office, and is dated 4 January 1855.  To see a map, click here:

Be it known by these presents, that I William A Hickman, the just has

and rightful claimant and owner of possession of the following described tract or parcel

of Land lying and being situated on the West side of Jordan, in the County of

Great Salt Lake, and Territory of Utah, it being the middle portion of my original

survey, called Lot No. 12.      Beginning at a Stake on the West Bank of River Jordan

in a south easterly direction from my present dwelling house distant from said

house about 120 rods - Thence due West 128 rods to a small canal

Thence onward west 83 rods to my west line.    Thence south 194 rods

to my upper South west corner.    Thence east 128 rods to a maple

stake standing some 2 rods west of said small canal.  Thence

onward east 42 rods on dividing line between my own and William

Turpin's land to river Jordan.    Thence down bearings of Jordan

to place of beginning, containing two hundred and two and 3/4

acres of land according to survey of Jesse H. Fox Esq. Nov 5th 1854.

Do for and in consideration of the sum of six hundred and fifty

dollars to me in hand paid by Orson Hyde, the receipt whereof

is hereby acknowledged, sell, release, quit claim and transfer all

my right of claim, interest and possession of and to the aforesaid

premises to the said Orson Hyde, his heirs or assigns this 4th day

of January, in the year of Our Lord, One Thousand Eight-hundred

and fifty five.

Acknowledged before me      William A Hickman

Thos. Bullock   Recorder Great Salt Lake County

--Leonard Arrington, Hope Hilton, and Golda Busk, Profiles of William Adams Hickman, p.120

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