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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Robert J. Aker/William H. Goodpasture Deed, Ms2009-115, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Robert J. Aker/William H. Goodpasture Deed was acquired by Special Collections prior to 2009.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Robert J. Aker/William H. Goodpasture Deed commenced and was completed in August 2009.
Robert J. Aker was born around 1847 and lived in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, with his wife, Mary E., and four children: James A., Walter S., Maggie O., and Sarah D.
William H. Goodpasture was born around 1836 and lived in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, with his wife, Margret, and seven children: Albert, David W., Charles H., Sarah E., James G., Everett H., and Nancy J.
The document is a written agreement between William H. Goodpasture and Robert J. Aker, stating that Goodpasture was responsible for selling one-half acre of land to Aker. In addition to the sale of the land, the deed specifies that Aker was to pay Goodpasture in three payments to be paid in full by September 1874. The document also marks, as Goodpasture's responsibility, the drafting of a "good deed" for Aker's purchase. It is signed by both Aker and Goodpasture.
The guide to the Robert J. Aker/William H. Goodpasture Deed by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).