Deed Book page 546
The State of South Carolina
                                 Know All Men By These Presents, That The National Bank of Newberry, South Carolina, for and in consideration of the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars, to it in hand paid at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents, by A. C. Thomason, of Newberry County, in the State of South Carolina, the receipt whereof is herby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold and released, and by these presents, do grant, bargain, sell and release unto the said A. C. Thomason, -- All the tract or plantation of land situate, lying and being in the County of Newberry in the State of South Carolina, containing nine hundred acres, more or less, bounded by Enoree River, and by lands of, or formerly of, the following named person, viz:
   Wm. Wallace, Thos. W. Abrams, Estate of J. E. Brown, C. K. Baker, -- said tract of land being more particularly described by a plat thereof made by James F. Glenn, Surveyor, dated, 29th and 30th of September 1897, and hereto attached: the same bing the land described and embraced in two deeds of conveyance to said Bank, - one of which was made by Carrie B. McCarley, Mollie B. McCarley and Matthew McCarley on the tenth day of December 1895 and recorded in the office of the Register of Mesne Conveyances for Newberry County, in said State, on the twelfth day of April, 1894, and recorded in the office of the Register of Mesne Conveyances for Newberry County, in said State, in Book #7, at page 726, Record of Real Estate Conveyances.
Together with all and singular the rights, members, hereditaments and appurtenances to the said premises belonging, or in anywise incident or appertaining.
   To have and to hold, all and singular the said premises before mentioned unto the said A. C. Thomason, his heirs and assigns foreever.
   It is understood and agreed by and between the said parties that possission of said tract of land is not to be given until the first day of January 1904 under this deed of conveyance.
  And the said The National Bank of Newberry, South Carolina, does hereby bind itself, its successors and assigns, to warrant and forever defend all and singular the said premises unto the said A. C. Thomasson, his heirs and assigns, against itself and its sucessors and assignes and all persons lawfully claiming, or to claim the same, or any part thereof.
   In witness whereof the said The National Bank of Newberry, South Carolina, has caused its name to be subscribed to These presents by Twenty-fith day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and three the United States of America.

Signed, sealed and delivered
in the presence of

H. T. Renwick S. S. Langford

The National Bank of Newberry (Seal) by M. A. Carlisle President