Brandon Town Clerk, Book 4, p. 104.

Know all men by these presents that I Andrew Buttles of Brandon in the County of Rutland & State of Vermont in consideration of thirty dollars paid by Ephraim Cheney of Brandon aforesaid the Receipt Whereof I hereby acknowledge & by these presents Do give grant bargain sell Convey & Confirm to him the said Ephraim Cheney his heirs & assigns a piece of land lying in Brandon aforesaid Bounded as follows Viz beginning at a Stake & Stone near a Butternutt at the bank of the River Where the River now runs thence [appears to say E 30 & S 20] rods & 17 links to a Stake & Stones thence N[East?] 19 rods to a Stake & Stones thence Westerly on Said Ephraim Cheney’s land & Joshua Goss’ South line to the bank of the River as it now runs to the first bounds

To have & to hold the said granted & bargained premises with all the priviledges thereto belonging to him the said Ephraim to him the said Ephraim Cheney his heirs & assigns to his & their proper use & benefit & behoof forever & I do covenant with the said Ephraim his heirs & assigns that I am lawfully seised in fee of the premises that I have good right to sell & convey the same in Manner aforesaid & that the premises are free of all incumberances and that I will Warrant Secure & Defend the Same against the lawful Claims & Demands of all persons.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 24th day of February AD 1803

Signed Sealed & Delivered Andrew Buttles

In Presence of

James Whelan

William Gates

Rutland County Sept 6th 1803 Personally appeared Andrews Buttles Signer & Sealer of the within Written Instrument & acknowledged the same to be his free act & Deed

Benajah Douglass Justice Peace

Recorded March 2nd 1805

Based on other records, the Goss farm was east of Brandon near the Neshobe Gold Course. I think Ephraim Cheney’s land is somewhere in the circled area.