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This deed from January 6, 1814 is for the sale of 20 acres of land along Hickman Creek in Fayette County, Kentucky from Transylvania University to James S. Headley. James paid $100 for his 20 acres, which is the equivalent of paying $1,300.

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Front page of a contract between James S. Headley and David Bell and wife

This contract from February 26, 1825 is for a 50 acre tract of land on Hickman Creek in Fayette County. The land was sold to James S. Headley from David Bell and his wife.

This deed from February 5, 1825 for the sale of land in Fayette County from the Rucker family to James S. Headley. James paid $1000 for 86 acres of land. In today's dollars this would be the equivalent of paying $23,000.

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Page 3 of the February 5, 1825 deed.

This deed from December 21, 1829 is for the sale of land from the Short and Foster families to James Headley. Like so many of the deeds, this one is for land along Hickman Creek. It is for a smaller parcel, only 8 acres, which James paid $138 for. Today this amount of money would be around $3,400.

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Page 3 of the deed from December 21, 1829.

This deed from April 15, 1837 is for the sale of 50 acres of land on Hickman Creek from Levi Pogue to James Headley. Headley paid $2500 for the land, which would be the equivalent of paying $60,000 today.

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Page 3 of the April 15, 1837 deed.

This deed is dated December 7, 1825 and it is for sale of land from Archelaus and Sarah Webster to James Headley. James purchased 10 acres on Hickman Creek for $275. In today's money this would be about $6,300.

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Page 3 of the deed from December 7, 1825.

This deed from February 28, 1831 shows that James Headley paid $300 for a tract of land on Hickman Creek in Fayette County. In today's dollars this would be around $8,000.

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This deed is from the Trustees of Transylvania University to James Headley, dated December 6, 1825. Headley $538 for a tract of land along Hickman Creek in Fayette County, Kentucky.

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Page 3 of the deed dated December 6, 1825.

This deed dated July 29, 1831 is for the sale of 50 acres along Hickman Creek from members of the Todd family to James Headley. Headley paid $500 for this land, the equivalent of about $13,000 today. 

It is unknown if the Todds in the deed are related to Mary Todd Lincoln and her family. Given that this land is in Fayette County, and Levi was a common name in that family, it is possible that they are. 

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This deed from October 14, 1841 details the sale of land on Hickman Creek by Alexander and Emily Pogue to James Headley. James paid $195, which would be about $5,000 today.

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Page 3 of the deed from October 14, 1841

This deed from March 23, 1830 documents the sale of 6 acres of land on Hickman Creek in Fayette County. Cornelius and Anna Webster were the sellers, and James Headley bought this small tract of land, paying $90. In today's dollars, this would be just over $2,000.

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