Source: Boyle County Deed Book, Book 10, Page 305:

Know all men by these presents that JOSEPH McJAMES and his wife MARGARET JAMES of the County of Boyle and State of Kentucky, for and in consideration of three certain houses and lots in the City of Covington which THOMAS HUTCHINSON of the same County and State aforesaid this day deeded to me, and a lot of goods all estimated at seventeen thousand dollars, do hereby bargain, sell, and convey to the said THOMAS HUTCHINSON his heirs and assigns forever the following described real estate:

To Wit:  the four lower rooms in the new brick building in the town of Danville known as James new building on third street north of Main, one of said rooms is now occupied by the Central National Bank, and one other as Post Office, and one other by Mr. CONNAGHY last year and the other by GREGORY as merchant, extending from WEISSINGER’s line to and including the North wall on the line of the lot owned by said JAMES, and upon which the printing office is situated, this includes the large closet under the stairway that leads to the large hall above with all the cellars and grounds, meandering back the width of the whole building to the high paling on ROBERTSON & MOORE’s with all and singular appurtenances belonging to each of said rooms and the grounds, the said JAMES reserves the stairway leading from the street up to said Hall, and also the back stairway, and the exclusive privilege of going up said stairways to said Hall forever, to have and to hold the same forever, the grantors, his heirs and assigns hereby covenanting with the grantee his heirs and assigns that the title hereby conveyed is clear free and unencumbered, and that the grantors will warrant and forever defend the same against all legal claims whatsoever –

In Testimony whereof we have unto subscribed our names,

Danville 4th March 1868

/ s /  J. McJAMES

        MARGARET JAMES

Ten days following the execution of the deed above a second deed was executed for the same property. The new deed does not identify MARGARET JAMES as a grantor. Also, the price has been reduced by a value of $8,000, which also excludes the property in Covington and the personal property as payment. The cause and reason for the novation are not determined.

Source: Boyle County Deed Book, Book 10, Page 434:

Know all men by these presents that THOMAS HUTCHINSON and ELIZABETH ANNE HUTCHINSON his wife of the County of Boyle and State of Kentucky of the first and JOSEPH McJAMES of the same county and State aforesaid, Witnesseth that the said party of the first part in consideration of Nine Thousand Dollars in hand paid by the party of the second part, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, do hereby bargain, sell, and convey to the said JOSEPH McJAMES the following described real estate,

To wit, the lower rooms in the new brick building in the town of Danville knowns as James new building on third street North of Main, the first room situated at the north end of said building, and the next one adjoining it now occupied by the said JAMES as a store house and the next room adjoining in which the Post Office is now kept, the first described room include the north wall on the line of the lot owned by the said JAMES on which the printing office is situated, this also includes the large closet under the stairway leading to the large hall above, with all the cellars and grounds meandering back the width of the three room are parallel lines to the high paling on ROBERTSON & MOORE’s line, with all and singular appurtenances belonging to said rooms and the grounds – to have and to hold the … forever, the parties of the first part, their heirs and assigns hereby covenanting with the party of the second part his heirs and assigns, that the title hereby conveyed is clear, free, and unencumbered and that the said parties of the first part will warrant and forever defend the same against all legal claims whatsoever, the said JAMES having lately deeded to the said HUTCHINSON the three foregoing described rooms, and also one other room situated on the South end of said building adjoining WEISINGER SMALL lot and now occupied as a banking house by the “Central National Bank”… this room is reserved and not included in the sale.

In Testimony whereof we have unto subscribed our names this 14th March 1868.

/ s /  THOS. HUTCHINSON

         ELIZABETH ANN HUTCHINSON