Name/Title
Assignment of MortgageEntry/Object ID
MP.2005.640Description
Printed and handwritten mortgage beginning "Know all Men by these Presents, That (sic) Abraham Croft of the Town of Red Hook (Dutchess County, New York) of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of Four Thousand five Hundred and five (illegible word) Dollars lawful money of the United States of America to pay in hand paid by Elizabeth Spurr of the same town and County...," dated May 14, 1860; text of document on one side of page; "ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE" appears in upper left corner in small print; "[Sold by BANKS & BROTHERS, Albany]" appears in upper right corner in small print; signed, in lower right corner, by "Abraham Croft;" "Sealed and delivered in presence of / C M Taylor" appears in lower left corner; intact seal in lower right corner; two thin brown vertical lines encasing a thin red line on left side of page; thin red vertical lines on both inner left and right sides; four horizontal folds; reverse side has nine lines of crossed out handwritten text at top; "Assignment of Mortgage (double underscored)" appears below handwritten section; signatures of "Abraham Croft" and "Elizabeth Spurr" appears below underscored section; "State of New York, / Dutchess County," followed by more legal text next appears below with signature of "Theo. Gillender / Justice of the Peace" at lower part of this section.Condition
Notes
Remarks: Slightly rough edge on left side; minute chipping at fold edges on right side; some creasing along bottom edge; long, vertical, light brown stains on both sides; surface dirt, spotting and light staining.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Thomas Pennant BartonNotes
SignerPerson or Organization
Joseph SpurrNotes
SubjectPerson or Organization
Abraham CroftNotes
SignerGeneral Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27BNote Type
DepartmentNote
Library