Name/Title
Deed and MapEntry/Object ID
MP.2005.653 a-bDescription
a. Handwritten, untitled document on folded paper, May 22, 1802; seven lines of figures appear at lower left side; text begins at top of first page as follows;" It is convenanted and agreed between John Van / Benthuysen and Janet Montgomery by her / attorney William Jones as follows...;" document details conveyance of "that certain farm peice (sic) or parcel of land / lying in the town of Rhinebeck, bounded on / the North (sic) by the lands of General Armstrong & / the Saw Kills and a lot which the said Van / Benthuysen agreed to convey to Doctor Martin / on the East (sic) by the Mill (sic) pond, and Peter / Moore, on the South by the lands of said Moore & John R (sic) Livingston...;" text continues on second page, followed by the signatures of "John V. Benthuysen / Wm. Jones" on the center right side, and "John Cox, Surv (sic) / John Armstrong" on the lower left side; third page is blank, save for ink blots; "Recd the 22d May 1802 Five (sic) hundred / & fifty pounds as within stipulated / John V. Benthuysen" written across top of fourth page; "22 May, 1802 - (underscored) / John Van Benthuysen / with / Janet Montgomery " and "agreement" written vertically next to last, both written above center right on fourth page.
b. Map and text on two pages irregularly attached with four pieces of sealing wax; upper page contains hand drawn map detailing the "Hudson River," "Mill lot / about 9 acres," "Lot of John / Van Benthuysen / 8" 0" 20," and boundary lines and a drawing of two buildings; text below map appears as follows: "The Northern (sic) boundary line of oak trees with the late - / Jacob Van Benthuysen now Janet Montgomery 1802 -;" text continues below on lower page beginning as follows: "Boundaries of the farm Sold (sic) by Genl (sic) Jno (sic) Armstrong - / to Mrs. Allen 1801...;" dense text continues for rest of page; reverse has random ink lines at center left and "Genl. Armstrongs (sic) / Mill Lot &tc." written in center right.Condition
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Remarks: a. Lower right corner on first page inked and chipped; minute holes down inner center fold; holes across folds on third page; chipping along right edge above center on third page; lower right corner of third page inked and folded back.
b. Left side of upper page folded and chipped at center fold; long vertical tear at center top fold; holes across upper fold; fold on lower page near join of two pages; chipping, fold and crease at lower left corner of lower page; veritical tear at center bottom; folding small tears and chipping along right side of lower page; foxing, surface dirt and heavy staining on both pages.Relationships
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Janet Livingston MontgomeryNotes
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Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27BNote Type
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