Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER V 1728 A
OBJECT NAME Land Lease
DATE [August] 1823
AUTHOR Philip Van Cortlandt (I)
RECIPIENT Peter P. [S/L]-andford, Marvin Richardson, Nathan Anderson,
John Fisher, William Requa, Matthew Ryder, William Morton,
Andrew Wheeler, Henry Cliff
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE
PLACES Cortlandt Manor (“Cortlandtown”), Croton,
KEYWORDS woodlands, “the Camp meeting Ground”, one week lease, fences,
Timber, lease for camp meeting
Now it is agreed Between Phillip Van Cortlandt of the town of / Cortlandt in the County of Westchester and State of New York / of the first Part, and Peter P. [S/L?]-andford, Marvin Richardson, / Nathan Anderson, John Fisher, William Requa, Matthew Ryder, William Morton, Andrew Wheeler, and Henry Cliff of the Second / Part, and the Party of the first Part for himself and his heirs / and afsigns Hereby Leases to the Parties of the Second part, / for the terme of one Week from the Twenty fifth of this Instant / August all that Certain Peice of wood Land Situated in the / town of Cortlandtown aforesaid Commonly Called and Known / as the Camp meeting Ground at C-xxxxxK-xxx Croton, for the Purpose of Holding a Camp meeting, on the Condition / that the Said Parties of the Second Parts Pays to the Part / of the first Part his heirs or Afsigns the Sum of one / Dollar if Demanded, and the Parties of the Second Part / Shall Commit now wast of Timber of Any Kind in the above Described Piece of wood Land, and at Expiration of this Lease / to make on Cause to be made up all the fences and to Cause all Persons to Leave the ground in good order _
And the Said Parties of the Second Party there heirs or / afsigns are to make Payment for all the Damages Done on / the Said Premises During these Presents Dated this twenty / fifth Day of August one thousand Eight Hundred and twenty / three __
In Duplicate
Ph. V. Cortlandt
Sealed & Delivered } PP [S/L]-andford
In the Presence _ of } Marvin Richardson
Nathan Anderson
Charles [Yoe] John Fisher
Wm. Requa
Wm. Morton
And. Wheeler
Henry Clift
Matthew Ryder
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[LABEL]
Lease given 1823
For Camp MeetingTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
