Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER V 1814
OBJECT NAME Indenture
DATE April 1, 1791 (written page 1), April 15, 1790 (page 2)
See Judd Vol 1 page 520 “I now send down by Martin” July 13, 1790
AUTHOR Pierre Van Cortlandt II, Pierre Van Cortlandt I
RECIPIENT Martin Heliker (?)
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE George Jones, James Spock, Joseph Kn–??]
PLACES Cortlandt Manor, “nose Lot” (Anthony’s Nose),
KEYWORDS indenture for Martin Heliker “for his natural life” of Anthony’s nose,
100 acres, without “hindrance” or “molestation”
This Indenture made the First _Day of April in / the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and / ninety one Between Pierre Van Cortlandt Esquire And / Pierre Van Cortlandt Jun’r Esq’r of the One Part And Martin / Heliker of the other part Witnefseth that the Said / Pierre Van Cortlandt and Pierre Van Cortlandt Jun’r for and / in consideration of the rents herein after mentioned have / bargained sold and leased and by these presents do / bargain Sell and Lease unto the Said Martin Heliker / for and during his natural Life All that farm of / Land Situate on the Nose Lot now in pofsefsion of / George Jones with as much Land adjoining as will / in the whole make One hundred acres The said Martin / Heliker paying yearly and every year the Sum of / Forty shillings to the said Pierre Van Cortlandt and Pierre / Van Cortlandt Jun’r [^ on] the first day of May in every year / And the Said Pierre Van Cortlandt and Pierre Van Cortlandt / Jun’r warrant and defend the said premifes to the / said Martin Heliker for the term aforesaid And that / he Shall have at all times thereof peaceable pofsefsion / of the Said permifes without any Let hindrance or / molestation whatsoever from the said Pierre Van / Cortlandt and Pierre Van Cortlandt Jun’r. In Witnefs / whereof the parties to these presents have herewith / interchangeably Set their hands + seals the day / and year first above written
Sealed + delivered }
In presence of } Pierre Van Cortlandt
James Spock P. V. Cortlandt Jun’r
Joseph [Kn–ay?]
[END OF PAGE 1]
[LABEL]
Cortlandt Town April 15 1790
Received of Martin Heliker the
Full Consideration for the Term of this
Written Lease_ Pr: Pierre Van Cortlandt
P’r. V’n. Cortlandt Jun’r
[END OF PAGE 2]
[LABEL 2]
Lease to Martin
Heliker for 100 Acres
of Land on the Nose
Lott Including George
Jones’s farm
[LABEL 3- faded PENCIL]
Old [+c] rented [+c]
farmTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
