Name/Title
Release and Assignment of Montgomery Place to John Ross DelafieldEntry/Object ID
MP.2005.713Description
Typewritten document of four pages affixed to a pale blue page, January 3, 1922, no title; all four pages have two thin double red margin lines on the left of the page and one single thin red line near the edge of the right of the page; the text begins "KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we, JULIA BARTON / HUNT, of the City of New York; GEORGINE HUNT, widow of / Carleton Hunt, of New Orleans, in the State of Louisiana, and / who is named as sole executrix in his last will; THOMAS HUNT, / of Boston, in the State of Massachusetts; EDWARD LIVINGSTON / HUNT, of New York City; and ROBERT HUNT, of New York City, / who are the sole heirs and next of kin of said Carleton Hunt, / in consideration of the sum of One ($1.00) Dollars to each of / us in hand paid by JOHN ROSS DELAFIELD, of the City of New York, / and in consideration of a general release by him given and / delivered to us, releasing us and each of us and the estate of / said Carleton Hunt of and from all and every action, suit, / liability or demand arising out of the life tenancy of....the real estate known as Montgomery Place, in the County of Dutchess, New York State, and the / personal property therewith, under the will of Cora Livingston / Barton made in 1873...;" text continues with transfer of estate and all property "at the said Montgomery Place or / elsewhere...;" text continues for two pages; signatures on third page, with five circular red seals pasted vertically, one above the other; statements and signatures of witnesses appear below signatures; embossed circular insignia of "CLINTON ELLIT DONALDSON" appears at lower left of third page; fourth page has six lines of text; pale blue page affixed to the four typewritten pages with two metal fasteners; "449 / Par ave. (sic) (underscored) written in pencil in upper right side of reverse of blue page; "JULIA BARTON HUNT and others / to / JOHN ROSS DELAFIELD / RELEASE AND ASSIGNMENT / Dated January 3, 1922."Condition
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Remarks: Small tears at upper and middle fold edges of blue page; creases; surface dirt.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Julia Barton HuntNotes
SignerPerson or Organization
Brigadier General John Ross DelafieldNotes
SubjectGeneral Notes
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Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27BNote Type
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Library