Name/Title
1809 letter from Benjamin Strong sheriff to Daniel BullEntry/Object ID
002593Tags
Samuel Monell, Daniel Bull, Benjamin StrongScope and Content
This document is a formal Sheriff’s Deed from Orange County, New York, dated 1809. It records the legal seizure and public sale of property belonging to Samuel Monell to satisfy a debt.
Here is a summary of the key details:
Core Legal Action
The Official: Benjamin Strong, Esquire, Sheriff of Orange County.
The Writ: A writ of Fieri Facias (a court order to seize property to pay a debt) issued by the Court of Common Pleas.
The Debt: Samuel Monell owed $60.33 to Howell Reeves for "damages which he had sustained" regarding unfulfilled promises and legal costs.
The Seizure: Because the Sheriff could not find enough "goods and chattels" (personal property) to cover the debt, he was legally required to seize Monell’s real estate.
The Property
Location: Town of Monroe, Orange County, NY.
Size: One and one-half acres (1.5 acres).
Boundaries: The land was bordered by the properties of Richard Bull (West), Daniel Bull (North and East), and Cornelius Board (South).
The Sale
Date of Auction: December 11, 1809.
The Buyer: Daniel Bull of the Town of Blooming Grove.
Sale Price: $26.97, which was the highest bid.
Conclusion
The document concludes by officially transferring all "estate, right, title, interest, and demand" of the land from Samuel Monell to Daniel Bull and his heirs forever, in exchange for the payment made to the Sheriff.
