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Indenture between Wallis Clark and School District Trustees 1849Entry/Object ID
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Wallis ClarkScope and Content
This Indenture made this thirtieth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine, between Wallis Clark, of the town of Minisink, County of Orange and State of New York, and Sarah, his wife, of the first part, and Joseph Manning, Stephen Moore and Ira McBride, of the same place, Trustees of School District No. Seventeen in said town of Minisink,
Witnesseth, that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of twenty two Dollars and Sixty three cents, to them in hand paid by the said parties of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold and conveyed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said parties of the second part as Trustees as aforesaid, and to their successors in office,
All that certain lot of land situate in the School District aforesaid, bounded as follows, viz:
Beginning in the centre of the highway leading from Henry Amudens to John Mannings, at the distance South sixty & half degrees east, three chains and fourteen links along the middle of said road; thence North fifty two degrees west, two chains and fifty three links to a stake and stones; thence North fifty five degrees east two chains and forty links to the place of Beginning; containing one rood and seven rods more or less;
Together with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging, and all the estate, right, title, dower & interest right of dower of the said parties of the first part, in and to the same,
To Have and to Hold the said above granted premises unto the said parties of the second part as such Trustees as aforesaid, and unto their successors in office, for and during the time they shall use and occupy the said lot for a School House lot in said District and for no other purpose whatsoever.
And the said Wallis Clark hereby covenants and agrees to and with the said parties of the second part as such Trustees as aforesaid, and their successors in office, that he, the said Wallis Clark, is seized in his own right of a good absolute and indefeasible estate of inheritance in fee simple, of and in the above described premises, and has good right to grant and convey the same in manner aforesaid, and that the said premises are now free, clear, discharged and unencumbered of and from all former and other grants, estates, titles, judgments and encumbrances whatsoever.
And the said Wallis Clark, the above described premises with the appurtenances unto the said parties of the second part as such Trustees as aforesaid & their successors in office against the said parties of the first part & their heirs, and against all and every person and persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same shall and will Warrant. And by these presents defend, so long as the said parties of the second part and their successors in In testimony whereof, the parties hereto have interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year above written.
Sealed & delivered in presence of
Willis Clark
Sarah Clark
Lemoyne County } SS
On this thirtieth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty nine Wallace Clark and Sarah his wife came before me and severally acknowledged that they had executed the within Conveyance and the said Sarah on a private examination apart from her husband acknowledged that she executed the said Conveyance freely and without any fear or compulsion of her husband and I further certify that I know the persons who made the said acknowledgements to be the same individuals described in and who executed the said Conveyance.
Milford Blevins Justice of the peaceRelationships
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