James Neley, David Jaecks, Thomas Ellison, William Bull
Name/Title
Memoradum between Thomas Ellison and William Bull Feb 1754
Entry/Object ID
000156
Tags
Thomas Ellison, William Bull
Scope and Content
MEMORANDUM of an agreement made between Thomas Ellison of the County of Ulster in the Province of New York & William Bull of the County of Orange and Province aforesaid Mason the Said William Bull Doth Promise and agree to and with the Said Thomas Ellison to build the Said Ellison a stone house near his mill in the County of Ulster of forty four feet long and thirty six feet wide from outside to outside. The body of said house to be twenty two feet wide from the outside of the front wall to the outside of the partition wall and to be carried up with stone and lime workmanlike two storys high above the sellars and the storys to be nine feet six inches between floor and floor. The leanture or back part of the house is to be fourteen feet wide from the outside of the wall to the partition wall of the house and to be carried up with stone eight foot six inches above the sellar beams and the gable end of said leanture to be carried up as high with stone as the plate of said house of two story high and to point the front of said house with lime and to dash the ends and back side of said house. Also lath and plaster the walls and partitions of all the rooms of said house over head except one room overhead. The said Ellison is to find all materials and labouring men to tend the said work and to find meat, drink and lodging for carrying on of said work which said work is to begin sometime in April next and to be carried on and compleated by the first day of September next and at the compleating of said work the said Ellison is to pay unto said William Bull the sum of sixty pounds current money of New York in full consideration for building and finishing of said house which agreement each party do bind themselves thier heirs in the penal sum of one hundred pounds current money of New York aforesaid as witness our hands and seals this first day of February 1754.
Witness Present
James Neley David Jaecks
Thomas Ellison
William Bull
