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Deed – Secretary of State, New York. Deed Book 24, pgs 217 White Matlack To all to whom these presents shall come Whereas Leonard M. Cutting did make
application to the Commissioners of the Land Office of the State of New York for
the purchase of Township No. 11 and 14 they being two of the twenty Townships
surveyed by the Surveyor General pursuant to an Act passed the 25th
February 1789, upon certain terms and at certain prices specified in the said
application. And whereas the Commissioner of the Land Office did accede to the proposals
of the said Leonard M. Cutting, and did afterwards to wit on the eighth day of
October 1791 cause the same to be made public by certain Letters Patent under
the Great Seal of the State of New York. And whereas the said Leonard M. Cutting afterwards to wit, on the 19th
day of October in the year aforesaid by a certain Instrument of Writing under
his hand and seal indorsed on the said Letters Patent did for a valuable
consideration to him in hand paid, grant, assign and set over unto White Matlack
of the City of New York Merchant all the right, title, and interest of the said
Leonard M. Cutting of in and to the said two Townships No. 11 and 14 as in and
by the said Letters Patent and of the said Instrument of Writing last above
mentioned duly recorded in the Secretary’s Office of the State of New York in
Deed Book endorsed MR page 216 &c., reference being thereto had will more
fully appear Now know ye that I the said White Matlack for and in consideration of the sum
of twenty nine hundred and eighty five pounds twelve shillings to me in hand
paid by John Stites the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have granted
bargained and sold, assigned, transferred and set over and by these presents
doth grant, bargain and sell, assign, transfer and set over unto the said John
Stites, and to his heirs and assigns the above mentioned Township No. 11 and all
my estate, right, title, interest, claim, property and demand of in and to the
same in any wise however To have and to hold the said Township No. 11 unto him
the said John Stites to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of him the said
John Stites his heirs and assigns forever And the said White Matlack for himself his heirs, executors and
administrators doth hereby covenant, promise and agree to and with the said John
Stites his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns that he the said White
Matlack hath not at any time heretofore made, done or committed or procured to
be made, done or committed any act matter or thing whatsoever whereby or by
means whereof the said Township No. 11 hereby assigned and conveyed or mentioned
or intended to be so, or any part or parcel thereof is, are, can, shall or may
be impeached charged or incumbered in title, charge, estate or otherwise
howsoever In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this nineteenth day
of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety two Sealed and delivered in presence of us New York ss. The preceding Instrument was recorded at the request of John Stites therein
named and is a true copy of the original examined and compared therewith this 23rd
April 1792 (word “certain” 8th line of page 217 written on an
erasure; also a bland rasure between 16th and 17th lines
immediately under the letters “MR” and part of the word “thereunto”
17th line same page being obliterated) By me LDS Film # 945278 |