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Deed –New York Conveyances Recorded for and at the request of Thomas Gardner this 26th
day of November 1798 This Indenture made this fifteenth day of November in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight Between Jacob John
Lansing Esquire Sheriff of the City and County of New York of the one part and
Thomas Gardner of the same City of the other part Whereas Jonas Stanbery of the term of July last past in the
Supreme Court of the People of the State of New York held at the City Hall of
the City of New York before the Judges of the same Court and duly recover a
judgment against John Stites for five thousand six hundred dollars debt and also
fifty four dollars and thirty seven cents for his damages which he hath
sustained as well by reason of the detention of that debt as for his costs and
charges by the said Jonas Stanbery about his suit in that behalf expended as by
the record of the said judgment remaining in the said Court may appear reference
thereto being thereunto had whereas the said Jonas Stanbery of the said term of
July now last past procured to be issued out of said Supreme Court a writ of the
People of the State of New York called a jeci facias on the judgment aforesaid
mentioned directed to the Sheriff of the City and County of New York (to wit the
said Jacob John Lansing) whereby he was commanded that of the goods and chattels
of the said John Stites in his bailiwick he cause to be made five thousand six
hundred dollars which Jonas Stanbery lately in the Supreme Court of judicature
of the State of New York before the Judges of the same people recovered against
the said John Stites of debt as also fifty four dollars and thirty seven cents
which to the said Jonas Stanbery in the said Court were adjudged for his damage
which he had sustained as well by occasion of the detention of that debt as for
his costs and charges by him about his suit in that behalf expended whereof the
said John Stites is convicted as to us appears of record if the said John Stites
should have sufficient goods and chattels in the bailiwick of the said Sheriff
and if sufficient goods and chattels of the said John Stites could not be found
in his bailiwick then that he cause the debt and damages aforesaid to be made of
the lands and tenements whereof the said John Stites was seized on the
thirteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
ninety eight or at any time afterwards in whose hands soever the same might be
and that he have these monies at the then next Supreme Court which is to be held
at the City Hall of the City of New York on the third Tuesday of October the
next before the Judges of the same Court to render unto the said Jonas Stanbery
for his debt and damages aforesaid and that he should have then there the said
writ And whereas the said Sheriff did by virtue of the said writ
their being no goods and chattels expose to sale at public vendue the premises
herein after described (being the estate of the said John Stites within his
bailiwick) and the same was purchased by the said Thomas Gardner (he being the
highest bidder for the same) for the sum of two thousand eight hundred and fifty
dollars Now therefore this Indenture witnesseth that the said Jacob
John Lansing Esquire Sheriff as aforesaid by virtue of the same writ to him as
aforesaid directed and by force of the Statute for and in consideration of the
sum of two thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars as aforesaid bid and to him
the said Jacob John Lansing in hand paid by the said Thomas Gardner the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged that granted bargained sold aliened released and
confirmed and by these presents doth grant bargain sell alien release and
confirm unto the said Thomas Gardner his heirs and assigns all that certain lot
of ground and premises situate lying and being with the City of New York on the
North side of Pearl Street and number 289 in the said Street bounded And also the estate right title claim or demand whatsoever
in Law or Equity of him the said John Stites of in and to the said premises and
appurtenances And all that estate right title interest property possession claim
or demand in Law and Equity of him the said Jacob John Lansing as Sheriff as
aforesaid by virtue of the said writ and of the Statute in such cases made and
provided of in and to the said hereby granted premises with the hereditaments
and appurtenances And the reversion and reversions rents issues and profits of
the said premises with the appurtenances and equity of redemption of in and to
the same unto the said Thomas Gardner his heirs and assigns to the only proper
use and behoof of the said Thomas Gardner his heirs and assigns forever subject
nevertheless to all incumbrances In witness whereof the said parties have hereunto
interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written Jacob
Jno Lansing Sheriff (seal) Sealed and delivered in the presence of the words in the
last line but one “subject nevertheless to all incumbrances” first
interlined Chas J Richardson ss. I Thomas Cooper Master in Chancery do certify that on
the fifteenth day November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and ninety eight came before me Cha. J Richardson known to me to be the same
person of that name and subscribing witness to the execution of the within deed
who being by me duly sworn did on his oath say that he saw Jacob John Lansing
execute the within deed that the deponent and John W Gilbert subscribed their
names as witnesses thereto that the deponent knew the said Lansing and that he
is the same person described in the said deed and who has executed the same All
which being to me satisfactory evidence that the said deponent knew the said
Lansing and that he is the same person described in and who has executed the
within deed and there being therein none saving the noted alteration I do allow
it to be recorded LDS Film # 888351 |