Abstracts of farm titles in the City of New York, between 39th and 75th streets, east of the Common Lands, with maps, Part 6

Author: Tuttle, Henry Croswell, 1847-1882, comp
Publication date: 1877
Publisher: New York, Spectator Co., printers
Number of Pages: 518


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WILLIAM WAGSTAFF and ANN, his wife, to DANIEL B. TALLMADGE.


MORTGAGE.


TO SECURE $10,000. Dated 20th April, 1836. Ack. 17th June, 1836. Rec. 8th Aug., 1836. 198 Mortgages, 464.


COVERS all that part of sub-division number four of Turtle Bay in the Twelfth Ward of the City of New York, which lies Westerly of the centre of the First Avenue, and between Forty- Fourth and Forty Fifth Streets, being bounded Easterly by the centre of the First Avenue, Southerly by the Northerly side of Forty-Fourth Street, Northerly by the Northerly side of Forty- Fifth Street, Westerly by a line equi-distant from the First and Second Avenues, and parallel with them, the said premises con- taining half of the block of ground.


WILLIAM WAGSTAFF and ANN, his wife, to DANIEL B. TALLMADGE.


MORTGAGE.


TO SECURE $11,700. Dated 20th April, 1836. Ack. 17th June, 1836. Rec. 8th Aug., 1836. 198 Mortgages, 466.


COVERS all that certain lot, piece, or parcel of land, being part of sub-division number four of Turtle Bay Farm, situate, at Turtle Bay, on the East River, in the City of New York,


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being the block of ground between the East River and the First Avenue and Forty-Fourth and Forty-Fifth Streets, being bounded on the Easterly side by the East River, on the South- erly side by the Northerly side of Forty-Fourth Street, on the Westerly side by the centre of the First Avenue, and on the Northerly side by the centre of Forty-Fifth Street.


A suit was commenced to foreclose the two mortgages, above set forth, and a lis pendens filed on 5th February, 1838.


MORTGAGE.


WILLIAM WAGSTAFF and ANN, his wife, to JAMES R. WALTER.


TO SECURE $8,000. Dated Ist Oct., 1836. Ack. 6th Oct., 1836. Rec. 13th Oct., 1836. 205 Mortgages, 601.


COVERS all of lot four of the Turtle Bay Farm by similar description to that in partition deed to Mrs Aspinwall above set forth.


JAMES R. WALTER to HENRY W. WARNER.


ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE.


Dated 8th Nov., 1836.


ASSIGNS above mortgage.


HENRY W. WARNER to SAMUEL GOUVERNEUR,


ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE.


Dated 23d Jan., 1838. Ack. 23d Jan., 1838. Rec. 29th June, 1840. 240 Mortgages, 362. Consideration, $8,454.22


ASSIGNS same mortgage.


SUB-DIVISION NUMBER FOUR, SOUTH FORTY-FIFTH ST. 91


A suit was commenced to foreclose the above mortgage, in which notices of lis pendens were filed on 25th February, 1839, and on 17th May, 1841. These proceedings were carried as far as a judgment, which was entered on 7th July, 1841.


IN CHANCERY. Before Vice-Chancellor.


JAMES CONNER, Clerk of the City and County of New York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York, vs. DANIEL B. TALLMADGE and MARY J., his wife, WILLIAM WAGSTAFF and ANN, his wife, PLINY FREEMAN, FREDERICK H. PEPOON, LEWIS B. REED, DAVID CODWISE, THE GREEN- WICH SAVINGS BANK, CALVIN COT- TON, CHARLES JENKINS, JOHN C. CASS, JOHN E. WARD, STEPHEN C. SMITH, WILLIAM B. KLINE, CHARLES H. HALL, LEVI APGAR, OBADIAH H. CRISSEY, WALTER HAVILAND, DAVID H. BURTON, JOHN M. ROBINSON, ANNA SUYDAM, PHŒBE SUYDAM, WILLIAM CHAUNCEY, WILLIAM COV- ENTRY, H. WADDELL, Official or Gen- er al Assignee in Bankruptcy, and JESSE OAKLEY, NATHAN WESTCOTT, HEN- RY H BUTTERWORTH, Trustees of Estate of CHARLES JONES, an abscond- ing, or concealed, debtor, WILLIAM SCHELL, JOHN ACKERMAN, Receiver of the Property and Effects of the La Fayette Bank, of the City of New York, and OLIVER H. JONES,


Defendants.


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1846-May 28. Bill filed to foreclose the three mortgages above set forth, recorded respectively in Liber 179 Mortgages, 128; 195 Mortgages 117, and 195 Mortgages, 231.


Aug. 26. Order of reference to Master to compute the amount due.


Sept. 8. Master reports $25,075.82 due.


Sept. 8. Decree of foreclosure and sale entered.


1847-Jan. 8. Report of sale filed and confirmed.


LOT NUMBERS.


TO WHOM SOLD.


To WHOM BID, ASSIGNED.


RECORD OF DEED.


I


Anthony Tieman .. . . Heman W. Childs ...


William V. Brady.


48I Convs., 322 48I Convs., 295


5, 6, 7, 8.


William Laight ..


Richard S. Emmett


484 Convs., 22I 484 Convs., 22I 481 Convs., 295


18, 19, 20, 2I.


Heman W. Childs ... Charles W. Lowerre


Anthony Tieman. .


485 Convs., 13


22, 23


482 Convs., 166


George Suggett .... . . 26.


Anthony Tieman.


48I Convs., 322


27 to 48, both in- clusive


John C. Perrin.


Smith Barker.


483 Convs., 377


49, 50, 51, 52.


Edward C. West.


Joseph A. Voisin. .


482 Convs., 312


53, 54, 55, 57.


Samuel Campbell.


484 Convs., 280


SUB-DIVISION FOUR, NORTH OF FORTY-FIFTH STREET. This, as above shown, was vested in Daniel B. Tallmadge.


DEED.


DANIEL B. TALLMADGE and MARY J., his wife, to WILLIAM WAGSTAFF.


Dated 20th April, 1836. Ack. 16th June, 1836. Rec. 23d June, 1836. 357 Conveyances, 425. Consideration, $28,000.


2, 3,4


9, IO, II, 24, 25 ... 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17


Richard S. Emmett ..


William V. Brady.


SUB-DIVISION NUMBER FOUR, NORTH FORTY-FIFTH ST. 93


CONVEYS all that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Twelfth Ward, of the City of New York, on the East River, at Turtle Bay, being a part of the piece of land known by the name of Turtle Bay Farm, and being also a part of number four of the sub-division of said farm, and is bounded as follows : Beginning on the Easterly side of the First Avenue at the inter- section of the same by the Northerly side of 45th Street, where is placed a brown monumental stone marked fourteen (being the Southeasterly corner of division number five of Turtle Bay Farm aforesaid), and running thence Northeasterly on a line making an angle with the Southerly bounds of sub-division number five, aforesaid, of one hundred and three degrees and thirty-one minutes of a degree, two hundred and six feet and fifty-two hundredths of a foot to a bronze monumental stone marked fifteen, placed in the South side of Forty-Sixth Street ; thence along the South side of Forty-Sixth Street, South- easterly one hundred and seven feet and thirty-five hundredths of a foot to a bolt in a rock ; thence along the same to the shore of Turtle Bay on the East River ; thence Southerly along the shore to the centre of Forty-Fifth street ; thence Westerly along the centre of Forty-Fifth Street to the centre of the First Avenue ; thence Northerly along the centre of the First Ave- nue to its intersection, of the Northerly line of Forty-Fifth Street, from thence Easterly to the place of beginning. The said premises herein described being all of sub-division num- ber four of Turtle Bay Farm aforesaid, which lies to the North of the centre of Forty-Fifth Street, and including all the buildings thereon. And also so much of the dwelling-house as may stand Southerly of the centre of Forty-Fifth Street, but no part of the land South of the centre of Forty-Fifth Street, upon which said house may stand, but the use thereof for said house until the street shall be opened or the house removed. Also the right in common to the use of a certain Lane leading to said


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premises, as the same is reserved in the sub-division of said Tur tle Bay Farm.


MORTGAGE.


WILLIAM WAGSTAFF and ANN, his wife, to DANIEL B. TALLMADGE.


TO SECURE $10,000. Dated 20th April, 1836 Ack. 17th June, 1836. Rec. 23d June, 1836. 203 Mortgages, 389.


COVERS same premises by same description.


ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE.


DANIEL B. TALLMADGE to


THE GREENWICH SAVINGS BANK.


Dated 20th June, 1836. Ack. 21st June, 1836. Rec. 23d June, 1836. 203 Mortgages, 392. Consideration, $7,000.


ASSIGNS the above mortgage to secure $7,000 owing from D. B. Tallmadge.


WILLIAM WAGSTAFF, and ANN, his wife, to JAMES R. WALTER.


MORTGAGE.


TO SECURE $8,000. Dated Ist Oct., 1836. Ack. 6th Oct., 1836. Rec. 13th Oct., 1836. 05 Mortgages, 601.


COVERS all of lot four of Turtle Bay Farm.


JAMES R. WALTER to HENRY W. WARNER.


ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE.


Dated 8th Nov., 1836.


ASSIGNS above mortgage.


SUB-DIVISION NUMBER FOUR, NORTH FORTY-FIFTH ST. 95


ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE.


HENRY W. WARNER to SAMUEL GOUVERNEUR.


Dated 23d Jan., 1838. Ack. 23d Jan., 1838. Rec. 29th June, 1840. 240 Mortgages, 362. Consideration, $8,454.22


ASSIGNS above mortgage.


A suit was brought to foreclose the above mortgage, and a judgment entered therein on 7th July, 1841.


IN CHANCERY. Before Vice-Chancellor.


THE GREENWICH SAVINGS BANK vs. WILLIAM WAGSTAFF and ANN, his wife, JESSE OAKLEY, NATHAN WESTCOTT, and HENRY H. BUTTERWORTH, Trus- tees of the Estate of CHARLES JONES, an absconding or concealed debtor, DAN- IEL B. TALLMADGE, SAMUEL GOUV- ERNEUR, WILLIAM SCHELL and JAMES R. WALTER.


1841-April 2. Bill filed to foreclose mortgage recorded in Liber 203 Mortgages, 389. May 6. Order pro confesso against Jesse Oakley and Daniel B. Tallmadge in default of appear ance.


July 3. Answer of William Wagstaff filed.


July 7. Replication to answer filed.


Sept. 15. Order pro confesso against James R. Walter in default of appearance.


Sept. 15. Order pro confesso against Gouverneur, West- cott, Butterworth, and Schell, in default of answer.


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Oct. 26. William Tallmadge, solicitor of William Wag- staff and wife, consents to reference to Mas- ter to compute amount due.


Oct. 26. Order of reference to William Mitchell to compute.


Dec. 28. Master reports $24,467.24 due on bond of William Wagstaff, and $8,385.61 due on bond of Daniel B. Tallmadge.


Dec. 28. Affidavit of regularity filed.


Dec. 28. Decree of foreclosure and sale entered on con- sent of solicitor of Wagstaff and wife. 1842-March 3. Decree enrolled.


DEED.


WILLIAM MITCHELL, Master in Chancery, to THE GREENWICH SAVINGS BANK.


Dated 4th March, 1842, Ack. 4th March, 1842. Rec. 5th March, 1842. 424 Conveyances, 116. Consideration, $3,100.


CONVEYS mortgaged premises by substantially same descrip- tion, except that no portion of Forty-fifth Street is included.


THE GREENWICH SAVINGS BANK to JOSEPH A. VOISIN.


DEED.


Dated 13th May, 1842. Ack. 17th May, 1842. Rec. 18th May, 1842. 426 Conveyances, 457. Consideration, $5,050.


CONVEYS same premises by same description.


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SUB-DIVISION NUMBER FIVE OF TURTLE BAY FARM.


This parcel of land, as hereinbefore stated, was set apart to Francis B. Winthrop The following is the deed of partition conveying the same to him :


JOHN STILL WINTHROP and HARRIET, his wife, CHARLES W. TAYLOR and CORNELIA, his wife, WILLIAM H. WIN- THROP and MARGARET ANN, his wife, JOHN M. ASPINWALL and CHARLOTTE ANN, his wife, THOMAS CHARLES WINTHROP and MARY JANE WINTHROP to FRANCIS B. WINTHROP.


DEED.


Dated 31st July, 1820. Ack. 5th Aug., 1820. Rec. 7th Aug., 1820. 147 Conveyances, 18. Consideration, $4,285.72


CONVEYS all the six undivided seventh parts of the said farm, distinguished in the said map and field-book by the sub-division or farm number five of the said Turtle Bay Farm, butted, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a brown monumental stone marked 19 (nineteen), placed in the South- easterly side of the Eastern Post Road, so called, in the most westerly corner of sub-division number six of Turtle Bay Farm


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aforesaid, and running thence Southeasterly along the sam thirteen hundred and thirty-five feet to the shore of Turtle Ba on the East River (this line intersects the West side of Secon Avenue fifty-three feet and two-tenths of a foot North of Forty seventh Street and intersects the West side of First Avenue nineteen feet Southerly of the North side of Forty-seventh street) ; thence Southerly along the shore of Turtle Bay to the Southerly side of Forty-sixth Street; thence Northwesterly along the same, which is also the Northerly bounds of sub- division number four of Turtle Bay Farm aforesaid, to an iron bolt fixed in a rock ; thence continuing along the said bounds and the Southerly side of said street Northwesterly one hundred and seven feet and thirty-five hundredths of a foot to a brown monumental stone marked 15 (fifteen) ; thence South- westerly along said bounds two hundred and six feet and fifty- two hundredths of a foot on a line making an angle with the last-described line on the Southerly side thereof of one hundred and three degrees and thirty-one minutes of a degree to a brown monumental stone marked 14 (fourteen), placed at the inter- section of the Easterly side of First Avenue by the Northerly side of Forty-fifth Street; thence Northwesterly along the bounds aforesaid, which is also the North side of said Forty- fifth street four hundred and twenty-five feet on a line making an angle with the said last-described line on the Northerly side thereof of one hundred and three degrees and thirty-one min- utes of a degree to the Southwesterly bounds of sub-division number three of Turtle Bay Farm aforesaid, where there is a bolt numbered thirteen (13) fixed in a rock ; thence along the said bounds Northeasterly at right angles to the last-described line two hundred and sixty feet and eight-tenths of a foot to a brown monumental stone marked 12 (twelve) on the North side of Forty-sixth street ; thence Northwesterly at right angles to the last-described line along the said bounds, which is also the North side of said Forty-sixth Street, eight hundred and


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sixty-nine feet and seven-tenths of a foot to a brown monu- mental stone marked II (eleven), placed in the Southeast side of the Eastern Post Road, so called, and thence along the same Northeasterly three hundred and sixty feet and thirty-four hun- Iredths of a foot to the place of beginning. Containing eleven cres and ninety-nine hundredths of an acre.


Subject, nevertheless, and reserving forever hereafter to the proprietors of the said sub-division or farm number four the right to the use in common with the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever, of a lane twenty-five feet vide, extending from sub-division number four aforesaid to the Eastern Post Road, so called, as follows : The Westerly side of said lane begins at the monumental stone aforesaid marked 15 fifteen), placed in the South side of Forty-sixth street, and runs hence Northeasterly two hundred and thirty-three feet and eventy-three hundredths of a foot on a line making an angle vith the said Forty-sixth street, on the Northerly side thereof, of eighty-six degrees and fifty-six minutes of a degree to a brown nonumental stone marked 17 (seventeen) ; thence Northeast- rly thirty-five feet and forty-five hundredths of a foot on a line naking an angle with the last-described line, on the Westerly ide thereof, of one hundred and fifty-six degrees and one min- ite of a degree to a brown monumental stone marked 18 eighteen), which is twenty-five feet at right angles Southerly rom the Northeasterly bounds of sub-division number five foresaid, and thence Northwesterly parallel to the said bounds on a line making an angle with the last-described line, on the Westerly side thereof, of one hundred and twenty-two degrees und thirty-three minutes of a degree twelve hundred and thirty- our feet to the Eastern Post Road aforesaid, with the privilege or right, nevertheless, to the said party of the second part, his leirs and assigns, of closing up the said lane on giving, opening ind making, at his or their own expense, another road or way. The right of way, hereby granted or reserved, to continue


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until Forty-fifth Street shall be fully opened and worked from said farm number four to the Third Avenue, and thereafter tc cease and be discontinued.


And also all other the estate, right and interest of them, the said parties of the first part, in and to the whole of the said hereby described sub-division, subject as aforesaid.


DEED.


FRANCIS BAYARD WINTHROP and ELIZABETH, his wife, to JAMES HAMILTON.


Dated 8th June, 1821. Ack. 8th June, 1821. Rec. 3d July, 1821. 153 Conveyances, 328. Consideration, $5,000.


CONVEYS same premises as partition deed to Francis Bayard Winthrop, by same description.


DEED.


JAMES HAMILTON, and MARY, his wife, to SUSAN BARCLAY, wife of THOMAS BARCLAY.


Dated Ist March, 1824. Ack. 22d March, 1824. Rec. 24th March, 1824. 174 Conveyances, 188. Consideration, $6,000.


CONVEYS same premises by same description.


DEED OF TRUST.


THOMAS BARCLAY and SUSAN, his wife, to PETER AUGUSTUS JAY, PETER STUYVESANT, and HENRY BARCLAY.


Dated 10th Dec., 1827. Ack. 10th Dec., 1827. Rec. 19th Dec., 1827. 229 Conveyances, 63. Consideration, $1.00.


CONVEYS same premises by same description. In trust to


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permit Thomas Barclay, and Susan, his wife, during their joint ives to take and receive the rents, issues, and profits thereof to heir own use, and, after the decease of either, to permit the urvivor to receive, to his or her own use, the rents, issues, and profits during his or her life ; " and further in trust, from time o time to execute and deliver such conveyances of and for the whole, or such part or parts of the said lands, tenements, hered- taments and premises as the said Thomas Barclay, and Susan, his wife, or the survivor of them, shall, by deed or other instru- ment in writing, under their, his, or her hand or hands and jeals direct and appoint." And upon the death of the survivor of the said Thomas Barclay, and Susan, his wife, to dispose of the same in such manner as such survivor shall by will appoint, and in default of such appointment to convey to certain persons hamed in said deed.


THOMAS BARCLAY and SUSAN, his wife, to ISAAC M. WOOLLEY.


DEED.


Dated 6th Aug., 1829. Ack. 6th Aug., 1829. Rec. 22d Aug., 1829. 254 Conveyances, 245. Consideration, $9,000.


CONVEYS same premises by same description.


Thomas Barclay died on 21st April, 1830.


SUSAN BARCLAY, widow of THOMAS BARCLAY, of Ist part, PETER AUGUSTUS JAY, PETER STUYVESANT, and HENRY BARCLAY,


of 2d part, to


ISAAC M. WOOLLEY.


DEED.


Dated 3Ist Dec., 1830. Proved 14th Feb., 1831. Ack. 15th Feb., 1831. Rec. 24th Feb., 1831. 269 Conveyances, 449. Consideration, $1.00.


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THE TURTLE BAY FARM.


After reciting the two deeds last above set forth, Susan Bar- clay directs and appoints the said trustees to execute a con- veyance of said premises to Isaac M. Woolley, his heirs and assigns.


Said trustees convey same premises by same description.


Isaac M. Woolley conveyed the premises so vested in him in different parcels, as shown on annexed map The two follow- ing conveyances by him are here given more at large.


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DEED.


ISAAC M. WOOLLEY and MATILDA D., his wife, to WILLIAM BEACH. LAWRENCE.


Dated 9th Dec., 1833. Ack. 9th Dec., 1833. Rec. 10th Dec., 1833. 305 Conveyances, 335. Consideration, $2,000.


CONVEYS all that certain lot, piece, or parcel of land situate, lying and being the Twelfth Ward of the City of New York. Beginning at a point in the centre of the intersection of the Second Avenue and Forty-Seventh Street ; and running thence Easterly along the centre of Forty-Seventh Street five hundred feet to ground now or late belonging to Allen McDougall ; thence Northerly along said McDougall's and parallel with the avenue thirty feet, more or less, to ground belonging to the party of the second part ; thence Westerly along said second parties' Southerly line five hundred and two feet, more or less, to the centre of the Second Avenue ; thence Southerly along the centre of said avenue, which is also the Easterly. boundary of ground belonging to Thomas Powers, seventy-eight feet to the place of beginning.


Subject, nevertheless, and reserving to all proprietors of the sub-divisions numbered four and five of the Turtle Bay Farm, the right to the lane or road, as it now runs from number four to the Eastern Post Road through this property, which right is to continue until Forty-Seventh Street shall be opened and reg-


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SUB-DIVISION NUMBER FIVE.


ulated to make it a like good road through this ground from the First Avenue to the Second, and forever after to cease.


DEED.


ISAAC M. WOOLLEY, and MATILDA D., his wife, to ALLEN MCDOUGALL.


Dated IIth Aug., 1829. Ack. 12th Aug., 1829. Rec. 15th Aug., 1829. 254 Conveyances, 178. Consideration, $9,600.


CONVEYS all that certain tract, piece, or parcel of ground sit- uate, lying and being in the (late) Ninth, now Twelfth Ward of the City of New York, adjoining Turtle Bay, in the East River, beginning at Turtle Bay aforesaid, and running thence North- westerly along the land of Isaac Lawrence, Esquire, according to the course of the lane on the Northwesterly side of the prem- ises hereby intended to be conveyed, to a point two hundred feet distant in a right line from the First Avenue ; thence South- westerly in a parallel line with the First Avenue, and at the distance of two hundred feet therefrom to Forty-Fifth Street, thence Southeasterly along Forty-Fifth Street to the centre of the First Avenue ; thence Northeasterly through the centre of the First Avenue to the centre of Forty-Sixth Street; and thence Southeasterly through the centre of Forty-Sixth Street to Turtle Bay aforesaid ; and thence along the shore of Turtle Bay aforesaid to the place of beginning, and including all the water right or water privilege of the said parties of the first part in front of the premises above described.


Subject, nevertheless, and reserving to the proprietors of sub- division Number Four of the farm whereof Francis B. Win- throp died seised, the right to the use in common with the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, of a lane twenty- five feet wide, extending from said sub-division Number four to the Eastern Post Road, so called, as the lane now runs, with the


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privilege of closing up said lane on opening a new lane of sam width, the said right of way to continue until Forty-Fift Street shall be finally opened and worked from said farm num ber four to the Third Avenue.


DEED.


ALLEN MCDOUGALL and CHARLOTTE, his wife, to THOMAS BURLOCK.


Dated 22d March, 1834 Ack. 22d March, 1834. Rec. 24th Dec., 1834. 322 Conveyances, 206. Consideration, $15,000.


CONVEYS same premises by same description.


DEED.


THOMAS BURLOCK and CAROLINE A., his wife, to JASPER GROSVENOR.


Dated Ist May, 1835. Ack. Ist May, 1835. Rec. Ist May, 1835. 330 Conveyances, 445. Consideration, $35,000.


CONVEYS same premises by same description.


MORTGAGE.


JASPER GROSVENOR to THOMAS BURLOCK.


TO SECURE $23,333.33 Dated Ist May, 1835. Ack. Ist May, 1835. Rec. Ist May, 1835. 182 Mortgages, 166.


COVERS same premises by substantially same description.


ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE.


THOMAS BURLOCK to THE NEW YORK EQUITABLE INSURANCE COMPANY.


Dated 19th March, 1836 Ack. 19th March, 1836. Rec. 6th April, 1836. 198 Mortgages, 43. Considerat'n, $23,863.88


ASSIGNS above mortgage.


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DEED.


JASPER GROSVENOR and MATILDA, his wife, to EDWARD M. MORGAN.


Dated 28th Dec., 1836. Ack. 30th Dec., 1836. Rec. 19th June, 1837. 378 Conveyances, 415. Consideration, $100.


CONVEYS same premises by same description.


MORTGAGE.


EDWARD M. MORGAN to DANIEL DREW and EDWARD B. ST. JOHN.


TO SECURE $22,500. Dated 19th Aug., 1839. Ack. 28th Aug., 1839. Rec. 2Ist Sept., 1839. 236 Mortgages, 208.


COVERS same premises.


EDWARD M. MORGAN to ARCHIPPUS MORGAN.


DEED OF TRUST.


Dated 20th Sept., 1839. Ack. 20th Sept., 1839. Rec. 21st Sept., 1839. 398 Conveyances, 535. Consideration, $1.00.


CONVEYS same premises by same description. In trust to sell and pay indebtedness to Archippus Morgan and Ebenezer Jessup, as specified in said deed.


IN CHANCERY. Before Vice-Chancellor.


THE NEW YORK EQUITABLE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY


vs.


JASPER GROSVENOR, EDWARD M.


MORGAN, ARCHIPPUS MORGAN, DANIEL DREW, EDWARD B. ST. JOHN, DAVID AUSTIN, DAVID AUS- TIN, JR., and others.


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1840-Feb. 10. Bill filed to foreclose, 182 Mortgages, page 166.


Feb. 25. Order for service of Archippus Morgan and others by publication.


March 5. Order pro confesso against Grosvenor, Drew St. John, Austin, Austin, Jr., and others in default of appearance by them.


April 29. Order pro confesso against Edward M. Mor. gan in default of appearance.


June 29. Order pro confesso against Archippus Mor- gan and other non-residents in default of appearance.


1841-April 13. Order of reference to compute amount due.


26. Master reports $19,577.08 due.




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