Mortgage by John W. & Matilda EGNOR to Jacob T. BIDDLE (1875), Cecil County, MD

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Cecil County Land Record Book, Liber AWM, Number 2, Folio 477

This Mortgage made this Twenty fourth day of March in the year Eighteen hundred 
and Seventy five by John W Egnor and Matilda Egnor his wife both of Cecil County 
in the State of Maryland.  Witnesseth that in consideration of the sum of One 
thousand dollars now owing to one Jacob T Biddle of said County and State upon a 
certain promissory note bearing even date herewith, and payable one year after 
date, and for better Securing the payment thereof with interest they the said 
John W Egnor and Matilda Egnor his wife do grant unto the said Jacob T Biddle 
his heirs or assigns all that tract, part of a tract or parcel of land situate 
in Cecil County aforesaid and in the Fourth Election District thereof, 
Containing One hundred acres more or less, which was conveyed to the said John W 
Egner by Alexander Scott and wife by Deed dated the twenty fourth day of March 
in the year Eighteen hundred and Sixty (1860) and Recorded among the Land 
Records of Cecil County aforesaid in Liber WHR No 2 folio 563 etc, to which said 
Deed and to the Deeds and papers therein reference is hereby made for a full and 
particular description of said parcel of land; together with all and singular 
the buildings and improvements, rights, privileges and appurtenances thereto 
belonging or in any wise appertaining (Saving and excepting thereout and 
therefrom a small parcel of land containing four acres more or less, which was 
conveyed by the said Egnor and wife to one John Lowery by Deed dated the Second 
day of April in the year Eighteen hundred and Sixty six and Recorded among the 
Land Records of Cecil County aforesaid in Liber HRT No 1 folio 107.  Provided 
that if the said John W Egnor his heirs, executors or administrators shall well 
and truly pay or cause to be paid to the said Jacob T Biddle his executors or 
administrators or assigns the said sum of One thousand dollars with interest 
thereon from this date in one year from the date hereof according to the said 
promissory note, then this Mortgage shall be void.
In witness whereof the said John W Egnor and Matilda Egnor his wife have hereto 
set their hands and Seals.
John W Egnor
Matilda Egnor
Attest
J R Brown
State of Maryland
Cecil County, Sct:
On this Twenty fourth day of March in the year Eighteen hundred and Seventy five 
before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and 
for Cecil County, personally appeared John W Egnor and Matilda Egnor his wife 
parties Mortgagors to the foregoing Mortgage and severally acknowledged the same 
to their respective act.  At the same time personally appeared Jacob T Biddle 
the party Mortgagee to the foregoing Mortgage and made oath on the Holy Evangely 
of Almighty God that the consideration mentioned in said Mortgage is true and 
bona fide as herein set forth.  The words “Severally” and “respectively” being 
first interlined.
J R Brown JP
Recorded March 24th 1875 and Examined
Del’d to Wm S Evans Atty   Aug 27, 1889                    Per A W Mitchell, Clk