Land:  Agreement between David T. Devlin and Edward McCabe (1905)
Elkton, Cecil County, MD

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Cecil County Land Record Book, Liber MD, Number 4, Folio 46

THIS AGREEMENT, Made in duplicate this 13th day of September, 1905, by and 
between David T Devlin, of Cherry Hill, Maryland, and Edward McCabe, now of 
Elkton, Maryland.
WITNESSTH, WHEREAS, The said David T Devlin is the owner in fee of the McKnight 
property on Mud Lane, in the Third Election District of Cecil County, adjoining 
the property of the late Jacob P Markee and others, Containing Twenty Acres of 
Land, more or less, and
WHEREAS, He has agreed with the said Edward McCabe to transfer the same to him, 
and the said Edward McCabe has agreed to accept the said transfer, under the 
conditions hereinafter named, to wit:--
ON a purchase price basis of $800.00, Fifty Dollars of which have already been 
paid to the said Devlin, the receipt whereof is herby acknowledged, the balance 
to be paid as follows:-- $8.00 per month to be paid to the said Devlin, until 
the whole debt is extinguished, it being hereby understood and agreed that out 
of this sum so received the taxes, fire insurance and interest are to be paid 
each year.  And it is hereby further agreed that at the end of each year the net 
sum so received by the said Devlin is to be credited as a part payment on the 
principal of the said debt, the interest each year hereafter to be charged on 
the new principal, at Six per cent.
IT IS hereby further agreed that if Three Monthly Payments become due and in 
arrears, the said McCabe is to surrender the property to the said Devlin, and 
any amount which may then have been paid in reduction of the principal of the 
said debt shall be retained by the said Devlin, in lieu of rent for the said 
property during the occupancy of the said McCabe.
AND it is further agreed that whenever the said debt is fully paid by the said 
McCabe, the said Devlin is to execute a good and sufficient deed of the said 
property to the said McCabe or his representatives.
WITNESS the hands and Seals of the parties hereto, the day and year first above 
written.
David T Devlin
Edward McCabe
Test as to both Parties:--
Jno S Strahorn

Recorded September 14th, 1905, and examined,
Per Manly Drennen, Clerk
Delivered to John S Strahorn, Esq, January 15th, 1906.



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