MORTGAGE DEED of BENAJAH SLACK, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NY

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Montgomery County, NY Mortgage Book 10, page 234

Mortgaged the twenty sixth day of February in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixteen By George Van Nest and Jean his wife of the county of Albany, State of New York to
Benajah Slack of the County of Montgomery and state of New York for securing the payment of Two
thousand dollars money of account of the United States.  All that certain piece or parcel of
land lying and being in the town of Amsterdam county aforesaid in a patent known and
destinguished by the name of Sacandaga Patent being the northwesterly half of  said lot
excepting two small parcels out of said lot heretofore conveyed by said Benajah Slack Junr to
Nathan Wells and Coonrad Barker the residue contains about one hundred and fifty acres the same
as it is now possessed by the said Benajah Slack provided always and these presents are upon
this express condition    That if the said George Van Nest heirs executors and administrators
do and shall well and truly  pay or cause to be paid unto the said party of the second part his
certain attoney or attanies heirs executors administrators or assigns the sum of two thousand
dollars money of account of the United States of America in manner and form following Viz four
hundred dollars on the fourth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventeen and the interest thereon and the remaining sum of one thousand six hundred dollars in
four equal annual payments there after with interest on each payment as it falls due in the
manner particularly specified in the condition of a certain Bond or obligation bearing even
date herewith executed by the said   Parties of the first part to the said party of the second
part that these and from thenceforth these presents and every thing herein contained shall
cease and be void anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.  But in case
default shall be made in the payment of all or any part of the principal sum of two thousand
dollars or the interest thereof at the time or times when she same ought to be paid as
aforesaid that then and in such case the said parties of the first part for their heirs
executors and administrators do covenant grant promise and agree to and with the said party of
the second part his heirs executors administrators and assigns that it shall and may be lawfull
for the said party of the second part his heirs executors administrators or assigns at any time
or times thereafter to sell and dispose of the said premises hereby granted or any part or
parts thereof at Public Vendue to any  person or persons whosoever and on such sale to make
sign seal and deliver any deed or deeds of conveyance in the Law for the said premises or the
part thereof so sold to the purchaser or purchasers his her or their heirs or assigns for ever
and out of the monies arising from such sale or sales to keep and retain in his hand the said
sum of Two thousand dollars or so much thereof or the interest thereof as shall be then due
together with all costs charges or expenses that shall or may be due accrue arise or happen by
reason or on account of such sale or sales and the  over play money  if there be any shall be
paid to the said parties of the first part  heirs executors administrator or assigns Said
mortgage was on the day and date of these presents duly acknowledged by said mortgager before
P. Brooks Junr Master in chancery for the State of New York and by him certified according to
Law registered the 26th day of February 1816 at 4 O Clock p.m. 
Jno M.Carthy clerk