DEED: John Lown - William Enders; Schoharie, Schoharie co., NY submitted by Gayle Hendren (gr3808 @ aol.com) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm Submitted Date: June 22, 2004 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 4.3 Kb ************************************************ Written: April 4 1817 Recorded: May 1 1817 John Lown and Prudence, his wife To William I. Enders Memorandum, that on the fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, John Lown and Prudence his wife of the town of Schoharie in the county of Schoharie and State of New York, for and in consideration of the sum of sixty dollars money of account of the United States hath mortgaged unto William I. Enders of the town, county and State aforesaid All that certain piece or parcel of land situate lying and being in the town of Schoharie in a patent granted to Lawyer, Zimmer and others which said lot takes its beginning at a stake and stones in the highway south of the bridge across Robert Duels mill pond and runs thence south ten degrees west eighteen chains and forty links, thence south eighty eight degrees west three chains and five links to George McIntosh's land, thence north ten degrees east eighteen chains and forty links, thence north eighty eight degrees east three chains and five links to the place of beginning containing five acres two roods and eighteen ............? of land or the same more or less. Provided always and these presents are upon this express condition, that if the said party of the first part, his heirs, executor and administrators do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said party of the second part, his certain attorney or attornies, heirs, executors, administrators or assigns the sum of sixty six dollars 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 then and from thenceforth, these and everything herein contained shall cease and be void anything herein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding. But in case default shall be made in the payment of all or any part of the said principal sum of sixty six dollars or the interest thereof at the time or times when the same ought to be paid as aforesaid, that then and in such case the said party of the first part for himself, his heirs, executors and administrators do covenant, grant, promise and agree to and with 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 whomsoever, 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 and assigns forever. and out of the monies arising from such sale or sales to keep and retain in his hands, the said sum of sixty six dollars with the interest then due, together with all costs, charges or expenses that shall or maybe due, accrue, arise or happen, by reason or on account of such sale or sales and the over plus money (if there be any) shall when demanded be paid to the said party of the first part, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns. In witness whereof the said parties have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals, the day and year first above written. Sealed and delivered in the John his mark Lown L.S. Presence of Silas Thompson James Harden, Junr. Mark Prudence her mark Lown L.S. Which said mortgage was duly by John Lown on the first day of May 1817 and allowed to be recorded. Registered May 1st Peter Swart 1817 at 4 o'clock p.m. Wm. Mann, Dep. Clk. Additional Comments: This is a mortgage document.