Land: William HESS to John GETTERD 1789: Easton, Northampton Co, PA
  
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  Surname: Godhard, Gotthardt, Getterd, Gattert, Goodard, Hess, Peyfor, Pifer,
  Pfieffer
  
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  NAME: PALE
  EMAIL: pale@epix.net DATE: Oct 18 2000 
  QRYTEXT: Northampton County Court House, Easton, Pennsylvania. 
  Deed Book F-1, p. 454; D.O.D. 14 Feb 1789;
  D.O.R. 14 Feb 1789. Forks Twp.; 
  Mortgage: William HESS to John GETTERD.
  
  The microfilm copy in the court house is nearly unreadable, so the following
  was hand-copied by PALE in 1999 at the Archive Annex of the court house.
  Partial copy, only.
  
  1789 MORTGAGE; WILLIAM HESS TO JOHN GETTERD:
  
  This indenture made the 14th day of February in the year of our Lord 1789
  between William HESS of Forks Township in the County of Northampton & State
  of Pennsylvania, Yeoman, and Catherine his wife of the one part, and John
  GETTERD of Williams Township in the County of Northampton aforesaid, Yeoman,
  of the other part. Whereas the said William HESS in and by a certain
  obligation or writing obligatory under his hand and seal bearing even date
  with these presents doth stand bound unto the same John GETTERD, his Heirs,
  Executors, Administrators & Assigns in the sum of Five Hundred and Seven
  Pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania in gold or silver, conditioned for the
  payment of Two Hundred & Fifty-Three pounds and Ten Shillings lawful money
  aforesaid on the 27th day of May next ensuing the here of as in and by the
  said recitels, obligations & conditions . . . John GETTERD also paid at the
  sealing and delivering of these presents (the receipts of which 5 Shillings
  is hereby acknowledged). Have granted, bargained, sold, released, and
  confirmed onto the said John GETTERD his heirs and assigns all that messuages
  or tenement and two tracts or peices [sic] of lands situate in Forks Twp.
  Aforesaid. Bounded and described as follows - - viz. - - one of the said
  tracts begins at a post stand on the West branch of the Delaware River,
  commonly called Lehigh. From thence, extending by land of Jacob PEYFOR 71
  degrees west . . . dated as above.
  
  [William HESS signed his name; Catherine HESS made her mark.].