Land: Indenture between Margaret Winnemore and Michael Deal (1847), 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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<kagrag@att.net>

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Abstracted from
City Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Deed Book  AWM 59  Page 84
December 18, 1847

This Indenture made between Margaret Winnemore of Elizabethtown,
Lancaster County, Widow of the one part and Michael Deal, District of
Southwark, Philadelphia County, Carter, of the other part….

Margaret Winnemore will convey to Michael Deal,  for the sum of one
dollar for payment of yearly rent and taxes for the piece of ground
situate on the eastwardly side of Moyamensing Road in the District of
Southwark at the distance of twenty feet northwardly from Wharton Street
containing in front or breadth on said Moyamensing Road twenty feet and
in length or depth on the southerly side thereof about one hundred and
four feet seven inches and on the northerly side thereof about one
hundred and two feet two inches more or less to a twenty feet wide alley
bounded on the west by said Moyamensing Road, on the south by a lot
formerly of Lewis Deamer, on the East by the said twenty feet alley and
on the north by ground formerly of James Moffitt (which described lot of
ground Henry Silas, Esq. High Sheriff of the City and County of
Philadelphia by deed poll dated May 29 last past entered among the
records in Book M, page 229 as granted to Margaret Winnemore, wife).

Michael Deal will pay to Margaret Winnemore the yearly rent sum of
forty-five dollars lawful silver money, each dollar weighing seventeen
pennyweights and six grains at least, in equal half yearly payments on
the first day of the months of March and September in every year
hereafter, forever without deducting for taxes or assessments.  If
Michael Deal doesn’t pay the rent, Margaret Winnemore can go into the
property and repossess it or sell items from it to pay the rent.

Also, Michael Deal shall and will within one year from the date thereof
erect and build on the lot a substantial brick building of value
sufficient to secure the said yearly rent.  Within ten years, Michael
Deal can pay Margaret Winnemore $750.00 and the property will be his.

Signed:  Margaret Winnemore
Witnesses: G. R. Lawton    Philip H. Snyder

Also signed by Michael Deal

Witnesses:  Jacob Redsecker
Rebecca B. Winnemore  (Rebecca is the daughter of Margaret Winnemore)

Jacob Redsecker, Justice of the Peace for the County of Lancaster,
signed that on December 28, 1847 Margaret Winnemore acknowledged the
above Indenture.

Recorded January 31, 1848


Submitted by Kathleen Berner Groll