Land: Indenture from Samuel E. Winnemore to Samuel H. McFadden (1856), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Kathleen Berner Groll ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Abstracted from City Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Deed Book RDW 101 Page 366 October 22, 1856 Samuel E. Winnemore to Samuel H. McFadden This Indenture made between Samuel E. Winnemore of the City of Philadelphia of the one part and Samuel H. McFadden, Philadelphia, Merchant of the other part. Samuel Winnemore for and in consideration of the sum of $1,400 paid to him by Samuel H. McFadden will convey… All that certain messuage or tenement and lot or piece of ground thereunto belonging situate on the south side of Argyle or Almond Street in the same city (lately in the District of Southwark) containing in breadth east and west twenty feet and continuing of that breadth sixty seven feet to Armstrong Smiths ground, bounded eastward by a lot formerly of John Burnoe, southward by a lot formerly of Armstrong Smith, westward by ground formerly of Joseph Shippen and Northward by Argyle or Almond Street aforesaid. Also of in to and out of all that certain three story brick messuage or tenement and lot or piece of ground situate on the west side of Second Street between Pine and Lombard Streets in the said city containing in front or breadth eighteen feet and in length or depth seventy feet, bounded on the east by Second Street aforesaid, on the north by ground now or late of the heirs of John Hamper, deceased, on the west by a certain four feet wide alley extending into Lombard Street and on the south by ground formerly of Joseph Shippen. And also of in to and out of all that certain lot or piece of ground situate in the same city (lately in Hestonville in the Township of Blockley, and County of Philadelphia) beginning at a point in the middle of Pear Street at the distance of thirty five feet, northwestward from the middle of Serber Avenue between Franklin Street and Apple Street, thence extending northwestward along the middle of the said Pear Street one hundred feet to ground granted to Benjamin M. Feltwell, thence south westwardly along the same on a line at right angles to said Pear Street one hundred and twenty three feet to ground ??? late of Jacob F. Heston, thence southwardly along the same twenty nine feet to the middle of the same Serber Avenue and thence eastward along the same one hundred and eight feet to other ground granted to the said Benjamin M. Feltwell and thence north eastward along the same eighty feet to the middle of the said Pear Street, the place of beginning. The premises first above described being the same which Henry Selar, Esq, High Sheriff of the City and County of Philadelphia by Deed Poll Page 368 missing) Signed: S. E. Winnemore Witnesses: Washington Murray James M. Beattie S.E. Winnemore signed that he received $1,400 from Samuel H. McFadden. State of New York City of New York Be it remembered that on this twenty second day of October Anno Domini 1856 before me Washington Murray, a commissioner duly appointed and sworn for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in ??? for the State of New York personally appeared the above named Samuel E. Winnemore and acknowledged the above Indenture to be his act and deed and desired the same as such might be recorded according to laws of the State of Pennsylvania. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year aforesaid. Signed Washington Murray, Commissioner for the State of Pennsylvania in the State of New York Recorded November 19, 1856