Land: Deed from Thomas and Margaret Winnemore to Robert O’Neill (1819), 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 MR-23 Page 368 April 14,1819 Thomas Winnemore et ux to Robert O’Neill This indenture made between Thomas Winnemore of the City of Philadelphia, Hatter, and Margaret, his wife, of the one part and Robert O’Neill of the district of Southwark in the County of Philadelphia, House Carpenter, of the other part…for the sum of one dollar lawful money as payment of the yearly rent and taxes… Certain lot or piece of ground situate on the North side of Lombard Street between Delaware Front and Second Streets in the said city containing in Front or breadth on the said Lombard Street fourteen feet two inches and in length or depth fifty feet be the same in depth more or less, bounded on the West by other ground of the said Thomas Winnemore and intended to be this day granted to Henry L. Coryell on ground rent on the North by ground late of Anthony Moreis. One the east by ground now or late of Robert Cutten and on the south by Lombard Street aforesaid (being the easternmost part of a large lot of ground which Jacob R. Smith and Rebecca, his wife, on 12/1/1818 sold to Thomas Winnemore, Deed Book M R No. 21, page 477). Robert O’Neill is to pay the yearly rent or sum of seventy five milled silver dollars lawful money of the United States commencing on the first day of July next in equal half yearly payments, to wit on the first day of the months of January and July in each and every years thereafter forever. If they don’t pay the rent, Thomas Winnemore may enter premises and sell any goods and effects. If the goods and effects are not sufficient, Thomas Winnemore may repossess and regain title. Robert O’Neill agrees to pay the full yearly rent with no deductions. He is also responsible for any taxes levied or assessed. Within one year of this date, Robert O’Neill is to erect and build a substantial three story brick building. If Robert O’Neill can pay Thomas Winnemore the sum of twelve hundred and fifty dollars in one entire payment, then he will no longer have to pay the yearly rent and the property will be Robert O’Neill’s. Signed: Thomas Winemore Margaret Winemore Robert O’Neill Witnesses: T. Mitchell A.D. Cash All three people acknowledged this was done of their own free will and no coercion. Recorded July 22, 1819 Submitted by Kathleen Berner Groll