[My comments will be inside square brackets such as these []. I will
also attempt to use italics to represent the handwritten parts of the
document - which may or may not show up after what RootsWeb' mail list
server, your ISP, and your e-mail client program do to messages. If I
see it doesn't work when I receive my copy, I'll try a different
scheme. Even if it works for some of you, it may not work for all.
Most will want to skim past the tedious description of the property
boundaries and concentrate on the names:
Buyer - Anthony W. Lugg;
Administrator of the estate of James Campbell - son Enoch B. Campbell;
Seller - Enoch's brother, Robert Campbell,
Witness - Leroy Taber;
J.P. - E. S. Seely; and
Minor children - John and Ann Campbell, James' youngest, and Edwin
Green(e), surviving child of James' late dau., Emily CAMPBELL
Green/Greene. Note that none of James and Mary Blackwell Campbell's
other living children were considered parties to the case.
I've left out the description of the tax stamp, if anyone is curious
about that, just ask and I'll describe that too.
In a couple of places, squint and puzzle as I might, I just couldn't
decipher the handwriting. It was quite a challenge working with such
large paper and trying to make sure it didn't rip at any of the fold
lines - somewhat fragile.
If visualizing isn't your thing, or you are geometrically challenged, or
you decide I'm bad at describing, just skip the next paragraph that
attempts to describe the appearance of the deed.
Imagine a large sheet of paper, 22 x 17, folded to make a 4 pg., 11 x 17
document, printed mostly on pages 1 to 3. The top half of page 4 is
blank. Fold the document in half again, so that only the bottom half of
page 4 shows -- an 11 x 8.5 sheet. The document description is printed
and handwritten in a column in the center of that page. It becomes the
only printing or writing visible when the left and right thirds of the
sheets are folded under, leaving a thick 3.7 x 8.5 packet.]
DEED.
/Enoch B. Campbell
Administrator of the estate of
James Campbell deed
To
Anthony W. Lugg, ---
Eight acres in Nelson Twp___
/
/Filed Feb 8'67
/
/Tax 50
Fees _2.00_
Total 2.50
/
[page 1]
(No. 45.) Executor's, Trustee's or Guardian's Deed.
Printed and sold by John C. Clark & Son, 250 Dock Street, Philadelphia
This Indenture, MADE
the /Third ---/day of /December---/ in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and /sixty six/ BETWEEN /Enoch B. Campbell administrator
of all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits lands and
inurments which were of James Campbell late of Tioga deceased of the one
part --
and Anthony W. Lugg of the township of Nelson in the County of Tioga and
State /[I'm surprised he didn't write 'Commonwealth'] /of the other part
--
/Whereas, /the said Enoch B. Campbell 0 on the Sixteenth day of October
A.D. 1866 - did present his petition to the Judges of the Orphans Court
held at Wellsborrogh /[sic] /in and for the County of Tioga in the State
of Pennsylvania - setting forth that the said James Campbell in his life
time did by a parol /[sic]/ agreement made on or about the 20th day of
March A.D. 1860sell to one Robert Campbell the following described lot
of land situated in the Township of Nelson in this county and state
aforesaid
Beginning at the South East corner of a lot of 84 & 2/10 acres of land,
conveyed by James Campbell to said A.W. Lugg thence along other lands of
said James Campbell 89 /[degree symbol] /East 12. 4/10 rods North 3
/[degree symbol]/ East 12. 2/10 rods. North 1 /[degree symbol] /East37.
7/10 rods North
4 /[degree symbol] /West 44 rods. North 1/2/ [degree symbol] /West. 24
rods- North 12/ [degree symbol] /East 6. 8/10 rods - North 8 /[degree
symbol]
West 9 rods- North 21 1/2 [degree symbol] /East 4. rods - North 14
/[degree symbol]/ West - 14. 8/10 rods - Thence
along said lot of 84. & 2/10 acres South 1 /[degree symbol]/ West 148
rods. to the place of beginning. containing Eight acres for the price
or sum of one
hundred and twenty eight acres - all of which had been paid by
the said Robert Campbell - that said lot of land was then owned by
one Anthony W. Lugg by purchase from said Robert Campbell - that
said James Campbell in his lifetime made no sufficient provision
for the performance of said paid contract and that it would be
against equity to rescind the same - That the only parties interested
in said contract are John Campbell a minor Ann Campbell a minor Edwin
Grene /[sic] /a minor and the said Enoch B. Campbell, Robert Campbell - and
Anthony W, Lugg - And praying a decree of said Court for a specific
performance of said contract according to it's true intent and meaning -
And whereas the said parties in interest in the said contract did each (the
said minors by their guardians) make answers and admit the truth of the
facts in said petition set forth --- Whenupon the said Court having
fully considered said petition and answers - and no sufficient/ /cause
having been shown to the contrary did on the 16th day of October
adjudge that the said contract had been so far executed that it would be
against equity to rescind the same and did order & decree the specific
performance of said contract according to its true intent and that the
said Enoch B. Campbell administrator of said James Campbell deeds,
do execute and deliver to said Anthony W. Lugg a good and sufficient
deed of conveyance
in fee simple for the said lot of land above described ---------/
[page 2]
Now this Indenture witnesseth, That the said /Enoch B. Campbell
Administrator of the estate of said James Campbell deeds---/ for and in
the consideration of the sum of /One Dollar ---- /lawful money of the
United States, to /him/ in hand paid by the said /Anthony W. Lugg --
/
at and before the sealing and delivery hereof, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, /has --- /granted, bargained, sold,
aliened,released and confirmed. and by these presents, /and in pursuance
of said order and decree of said Orphans Court does--------------------
/grant bargain, sell alien, release and confirm unto the said /Anthony
W. Lugg - him and assigns all that certain lot of land /[and here is a
repeat of the location and boundaries of the lot. I doubt anyone wants
to read it all again]
[page 3]
TOGETHER with all and singular the
Ways, Waters, Water-Courses, Rights, Liberties, Privileges,
Hereditaments and Appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging, or in
any wise appertaining, and the Reversions and Remainders, Rents, Issues
and Profits thereof; and also all the estate, right, title, interest,
trust, property, possesion, claim and deman whatsoever, /of said James
Campbell in his lifetime,/ in law, equity, or otherwise howsoever, of,
in, to, or out of the same:/
/
To have and to hold the said/ lot or tract of eight acres of land
/Heredtaments and Premises hereby granted and released, or
mentioned and intended so to be, with appurtanences, unto the said
/Anthony W. Lugg his heirs and /[with so much redundancy, what's an
extra 'and'?]
and Assigns, to and for the only proper use and behoof of the said
/Anthony W. Lugg his heirs --/ or Assigns for ever.
AND the said /Enoch B. Campbell hereby does
/
covenant, promise and agree to and with the said /Anthony W. Lugg his heirs/
and Assigns, by these presents, that /he
/the said
/Enoch B. Campbell/ ha/s/ not done,
committed. or knowingly or wrongly suffered to be done or committed, any
act, matter or thing whatsoever, whereby the Premises hereby granted, or
any part thereof, is, are, shall or may be impeached, charged or
encumbered, in title, charge, estate, or otherwise however.
*In witness whereof*, the said Parties to these Presents have
hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals this day and year
first above written.
*SEALED AND DELIVERED*
IN THE PRESENCE OF
/Leroy Taber Enoch B. Campbell
/
/On this Third day of December AD one thousand eight hundred and sixty
six - before me one of the Justices of the Peace in an for the County
of Tioga in the State of Pennsylvania personally appeared Enoch B.
Campbell - above named - Administrator of the estate of James Campbell
deceased and in due form of law - acknowledged the above deed of
conveyance to be his act and deed as such Administrator and desired that
the same might be recorded as such -- In testimony whereof I have
hereto set my hand and seal the day and year last above written
E S Seely J P
/
[at the very bottom of the page, perhaps in pencil is:]
/Acknowledge// before any Justice /[something, but doesn't look like 'of
Peace'] /A. W. Lugg--
/
[pasted to page 3 is a receipt, embossed with a seal, is a receipt saying:]
Tioga County, SS.
RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE in and for said
County, in Record Book No. /39/, Page /305/ the /8th/
day of /February/ 186/7/
Witness my hand and Official Seal,
/D L Deam /[or maybe 'Dearn']/ /Recorder
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