| Roll Number | 5 |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 Jun 1869 |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | Middletown |
| Other Locations Mentioned | – |
| Authors | Joshua B. Fenimore; Sarah M (his wife) |
| Position | – |
| Recipient | J. Nicholson |
| Other Names Mentioned | Henry Davis, Notary Public for the State of Delaware |
| Message Abstract | Be it remembered that on the seventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine (1869) personally come before me Henry Davis a Notary Public for the State of Delaware Joshua B Fenimore and Sarah M his wife parties to this Indenture Known to me personally to be such and severally acknowledged this Indenture to be their Deed and the said Sarah M Fenimore being at the same time privately examined by me apart from her husband acknowledged that she executed this Indenture willingly without compulsion or threats or fear of her husbands displeasure |
| Message Body | This Indenture made the seventh day of June in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine 1869 Between Joshua B. Fenimore of the Town of Middletown New Castle County and State of Delaware and Sarah M his wife parties of the first part and The Trustees of the coloured School in and near the said Town of Middletown New Castle County and State of Delaware parties of the second part Witnesseth that the said Joshua B Fenimore and Sarah M his wife for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar lawful money of the United States of America unto them willingly [[?truly]] paid by the said Trustees of the said Col. School at or before the [[settling]] and delivery of these presents the Receipt Whereof is hereby acknowledged Have granted, bargained, sold, aleined, enfeested, released, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, elign, enfeest, release, convey and confirm unto the said Trustees their successors and assigns, All that certain lot piece or parcel of land situate in St Georges Hundred New Castle County and State of Delaware adjoining land of John Allston, Samuel Dale and others the metes and bounds of which is as follows to wit Beginning in the centre of Lake Street and a corner of new Street thence North eighty one degrees East thirty three feet to a corner in J Allstons line, thence with said Allston's line North sixteen and a half degrees East 106 -- feet to corner for lot No 1, thence with Lot No 1 South eighty one degrees West eighty feet (more or less) to New Street (the East side thereof) thence with said New Street South nine degrees East ninety six feet to the place of beginning be the contents thereof, the same more or less, together with all and singular the building houses, improvements, ways, woods, 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 all the estate, right title, interest, property, claim and demand whatsoever of them the said Joshua B Fenimore and Sarah M his wife in law, equity or otherwise howsoever of, in, and to the same and every part and parcel thereof to have and to hold the said lot peice or parcel of land hereditaments and premises hereby granted, or mentioned, or intended so to be with the appurtenances unto the said Trustees of the said Col School their successors and assigns, to and for the only proper use and behoof of the said Trustees of the said Coloured School their successors and assigns for the purpose of erecting a proper building upon said lot of land in which to teach and give instruction to the coloured people of the town of Middletown and ajacent country in the different brances of learning or education, and for no other use whatever and if used for any other purpose to revert back to the owner J B Fenimore or hairs. And the said Joshua B Fenimore and Sarah M his wife their Heirs and Administrators Do by these presents, covenant grant, and agree to and with the said Trustees of said Coloured School their successors and assigns that they the said Joshua B Fenimore and Sarah M his wife their Heirs all and singular the hereditaments and premises above described and granted or mentioned or intended so to be with the Appurtenances unto the said Trustees of the said Coloured School their successors and Assigns, against them the said Joshua B Fenimore and Sarah M his wife their Heirs and against all and every other person or Persons whomsoever in lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof by from through or under them or either of them shall and will by these presents Warrant and forever Defend In Witness Whereof the said Joshua B Fenimore and Sarah M his wife have hereunto set their hands and seals dated the day and year first above written, Signed and Delivered in the presence of [[signature]] Henry Davis [[/signature]] [[signature]] J B Fenimore [[/signature]] (Seal) [[signature]] Sarah M Fenimore [[/signature]] (Seal]] |
| Pages | 553 |
| Transcribers Notes | – |
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[Author (if known)], Freedmen's Bureau Correspondence on Schools, 1869-1870, 1869, Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva’s Black History, Nabb Research Center, Salisbury University.
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