Trustees of the Connecticut Land Company transcript of the deed for sale of lands in Cleveland to Samuel Huntington An electronic version unknown Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University Western Reserve Historical Society Grabowski, John Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University Publisher of TEI-conformant electronic version. NAME TEI creator 2.11 MB Digital Case, Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University
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 2010 wrhsms02039 Trustees of the Connecticut Land Company, transcript of the deed for sale of lands in Cleveland to Samuel Huntington unknown 1802-03-18 Cleveland, Ohio and the Western Reserve Digital Text Collection 4 pp. handwritten 21 cm x 27 cm

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 Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus Library of Congress Subject Headings Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names first-indent(1) Description of how the tag is used English Library of Congress Classification Cleveland (Ohio) Western Reserve (Ohio)
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To all people to whom these presents shall[come]greeting. Whereas we John Caldwell John Morgan and Jonth Brace being masters for the Connecticut Land Company as by indentures made the 5th day of September AD 1795 between the Purchases of the Connecticut Western Reserve of the first part &we the said Caldwell Morgan &Brace of the second part reference then to bring had will fully appear. Deed whereas in purchases of the constitution votes and proceeding of said Company reference thereto being had a sale of certain made and lots of land herein after described in the City and Township of Cleveland in the county of Trumbull in the Territory North west of the River Ohio has been made by the Director of said Company to Samuel Huntington Esq. or the same town of Cleveland and in virtue of said sale the said Samuel Huntington has become entitled to receive from us the said trustees a conveyance of all our legal estate and interest in &to said tracts &lots of land. Therefore we the said John Caldwell, John Morgan &Jonth Brace in execution &fulfilment of the trust [vistia] in us as aforesaid do hereby [nick &lease] quit claim &certify to the said Samuel Huntington. To his heirs&assigns the following boats&lots of land lying and situate in said Township &city of Cleveland viz. Our part or parcel butting [masterly] on the City Lots containing one hundred &ten acres &sixty rods of land &bounded as follows big; Beginning at the north west corner of ten acre lot No 132 on the bank of the lake thence South past to the middle road leading from Huron Shed through the ten acre lots thence Eastwardly along said road to the south East corner of lot No 76. thence northwardly in the line of said lot to the north East corner of lot to 76 thence[Nince]Eastwardly to the south East corner of lot No 104. thence north 340 west to the south shore. Being the north east corner of lot No 136 thence westwardly on the laks shore butting ou the lake to the first mentioned boundary

also one other tract or parcel of land containing seventy two acres and fifty three rods of land and bounded as follows viz. beginning at the north East corner of lot No 74 in the city of Cleveland. thence running south 340 West eighteen rods. Thence south 640 west seventy six rods thence south 260 west fifty rods to a white ash pole marked thence west seventy six rods to the River Cuyahoga thence up said River on the bank following the causes & meanderings of said River until it intersects the north line of Huron Street. Thence Eastwardly on said line on said line until it strikes the west line of Ontario Street, thence northwardly on said street to the great square. Thence butting northwardly on said square to the south west corner then of. Thence butting Eastwardly on said square until it strikes Superior Street. Thence westwardly on said street to the just mentioned excluding from the aforementioned &described parcel of lands lots No 77 & No 79 and any part of Qingara lane that may be included in said ad-measurement, and wanted for public use. forty acres &forty two rods of the east described piece of land lies and it situated in the great land or peninsula of the Cuyahoga&without the bounds of the city. remaining twenty two acres &eleven rods lies within the city &include MaidewLaw. also one other piece or parcel of land containing seventeen acres&forty seven rods including &comprising city lots No 1 No 2& No 3 butting west on water street south on Lake Street. East on lot No 4 & north on the lake and lots No 191, No 192, No 193 &No 194. Butting Eastwardly on Water Street & westwardly on Cuyahoga River. The several rods &parcels of land being mentioned &described were surveyed by Maj Amos Spafford Surveyor. To have and to hold who aforesaid described premises to him the said Samuel Huntington his heirs &assigns forever to his own proper who benefit and behalf. In witness whereof we have henceto set our hands &sales this 18th day of March. In 1802

Signed Sealed and deliveredin presence ofSolomon PorterEpm RootJohn Morgan L.S.John Brace L.S.John Caldwell L. S.

The state of Connecticut Hartford County March 18th of AD 1802. Personally appeased John Caldwell, John Morgan&Jonth Brace Esquire signs and seals of the within instrument and acknowledged the same to their voluntary act and deed before Epm Root Justice Peace. State of Connecticut Hartford County. I Thedon Dwight Notary Public for said County Duty appointed &qualified residing in the city of Hartford in said County [Dokeuly] certify make known &declare to whom it doth or may concern that Epm Root Esq whose name is subscribed to the acknowledgement of the annexed instrument is a justice of the Peace for said Hartford County&as such is by saw authorized to take and certify such acknowledgement, that said subscription is in his said Roots handwriting. I the said Notary being well acquainted therewith &that full faith and credit is due to his official certificates in Court & Country. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand &affixed my Notarial seal this Eighteenth day of of March in the year of our Lord. One thousand Eight hundred and two Recorded July 8th 1803. I. Dwight Noty public

per me John &Edwares Recorder

The State of OhioTrumbull County

I Alex a Adanis recorder in and for said county do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of an instrument of writing recorded in Trumbull County Records. Book "D" pages 434 &435. In testimony whereof I have unto subscribe my name, and affix my official seal at [Narrow] this 11th day of June AD 1867.

[Alex Adanis]Recorder