To all Christian people to whom this present writing shall or may
come.
Jacob Codebec of Wackackhameck in the county of ulster and province
of New York sendeth greeting.
Now know ye that the said Jacob Codebec, for divers good causes and
considerations him thereunto moving but more and especially for and
in consideration of the sum of one hundred and seventy pounds currant
money of the province of New York to him in hand paid before the
ensealing and delivery of these presents by Peter Guymard of the same
place. The receipt whereof he the said Jacob Codebec doth hereby
acknowledge and thereof and therefrom and of and from every part &
parcell therof doe acquitt exhonerate release and forever discharge
the said Peter Guymard his heirs administrators and executors by
these presents.
It Ave given granted bargained and sold released ratified and
confirmed, and by these presents doe fully freely clearly and
absolutely give grant bargain & sell release ratify and confirm unto
the said Peter Guymard, his heirs & assignes for ever all that
certain tract or parcell of land lying and being in Wachachkameck.
Being the one just seventh part of the 1200 acres of land granted by
patent to David Jamison Thos Swartwout, John Mattison and company by
Gouvenour Benjamin Fletcher as by said patent may more fully and at
large appear.
So have and to hold the said seventh part of the said 1200 acres of
land with all and singular the priviledges the reditaments and
appurtanences thereunto belonging or in any way appurtaining
unto the said Peter Guymard his heirs and assigns and to the only
proper use benefit and behoof of him the said Peter Guymard his heirs
and assignes forever.
Provided always and upon this condition and it is the true intent and
meaning of these presents that if the above named Jacob Codebec his
heirs executors and administrators or assignes the just and full sum
of 170 pounds current money aforesaid on or before the 14th day of
February which will be in the year of our Lord 1729 with the yearly
interest of 8 p cent per anum.
Then and in such case this present deed of bargains and sale to be
utterly void and of none effect Otherwise to stand and abide in full
force power and virtue. In testimony whereof I have hereunto put my
hand and seal this 14th day of February in the 12th year of his
magesties Reigne
Annaq Dom 1725/6
J. Codebec SS
Sealed and delivered
in the presence of us
Jn^o Crooke Jun
Joseph Wheeler
Barnardus A C Swartwout, X his mark
Ulster ^Co. This is to certify that on the 16 day of Feb. in the 12th
year of his magesties Reigne Annoq Dom 1725/6 appeared before me
Abraham Gaasbeek Chambers Esq one of the judges of the inferior court
of common pleas for said county.
Jn^o Crooke June one of the witnesses to this deed and being sworn on
the Holy Evangelist declares that he saw the within named Jacob
Codebec execute the same as his voluntary act and deed, and that he
saw Joseph Wheeler & Barnardus Swartwout sign the same as witnesses
and that he signed the same as a witness; and having carefully
examined the same & finds no erarures nor interliniations in the same
and allows the same to be entered on siad county Record.
vera Copia A Gaasbeek Chambers
Gil Livingston Clk.
From County Clerk's office Kingston.