Item 78f: Deed Title Transfer Receipt (removed to oversize box #1), 1841, 1862, 1864, 1871, 1872, 1875, 1922

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Deed Title Transfer Receipt (removed to legal size box #1), 1841, 1862, 1864, 1871, 1872, 1875, 1922

Dates

Created: 1841, 1862, 1864, 1871, 1872, 1875, 1922

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Access:

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Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Deed/Title Transfer

Condition Note:

Poor. The page is torn in four sections where it was once folded.

Measurements:

6 ¼ in. x 8 in.

Title:

Deed Receipt

Description:

The following shows an itemized history of this property’s transfer and sale between 1841-1922. The original sale was depicted as between John Lord Butler and John Dorrance in 1841, the second between Dorrance as executor for Charles Dorrance, and Stephen Leonard Thurlow in 1862, the third between Thurlow and Andrew Todd McClintock, as property trustee, to Jasper Billings Stark, in 1864, the fourth between Stark and Jesse Thomas in 1875, whose sale is the last documented. There is a note at the bottom of the page that suggests the method of payment may be mistaken in a few occurrences, such as Thomas paying for the property in half cash, $24,000 in addition to the remainder with the sale of Union house, totaling $44,000. The creator suggests that the house would not have been worth or available to the sum of $20,000 at that time. The reverse of the manuscript gives more context to the policies in their transfer, noting when one was cancelled, another refunded, and the names included on the insurance policies.

Location:

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Transcription:

Front Page:

J. Thomas Homestead So. FR. [South Franklin] St. W-Barre

John L Butter } Deed 17. Apr[il]. 1841 To } Lot 100ft. x 224. $900. John Dorrance }

John Dorrance } Deed 17 Oct[ober]. 1862 by Exec[utive] C. } Same lot with House Dorrance To } $8500. S. L. Thurlow } To A.T. McClintock Trustee 20 Aug. 1864 To J.B. Stark Agreed. June - 18 - 1871 Same Deed 1st June 1872 $36,000

J.B. Stark } Deed 14. Jan[uar]y 1875 To } $44,000 Jesse Thomas }

J. Thomas paid Stark as above $44.000 cash $24,000. + Union St. House $20.000, 44.000 However I doubt if Union St. House would have sold for cash at that time for more than $15,000 in this Event the property would stand at $39,000 Builder alterations (I think about two or three thousand doll[ars].) say 2500 Four large mirrors + bot [bought] from Thurlow (say)about 1000 about the cost of House + lot + mirrors - $42,500

Back Page:

$10,000 Policy There is a perpetual policy on this House with Jean Buis Agency for $10,000- for which (assignment) father paid J. Stark $380- J. M. Thomas This policy was cancelled July 12th 1922 + $380 refunded by the Insurance Companies + Ms. Renared on Time Policies J.M.T. 1875 Jan. 14 In the purchase as above, father assigned Mr. Stark in the pint how a certain Mtg.[mortgage] for $18,743.84 gave him a note due 1st April 1875 for 1628.08 Note due 1st Apr[il] 2628.08 Cash down 1000 The Amt. [amount] of cash pay[men]t as stated $24,000.00 1875 Sept. 20 Afterwards he took an assignment back again from Stark of the Mtg. (the mtg. was against Peter H. Watson on lands in Pittston or Jenkins tnp [township] sold in 1873) and paid him cash as follows Amt [amount]: of Mtg. [mortgage] 18,743.84 amt. apr[il] 1. to self: 20. 1875 527.95 Paid cash “ “ 19,271.79 16,000 3,271.79 amt. to april 1st 1876 104.69 note for Balance $3,376.48 This note came due after Fathers’ death. + I paid it — less a Disc. for cash in advance to wit paid Jan[uar]y. 20th 1876 3337.63 Disc. for cash 38.85 Amt. of note ~~~ $3376.48 J.M. Thomas

1922 July 12 This data is of no value now The property is divided- Jessie T. Sturdevant taking 55 feet of North easterly part of Lot + J.M. Thomas 45 f[ee]t The S[outh]. Westerly part J.M.T- Along the side of the page: Mem. [memorandum] 14. Jan 1875 J. Thomas Homestead Cash $42,000 or cash $42,500} see memo- here with} line of tilll (sic) out of Jno [John] L. Butler in 1841

Envelope:

Mr. Frederick J. Krohle Reference Librarian Farley Library Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, Penn[sylvani]a 18703

Counter Check from the People’s Bank of Wilkes-Barre:

The description in all these deeds is identical