MORTGAGE--JOSEPH
&POLLY CROSLEY to BENJAMIN MULFORD
Hamilton
County Deed book D1 File #193
January
11, 1806
(Land
in Columbia Township, Section 32, Township 4, Fractional Range 2)
Know all men by these presents that I Joseph
Crosley of the County of Hamilton and State of Ohio in consideration of four
hundred and fifty dollars lawful money paid to me by Benjamin Mulford of the
County of Warren and State of Ohio the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge,
do hereby give grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Benjamin Mulford
his heirs and assigns forever a certain parcel of land being a pert of section
number thirty two in the fourth township and second fractional Range of
Townships in the Miami Purchase the lines are as follows. Beginning at the
North West corner running thence on Stephen Conckling's line one hundred and
two poles South, thence East one hundred and eighty nine poles, ten links, from
thence North seventy poles thence West one hundred and nine poles, ten links
thence North thirty one poles thence West eighty poles to the beginning corner.
To have and to hold the said granted and
bargained premises with the privileges and appurtenances thereof to the said
Benjamin Mulford his heirs and assigns to his and their use and behoof forever.
And I the said Joseph Crosley for myself my heirs and executors and
administrators do covenant with the said Benjamin Mulford his heirs &
assigns that I am lawfully seized in fee of the premises, that they are free of
all encumbrances, that I have good right, to sell and convey the same unto the
said Benjamin Mulford to hold as aforesaid and that I will warrant & defend
the same to the lawful claims and demands of all persons. Provided
nevertheless, that if I the said Joseph Crosley, my heirs executors or
administrators shall well and truly pay to the said Benjamin Mulford his heirs
executors land administrators or assigns the full and just sum of three hundred
and seventy dollars on or before the first day of January in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ten for which the said Benjamin Mulford has
my obligation this indent use of Mortgage shall be void otherwise shall remain
in full force and virtue.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal together with my wife Polly who hereby relinquishes her right of
dower to the same this eleventh day of January in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and six.
(signed) Joseph Crosley
Polly Crosley (her mark)
Signed sealed and acknowledged in the
presence of
James Lyon
Ezra Ferris
Personally appeared before me James Lyon one
of the Justices assigned to keep the Peace in the Township of Cincinnati and
County of Hamilton the within anmed Joseph Crosley and Polly his wife, who
being seperately examined acknowledged the within Instrument to be their hands
and seals acts and deed for the uses and purposed within mentioned. Done and
acknowledged this 11th day of Jany 1806 as witnessed by my hand and
seal.
James Lyon