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This Indenture, made the tenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy two between Abner Welton and Lucy Welton his Wife of Plainville, Onondaga County, State of New York ......................

of the first part,and Charles Howland of Boro of Covington County of Tioga and State of Pennsylvania of the second part: WITNESSETH, That the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS lawful money of the United States of America, well and truly paid by the said party of the second part, to the said party of the first part, at and before ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, released, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents DOES grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, release, convey and confirm, unto the said party of the second part, HIS heirs and assigns, ALL that Lot piece or parcel of land Situate in the Boro of Covington , Tioga County and State of Pennsylvania, beginning at the South West Corner of a Lot of Land deeded by Leister W Tracy(?) & Dianthia his Wife to the party ofthe Second Part, thence South Twenty Eight perches to a Corner the South West hereof on the north line of Christiana Patchen Land, thence South Eighty Six and a half deg, East to the West line of the Village Lots being the South East Corner hereof, thence along the West line of said Village lots to the South East Corner of said Leister & Diantha Tracy(?) Lot Sold the Party of the Second part & the North East Corner hereof thence Westerly along the South Line of Said Lot to the place of beginning, Continuing about Eighteen Acres to the same were (can’t read 2 words ) being the Same Lot of Land left Lucy Welton by the Last Will & Testament of her Father Thomas Putnam refference being thereto said will more fully show....

Together with all and singular, the buildings, improvements, woods, ways. rights, liberties, privileges, hereditaments and appurtenances, to the same belonging, or in any  wise appertaining, and the reversion amd reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof, and of every part and parcel thereof: AND ALSO, all the estate, right title, interest, property, possession, claim and demand whatsoever, both in law and equity, of the said party of the first part, of, in, and to the said premises, with the appurtenances:

To Have and to hold the said premises, with all and singular appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, their heirs and assigns, to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of the said party of the second part, their heirs and assigns forever AND the said Parties for ??

their heirs, and against all and every other person or persons, whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof,

SHALL and WILL WARRANT and for ever DEFEND.

In Witness whereof, the said parties of the first part to these presents have hereunto set their hand and seal Dated the day and year first above written.

Stamped, Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the presence of :

A.J. Welton

Lucy Welton

Edwin Dyer

State of Pennsylvania Tioga County, be it remembered, that on this Eleventh Day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Seventy Two, before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for Said County , personally appeared Abner Welton & Lucy his Wife who I am satisfied are the grantors mentioned in the above deed or conveyance, and I having first made known to them the contents thereof, they acknowledged that they signed, sealed and delivered the same as their voluntary act and deed: the said Lucy Welton his Wife being of full age, on a private examination apart from her said husband before me acknowledged that She signed, sealed and delivered the same as her voluntary act and deed, freely, without any fear, threats or compulsion of her said husband. All of which is hereby certified.

Edwin Dyer Just. Peace

Tioga County Recorder Office. Recorded in said office in Record Book No 49 page 262

April 29th 1872. Witness my hand and official seal D.L. Deane Recorder.

Entered for record in the Recorder’s Tax $ .50
Office of Tioga Fees 2.00
County, the 2 day of MARCH 2.50
1881
Geo.C. Bowen - Recorder
Paid
Recvd Payment in full Jan 10, 1888
F.A. Dyer & Sisters

THIS INDENTURE, made the twentieth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty one.

BETWEEN Adda R. Gaskill & S.A. Gaskill her husband of Covington Boro, Tioga County, State of Pennsylvania of the first part, and Esther A. McGrath, Fannie A. Dyer, Nellie F. Dyer of Covington Boro & Mrs. Katherine D. Keene of Philadelphia, & Ellen D King, wife of E. DeWitt King , of Big Rapids Mich. the second part: WHEREAS, the said Adda R. Gaskill and S.A. Gaskill, her husband in and by a certain OBLIGATION or writing obligatory under their hands and seals duly executed, and bearing even date herewith, stand bound unto the said party of the second part, in the sum of Six hundred and Seventy Dollars Penal Sum, lawful money of the United States of America conditioned for the payment of the just sum of Three Hundred & Thirty five dollars ($335.) with interest in Six Equal Annual Payments, the first payment to become due on the second day of January, A.D. 1882 without any deduction or defalcation or abatement to be made of anything for, or in respect of any taxes, charges or assessments whatsoever.

Provided that the Interest becomes due and to be paid on the whole amount unpaid annually, without any fraud or further delay, as in and by the said recited obligation and condition thereof, relation to the same being had, may more fully and at large appear.

NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, that the said party of the first part, as well for and in consideration of the aforesaid debt, or sum of Three Hundred and Thirty-five dollars and for the better securing the payment thereof, unto the said partys of the second part, their executors, administrators and assigns, in discharge of the said obligation above recited, as for and in consideration of the further sum of one dollar, in specie, well and truly paid to the said party of the first part, by the said party of the second part, at and before the ensealing and delivery hereof, the receipt of which one dollar is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold, released and confirmed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, release and confirm, unto the said party of the second part, their heirs and assigns, All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Boro of Covington, Tioga County, State of Pennsylvania, on the Public Square, and known in the plan of said Town as Lot. No. 17, being the west part of said Lot, and bounded on the East by Orin F. Price and extending West along Bradford Street to the Public Ground, Sixty Two Feet, thence fifty five feet Northwestardly to Lot No. 18, thence Easterly Along the same to Orin Price’s Lot, thence along said Orin Price to the place of beginning: being the West part of the Same Lot deeded by Herman Whitehead to Edwin Dyer, July 8th, A.D. 1839, also deeded Herman Whitehead & wife to Wm (?) Ogden, Nov. 26th A.D. 1844, also deeded Wm (?) Ogden to Edwin Dyer, Aug. 5th 1845.

TOGETHER with all and singular, the buildings, improvements, woods, ways, rights, liberties, privileges, hereditaments and appurtenances, to the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said hereditaments and premises above granted, or intended so to be, with the appurtenances, unto the said partys of the second part, their heirs and assigns forever.

AND it is further agreed, that in case of default in the payment of the said sum and interest at the day and time when the same become due and payable by the terms hereof, it shall be lawful for the said party of the second part to sue out a writ of Scire Facias upon this Indenture of Mortgage immediately, and proceed to collect the said money. any law, usage or custom of the State of Pennsylvania to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.

PROVIDED ALWAYS, NEVERTHELESS, that if the said parties of the first part their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said partys of the second part, their executors, administrators or assigns, the aforesaid debt or sum of three hundred and thirty five dollars, on the day and time hereinbefore mentioned and appointed for the payment thereof, together with lawful interest for the same, in like money, in the way and manner hereinbefore specified therefor, without any fraud or further delay, and without any deduction, defalcation or abatement to be made, for or in respect of any taxes, charges or assessments whatsoever, that then, and from thenceforth, as weoo this present Indenture, and the estate hereby granted, as the said OBLIGATION above recited, shall cease, determine and become absolutely null and void, to all intents and purposes, anything hereinbefore contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said partys of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

Signed, Sealed and Delivered

in the presence of

Edwin Klock Addie R. Gaskill

O. G. Gerould S. A. Gaskill

STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, County of TIOGA

BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this twentieth day of January

in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty one before me, the Subscriber

one of the Justices of the Peace, in and for said County personally appeared the above

named Addie R Gaskill & S.A. Gaskill, her husband who I am satisfied are the grantors

mentioned in the above indenture of mortgage, and I having first made know to them

the contents thereof, they acknowledged that they signed, sealed and delivered the same

as their voluntary act and deed: and the said Addie R Gaskill being of full age and private

examination by me made separate and apart from her said husband and the full contents of the foregoin indenture of Mortgage being by me first made known to her she acknowledged that she signed sealed and delivered the same as her voluntary act and without fear, threat, coersion or compulsion of her said husband. All of which is hereby Certified.

THIS INDENTURE, Made the 23 day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eleven BETWEENMartha J Howland of Troy County of Bradford and state of Pennsylvania party of the first part, Addie Gaskill of Covington Boro of Tioga and state of Pennsylvania of the second part: Witnesseth, That the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand two hundred and fifty Dollars lawful money of the United States of America, well and truly paid by the said party of the second part to the said party of the first part, at hand before the sealing and delivery of thesepresents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, released, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, release, convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part, her heirs and assigns, ALL that certain lot of land situate in Covington Boro County of Tioga and the State of Pennsylvania described as follows. Beginning at a corner store north side of state road, Nort 85 degrees, west 10 rods and four feet, to a corner stone. Thence along lands of Wm Douglass. North 3 1/2 degrees, East about 11 rods to a stone corner. Thence along lands of Wm Douglass and Fred P Copps south 86 1/4 degrees - East 10 rods and four feet to a stone corner on the west side of west street . Thence along the said street soouth 2 degrees west 8.28 rods to the place of beginning containing more or less - conveyed by Charles Howland by WILL to the said Martha J Howland

Together with all and singular tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging, or in anywise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof, AND ALSO, all the estate, right, title, interest, property, claim and demand whatsoever, both in law and equity, of the said party of the first part, of, in, to or out of the said premises and every part and parcel thereof,

To have and to holdthe said premises, with all and singular the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, her heirs and assigns, to and for the only proper use and behoof of the said party of the second part, her heirs and assigns, forever, And the said party of the first part for herself her heirs, executors and administrators, do is by these presents, covenant, grant and agree to and with the said party of the second part, her heirs and assigns, that she the said party of the first part and her heirs all and singular the hereditaments and premises herein above described and granted, or mentioned and intended so to be, with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, her heirs and assigns, against the said party f the first part and her heirs, and against all and every other person or persons, whomsoever, lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof; shall and will, by these presents, WARRANT AND FOREVER DEFEND.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said part of the first part ha hereunto set hand and seal the day and year above written.

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us:

Martha J Howland

State of Pennsylvania, Tioga County

On the 27 day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and eleven before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the peace in and for said County came the above-named Martha J Howland and acknowledged the above Indenture to be her act and deed, and she desired the same might be recorded as such.

Witness my hand and Official seal, L. W. Avery J.P.

My Commission Expires the first Monday of May, 1914

Mail to Alfred Schultz Blossburg, Pa Box 117
Entered for record in the Recorder’s Office of Tioga County, the 23 day of October 1935 Ernest Green Recorder
Fees $3.60 paid

MADE the twenty-third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five BETWEEN Addie Gaskill, widow, of the township of Putnam, county of Tioga and State of Pennsylvania, grantor, party, of the first part, and Alfred W. Schultz and Maude E. Schultz, his wife, of the Borough of Blossburg, County of Tioga and State of Pennsylvania, grantees, parties, of the second part, WITNESSETH, That in consideration of six hundred fifty Dollars, in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, the said grantor does hereby grant and convey to the said grantees their heirs and assigns, ALL that piece or parcel of land situate in the township of Putnam, in the county of Tioga, and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to wit,

BEGINNING at a post on the south line of the East and West State Road leading towards Wellsboro, it being the Northeast corner of lot formerly owned by John W. Horton, and the Northeast corner hereof; thence South along said Horton’s West line eleven rods to a post in the north line of land formerly owned by Charles Howland, the Southeast corner hereof; thence West along the line of said Howland’s land two hundred and eighteen feet to a post, the Southwest corner hereof; thence North along the East line of lot formerly owned by Mrs. C. Hubbell Eleven Rods to a post on the South line of said State Toad, the Northwest corner hereof; thence East by said State Road Two hundred and Eighteen feet to the place of beginning, and Containing more or less, it being the same lot of land and premises conveyed by S.A. Gaskill and Addie, his wife, to Harriet Robbins, by deed dated January 4th, 1889 and recorded in Deed-Book No. 63 at page 501 on August 19th, 1880, and the same lot of land and premises conveyed by said Mrs. Harriet Robbins and E.S. Robbins, her husband, to said Addie Gaskill, by deed dated March 20, 1884, and NOT recorded; Excepting and reserving from the above described lot of land a strip fifty feet wide on said State Road and eleven rods deep and being along west side of lot, the same having been conveyed by said Addie Gaskill to Harley H. Maynard on or about May 15th, 1928, the deed of which reservation is undoubtedly recorded.

Nevertheless , the said Addie Gaskill reserves the rents and profits arising out of the said premises and dwellings for and during her natural life or lifetime, and a her decease, then the right of rents and profits of and in said land becomes vested in the said Alfred W. Schultz and Maude E. Schultz, his wife as tenants by entireties with right of survivorship and to their heirs and assigns forever. But the said grantees agree to pay all taxes of any description whatsoever that ma be levied on said land from and after the date of these presents at their own expense.

TOGETHER with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging, or in anywise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof. AND ALSO, all the estate, right, title, interest, property, claim and demand whatsoever, both in law and equity, of the said party of the first part, or, in, to or out of the said premises, and every part and parcel thereof.

TO HAVE and to HOLD the said premises, with all and singular, the appurtenances, unto the said parties of the second part their heirs and assigns, to and for the only proper use and behoof of the said parties of the second part, their heirs and assigns forever.

Under and subject to the payment of al encumbrances of record now existing and outstanding against the premises hereby conveyed, and also all unpaid taxes now against the said premises hereby conveyed, which said encumbrances and unpaid taxes the said grantees, their heirs and assigns, hereby assume and covenant to pay and discharge as a part of the consideration money or purchase price named herein.

And the said Addie Gaskill for herself, her heirs, executors and administrators, does by these presents covenant, grant and agree to and with the said parties of the second part, their heirs and assigns, that she the said Addie Gaskill, her heirs, all and singular hereditaments and premises herein above described and granted, or mentioned and intended so to be, with the appurtenances, unto the said parties of the second part, their heirs and assigns, against the said party of the first part, and her heirs, and against all and every person or persons, whomsoever, lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof, shall and will, to these presents WARRANT AND FOREVER DEFEND.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said party of the first part has hereunto set her hand and seal the day and year first written.

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of

Harvey D. Leach (?) Addie Gaskill

STATE of Pennsylvania, Tioga County. SS:

On the twenty-third day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five before me, the subscriber, a notary public in and for said county and state, residing in Mansfield Borough, Pa., personally came the above-named Addie Gaskill, widow, and acknowledged the above Indenture to be her act and deed, and desired the same might be recorded as such.

WITNESS my hand and notarial seal, Harvey D Leach NOTARY PUBLIC Mansfield Borough, Pa.

My commission expires March 2nd, 1937.

I hereby certify that precise residence of the grantee herein is Blossburg Borough, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

Alfred W. Schultz

Maude E. Schultz (Own Name Maude Robbins)

WHEREAS, the stipping and mining rights to this coal is now held by Alfred Schultz, of the Borough of Blossburg, under lease from the heirs of the Estate of A.H. Gaylord, it is agreed as follows.

The said W.F. & A.A. O’Donnell shall have the right to remove, set aside or otherwise handle the surface of said land so as to uncover and remove said coal and the royalty hereinafter specified shall be in full payment and satisfaction for any and all damage to herein described land. Said O’Donnells shall further have the right to make all necessary roads and to clear such land as may be necessary and proper and incident to the moving of their machinery to and from said mining work and for building roads for the transportation of coal to a central cleaning plant and for the market.

The term of this lease shall be from October 10, 1942 until all the recoverable coal is removed, it being understood that the coal is to be removed as expeditiously as possible considering unavoidable delays and market conditions.

Said O’Donnells agree to pay for all coal mined and removed the sum of thirty (30) cents per ton of two thousand pounds. Payment to be made on or before the first and fifteenth day of each month for all coal mined or removed during preceeding period.

This agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors or assigns, heirs, executors and administrators.

IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have hereunder set their hands and seals this tenth day of October 1942.

Witness

Harold Schultz WF & AA O’Donnell (seal)

Harold Schultz Alfred Schultz (seal)
 

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