Bidspirit auction | 1866 New York Land Indenture

1866 New York Land Indenture Deed for the Holland Purchase in Darien Genesee County - This mid-19th-century legal document is a manuscript and printed land indenture deed dated July 12, 1866. The document records the sale of approximately six and three-fourths acres of land in the Town of Darien, Genesee County, New York. The grantors are identified as La Fayette Merrill and Janette Merrill, and the grantees are Thomas J. Carpenter and Norman H. Timby. The property is described as part of a township surveyed for the Holland Land Company by Joseph Ellicott. The metes and bounds description references local landmarks including the west line of the Alleghany Road and the New York and Erie Rail Road. Neighboring landowners mentioned include Michael Healy, Mrs. Lydia Roberts, and Thomas Bushel. The document is a pre-printed legal form with handwritten manuscript insertions in brown ink. The top margin contains the printer mark Printed and Sold by Benton and Andrews, Rochester, N. Y. and the header Deed-Holland Purchase. An original blue 1.50 dollar U.S. Internal Revenue Inland Exchange revenue stamp depicting George Washington is affixed and hand-cancelled with the date July 12, 66. The deed is signed by La Fayette Merrill and Jannett Merrill and features two pink serrated-edge paper seals. It is witnessed and acknowledged by William S. Durbon, Justice of the Peace. The verso contains recording information from the Genesee County Clerk office, noting the deed was recorded on January 3, 1867, in Liber 21 of Deeds at page 312, signed by C. A. Hull, Deputy Clerk. 18 inches x 10 inches.