This Indenture made the sixteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven. Between Moses Wetmore of the town of Watertown County of Jefferson and State of New York and Elenor his wife of the first part and Philander McCartey of the town of Denmark County of Lewis and State aforesaid of the second part.

Witnesseth that the said party of the first part for and in the consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars lawful money of the United States of America to him in hand paid at or before the unsealing and delivery of these presents by the said party of the second part the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and the said party of the second part his heirs, executors, and administrators forever released and discharged from the same by these presents hath granted bargained, sold, liened, remised, released, conveyed, and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, remise, release, convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part and to his heirs and assigns forever all that certain piece or parcel of Land lying and being in the town of Denmark aforesaid (formerly Harrisburgh) bounded as follows.

Beginning at a Black ash tree on the town line at one of the corners of Lot No. 27 marked No. 27. 28. Thence north 54 degrees. East 26 chi. 15 lks to a stake Eight lks northwesterly of a maple sapling marked no 27.28.34.35. thence south 30 degrees East 11 chi. 35 lks to a stake, thence south 60 degrees West 25 chs and 5 lks to a stake thence north 81 degrees west to the place of beginning containing 32 acres and sixty rods of land.

Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever unto the said above mentioned and described premises in any wise appertaining or belonging and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof; and also, all of the estate, right, title, interest, dower and right of dower, property, possessions, claim and demand whatsoever, as well in law as in equity of the said party of the first part; of, in, and to the same, and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances: To have and to hold the above granted, bargained, and described premises, with the appurtenances unto the said party of the second part; his heirs and assigns to have and to hold for his own proper use and behoof forever. 

And the said party of the first part for himself and his heirs executors and administrators does covenant, grant, promise, and agree to and with the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns, that the said party of the first part at the time of the sealing and delivery of these presents, was lawfully issued in and of possession of a good, absolute, and indefeasible estate of inheritance, in fee simple, of and in all and singular the above granted, bargained and described premises with the appurtenances thereunto belonging and has good right, full power, and lawful authority to grant, bargain, sell, and convey the same in manner and form aforesaid; 

And that the said party of the second part his heirs, and assigns shall and may at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the above granted premises and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances without any let, suit, trouble, molestation, eviction, or disturbance of the said party off the first part, his heirs or assigns or any other person or persons lawfully claiming or to claim the same and that the same now are free, clear, discharged and unencumbered of and from all former and other grants, titles, charges, estates, judgments, taxes, assessments, and encumbrances of what nature or kind soever, and also that the said part of the first part and his heirs and all and every other person or persons whosoever lawfully or equitably deriving any estate, right, title, or interest of in or to the herein before granted premises, by, from, under, or in trusts for him, shall and will, at anytime or times hereafter, upon the reasonable request, and at the proper costs and charges in the law of the said party of the second part;

His heirs and assigns, make do and execute or cause or procure to be made, done, and executed, all and every such further and other lawful and reasonable acts, conveyance and assurances in the law, for the better and more effectually vesting and confirming the premises hereby intended to be granted in and to the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever as by the said party of the second part his heirs or assigns or his counsel learned in the law shall be reasonably devised, advised or required: and the said party of the first part, his heirs, the above described and hereby granted and released premises and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns against the said party of the first part, and his heirs and against all and every person and persons whomsoever, lawfully claiming or to claim the same shall and will warrant and by these presents forever defend.

In witness whereof, the parties of these presents have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

Moses Wetmore S.S.

Eliner E. Wetmore S.S.

Sealed and delivered in the presence of the words “& Eleanor his wife” in the second line from the top and of the words “does hereby agree” was erased and the words “above described premises” also erased before examination on Samuel S. Wetmore State of New York, Jefferson Count JP on the 18 day of April 1827 personally came before me the within named grantors to me known to be the persons described in and who executed the within deed who acknowledged that they executed the same for the uses and purposes therein mentioned and the said Eleanor E. the wife being examined by me separate and apart from her said husband and she confessed that she signed the same freely without any fear or compulsion of her said husband there being no erasures or interlineations except what were noted before examination. I allow it to be recorded.

Luther Gibson commissioner

Recorded November 16, 1836 at 1 O’Clock

Carlos F. Scovil, Clerk