Land sale between Sylvanus Howe and Shubel Kenfield
Enfield, Hampshire Co Massachusetts - dated 01
November 1837. Describes the sale of land partly in
Belchertown and partly in Enfield, using the property of
Wiatt Barlow/Barlowe to describe property lines
Know all men by these presents that I Sylvanus Howe of
Enfield in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of
Massachusetts am not on District firmly bound to Shubel
Kenfield of Belchertown in the sum of one hundred dollars
for which payment sell and truly to be made. I bind myself
my heirs a ____ and administration firmly by these presents.
Sealed with my seal dated this first day of November 1837.
It is to be remembered that the said Shuebel Kenfield
has bought of the said Sylavnus Howe a sertain tract of
land lying partly in Belchertown and partly in Enfield
in said county bounded as follows: Beginning at the corner
Wiatt Barlows land on the line between said Barlow and
Lomas Woods thence on the same pint that the line __ between
said Barlow and Woods about twenty rods to a fence thence
westerly as the fence runs so far as to make it parilal
with the line between the said House and Barlowe then southerly
to a stake and stones standing near the end of the wall
then easterly in the line of Dl Barlows land to the first
mentioned bounds containg five acres more or less for which
the said Sheubal has given the said Howe two promisary
notes of twenty Dollars and ____ even date with this bond
one to be payed one year from the date with interest and
the other in two years from the date with interest.
The considerations of the above obligation is ____that
of the said Sheubel shall pay on caus to be payed ot the
said Sylvanus the cont--- of each of the above mentioned
and interest -- -- before the expiration two years from
the date of this note. Then uppon the demand of the said
Sheubel the ___ shall make and deliver to the said Shubel
a good deed of warrant infer simple of the before mentioned
tract of land then the above obligation is to be said otherwise
to remain in full f---.
In witness -- I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
First Day of November A.D. 1837. Sylvanus Howe
Signed sealed and delivered in presance of us
Attest Aaron Merrick Jr. Charles Howe