REGESITERED for and at the request of
Hendrick Luke of the Town of Bethlehem, in the County of Albany and State of
New York on the twenty first day of June in the year one thousand eight
hundred. MEMORANDUM That on the twenty
first day of June in the year last aforesaid Isaac Van Wie of the Town, County
and State aforesaid for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred and
fifty dollars lawful money of the State of New York HATH MORTGAGED all that
farm piece or parcel of land situated lying and being in the Manor of
Rensselaerwyck and bounded as follows to wit:
ON the west side of the Hudson River at Stony Hill beginning at a stake
three links northwest of a sugar maple marked I H 1789 in Jacob Hillers line
and runs thence south fifteen degrees and fifteen minutes west seven chains and
thirty links the south seventy five degrees west three chains then south fifty
four degrees west five chains the south seventy nine degrees west seventeen
chains and forty links then north nine chains an sixty three links then west
twenty chains then north ten chains and eleven links, then north sixty six
degrees east ten chains and forty seven links then north eighty four degrees
and thirty minutes east nine chains and fifty links then north nineteen degrees
east eight chains and seventy links then north two degrees and thirty minutes
west fourteen chains and fifty two links then south eighty three degrees and
nine minutes east sixteen chains and three links the south seventy six degrees
and thirty nine minutes east three chains then south eighty two degrees and
thirty nine minutes east eight chains the south eighty five degrees and thirty
nine minutes east one chain then north seventy on degrees and twenty one
minutes east seven chains the south 85 degrees and 39 minutes east 3 chains and
77 links then south 45 degrees west 16 chains and 18 links then south 18
degrees east 15 chains then south 36 degrees west 1 chain and 74 links then
south 52 degrees west 8 chains to the place of beginning containing one hundred
and fifty two acres and three quarters of an acre. PROVIDED always and these presents are upon
this express condition that if the said Isaac his heirs Execrs. or
Administrators pay to the said Hendrick his certain Attorney heirs executors
administrators and assigns the just and full sum of two hundred and fifty
dollars current money of the United States on or before the 21st day
of June one thousand eight hundred and two with interest at seven per cent per
annum, the said Interest to be paid yearly and every year according to the
condition of a certain bond or writing obligatory bearing even date herewith
executed by the said party of the first part to the said party of the second
part as a Collateral Security then these presents and the said bond or writing
obligatory shall cease and be null and void.
Which said Mortgage was acknowledged on the confession of Isaac Van Wie
the Mortgagor before John Lansing Junr. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
Judicature of the State of New York the 21st day of June 1800.
Registered and examined this 21st day of June 1800. R. Lush, Clerk