Liber RR, page 335
Jonas Perry/Christopher Ellis
 
This Indenture made the thirteenth day of April in the year of our 
Lord one thousand eight hundred & twelve between Jonas Perry of the 
town of Hartwick in the county of Otsego & State of New York of the 
first part and Christopher Ellis of the town of Milford in the county 
& state aforesaid of the second part witnesseth that the said party 
of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand 
four hundred and fifty dollars to him in hand paid by the party of 
the second part wherewith the said party of the first part doth 
hereby declare himself satisfied and paid hath & by these presents 
doth grant bargain sell alien remise release convey & confirm with 
the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns all that 
northerly half of the following two hundred acres of land lying and 
being in the town of Milford county & state aforesaid formerly 
occupied by David Cully Esqr. having the mill creek for the south 
boundary of the said north half of the herein after described two 
hundred acres of land reserving at the same time the grist mill & 
mill house standing on the north side of said creek and one quarter 
of an acre of land on which the said mill & mill house stand the said 
two hundred acres of land & of which the above described piece of 
land is the north half is bounded as follows beginning at a small 
beech saplin standing in a south line of John G. Hartwick's Patent 
thence along said line south eighty-nine degrees & thirty minutes 
west thirty three chains to a small beech tree standing in the said 
line marked with the letters D.C. & figures of 1788 numbered 4 or 5 
thence south seventeen degrees & thirty minutes west sixty-five 
chains & eighty five links to a stake & stones thence along a line of 
marked trees nearby East thirty three chains to a Stake and stones 
thence north seventeen degrees East along a line of marked trees to 
the place of beginning containing two hundred acres of land being 
part of Lot No. 68 in a Patent granted to Charles Reed & others 
commonly called the Otego Patent together with all and singular the 
rights members & privileges to the same belonging or in any wise 
appertaining & the reversion & reversions remainder and remainders 
rents issues profits thereof and all the estate right title interest 
property possession claim and demand both in law and equity of the 
said party of the first part of in & to the same. To have and to hold 
the said tract or parcel of land and premises with the appurtenances 
unto the said Christopher & his heirs & assigns to them & their only 
proper use benefit & behoof forever. And the said party of the first 
part doth for himself his executors & administrators covenant and 
agree to & with the party of the second part his heirs & assigns that 
he is the true & lawful owner of the said tract or parcel of land & 
premises with the appurtenances and is lawfully seized in his own 
right of a perfect absolute & indefeasible estate of inheritance in 
fee simple of & in all the said premises with the appurtenances and 
both in himself good right full power & lawful authority to grant and 
convey the same in manner aforesaid and also that he the said party 
of the second part his heirs and assigns shall & may forever 
hereafter peaceably have hold occupy & possess the said granted 
premises free from the hindrance or molestation of any person or 
persons lawfully claiming the same; and that he the said party of the 
first part and his heirs the said parcel of land & premises unto the 
said party of the second part his heirs & assigns against all claims 
and demands whatsoever shall & will warrant & forever by these 
presents aforesaid In witness whereof the party of the first part 
hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day & year first above 
written. 
 
Sealed & delivered in presence of Joel Sayre    Jonas Perry

State of New York Otsego SS on the second day of January one thousand 
eight hundred & fifteen personally appeared Jonas Perry to me known 
as the within described grantor & he acknowledged that he executed 
the within deed. Let it be recorded. 
Recorded May 25 1830. 2 o'clock P.M.
      
John Russell, Judge of Com. Pleas