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Manuscript Property Deed for Port Byron New York Tavern Lot Harry and Phebe Lamkin to Archibald Green 1840 - This manuscript property deed, dated November 12, 1840, documents the transfer of land in the Village of Port Byron, Town of Mentz, Cayuga County, New York. The document is an indenture executed on a pre-printed legal form with extensive handwritten entries in ink. It records the sale of property from grantors Harry Lamkin and his wife, Phebe Lamkin, to grantee Archibald Green for the consideration of three thousand dollars. The legal description identifies the land as part of Lot Number Seventy-Three and specifically notes a portion as the present tavern lot in the Village of Port Byron. Boundary markers described in the text include the State road leading through said Village, the old Turnpike Road, and an old meat market lot formerly owned by A. Postman. The document is signed by Harry Lamkin and Phebe Lamkin and features two diamond-shaped paper seals. It is witnessed and acknowledged by Denison Robinson, Commissioner of Deeds. The reverse side contains recording information signed by G. M. Foster, Deputy Clerk, noting the deed was entered in the Cayuga County Clerk Office in Book Number 53 of Deeds, page 162, on November 16, 1840. The outer panel bears the hand-inscribed filing notation: Harry Lamkin and Wife To Archibald Green Deed. Dimensions: 13.5 inches x 16.5 inches.