Bidspirit auction | 1834 Manuscript Land Indenture Deed

1834 Manuscript Land Indenture Deed for Mount Holly New Jersey Brister Eveman to James S Hulme - This handwritten manuscript land indenture is dated September 12, 1834, and was officially recorded on December 6, 1834. The document records the conveyance of a lot of land in the Town of Mount Holly, Township of Northampton, Burlington County, New Jersey. The transaction occurs between grantors Brister Eveman and his wife Eliza and grantee James S. Hulme for the sum of sixteen dollars. The property is described as being situated on the easterly line of Buttonwood Street and mentions neighboring property boundaries related to Anthony Sharp. The document is written in brown iron gall ink on a single sheet of cream-colored rag paper. It bears the signatures of Brister Eveman and Elias B. Cannon, a Master in Chancery for the State of New Jersey. Eliza Eveman provided her legal consent via her mark, represented by a cross. The exterior panel contains the recording certification signed by John H. Slack, Clerk of Burlington County, indicating the deed was entered into Book K3 of deeds on page 317. Two circular embossed patterns of small holes are visible near the bottom of the sheet, likely representing a paper maker mark. Length: Approximately 17.5 inches.