John and Mary Hoffman indenture : manuscript, 1737

Name:

Hoffman, John, 18th century; Hoffman, Mary, 18th century; Rains, Robert

Date:

1737

Description:

Indenture dated 4 Apr. 1737 recording the lease by John and Mary Hoffman of Salem County, N.J., of a parcel of land in that county to Robert Rains of Mannington, New Jersey. The description of the boundaries refers to neighboring parcels owned by Timothy Stedham (written Steathom in the manuscript) and James McKeene. With and undulating upper edge and the marks and wax seals of John and Mary Hoffman. Witnessed by Benjamin Eaton, Josiah Pennington, and John Jones. On the reverse is a memorandum dated 5 Apr. 1737 signed by Benjamin Acton and Nicholas Gibbon as justices of the peace attesting that Mary Hoffman entered into the transaction voluntarily, without compulsion or coercion by her husband.

Language:

English

Provenance:

Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2012.

Relation:

The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278; Digital facsimile for download (OPenn): https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljsmisc3.html

Subject:

Stedham, Timothy, -1754; McKeene, James; Real property -- New Jersey -- Salem County; Real property

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Indentures; Leases; Legal documents; Seals (artifacts); Manuscripts, American; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : parchment; 234 x 550 mm

Geographic Subject:

Salem County (N.J.) -- History; New Jersey -- Salem County

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize LJS Misc-3

Collection:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)