A Letter To Manuel Job Pearce

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Rahway 11th mo 8. 1831

Respected Friend Manuel Pearce

 

At the request of thy Brother John Pearce, I write to inform
thee, that he is in good Health, and still resides where he has
been for a considerable time past. A short time since he was to
see his friends in Shrewsbury, and found your Sister and Brothers
as well as usual, but all are anxious to hear from thee and thy
family, as they have had no account of you for a long time past.
On the other side of this paper thee will find a copy of an as-
signment or Quit claim given by thy Sister and two of thy Brothers
to John for their right to what property may be obtained for the
family from the property of I believe your Greatgrand Mother, who
seems to have a right to a considerable estate in the City of New
York now held by the corporation of the Trinity Church in that
City, against whom a bill in Chancery is filed by some of the
Heirs, they are urged others to join them in suit, and among
others your family, and John is requested to act for them, and for
that purpose the assignment is made, and if thee approves of it he
wishes thee to have one prepared of the same tenor of theirs as
now sent in thy own name, as if he does act he is desirous you
should all agree. If the suit is prosecuted and anything is re-
covered, Johns agreement is that the Brothers and Sister shall
have the one half of what he gets, and wheter he gets anything
or nothing the expenses to be altogether his own, and no cost to
any of you. A part of the Heirs have appointed a Committee to act
for them, one of the said Committee is your Kinsman Tyler Lafetra.
they are desirous that John should come in and sign their agree-
ment, this he has under consideration, and I believe wishes to
hear from thee before he comes under engagement with them. I
shall now conclude with repeating what thy Brother John says are
the terms for which he undertakes - the expense to be altogether
his own, and whatsoever he may obtain he takes the one half to
himself and the other half to be equally divided among his Brothers
and Sister - John is desirous to be affectionately remembered to
you all and much desires that thee would let him hear from thee as
soon as thee can after thee receives this - I am with desires for
the Welfare of thy self and thy family -

Thy friend
Richard Hartshorne

 

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Manuel Pearce
Highland County
Bainbridge Post Office
Ohio

[Letter and copy of Indenture written on one sheet of paper (both sides) 16" x 13 1/4" and then folded with the address out. Holes in paper suggest sealing wax was used. --B.Estle]

   This Indenture made the twenty sixth day of October in the
year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and thirty one, be-
tween Adam Pearce and Elizabeth Elmer, late Elizabeth Pearce, of
the Township of Shrewsbury County of Monmouth and State of New
Jersey, and Thomas C. Pearce of the Township of Howell, County
and State aforesaid being Children and Heirs of Deborah Pearce,
late Deborah Brown of the said township of Howell___ of the
first part, and John Pearce also a Child and Heir of the said
Deborah Pearce, late Deborah Brown deceased, also of the said
parties of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum
of ten Dollars to them in hand paid by the said party of the
second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have
granted, bargained, sold, _____________, ____________ released
and Quit claimed and by these present, do grant bargain, sell
_________, _________, release and Quit claim unto the said party
of the second part his Heirs, and assigns forever, all the right
title and Interest of the said parties of the first part of in,
and to all that certain tract, piece, or parcel of Land in the
City of New York hertofore known as Dominus Hook and also all
the other lands situate in the City of New York, of which the
said Deborah Pearce, late Deborah Brower did ________, or was
entitled to at the time of her Death as a descendant or heiress
of Anneke Bogardus, otherwise called Anneke Jants or Everardus
Bogardus of said City deceased, Together with all singular the
hereditaments and appurtenances, thereunto belonging or in any
wise appertaining, and the ___________ and _________ remainder
_________, __________ and profits thereof - To have and to hold
the above bargained premises and every part thereof, to the said
party of the second part, his Heirs and Assigns forever - And
the said parties of the first part, do also gran_, bargain, sell
assign and set over, to the said party of the second part, his
Heirs, Executors, Administrators and Assigns all the right,
title and interest of the said parties of the first part, of in
and to all monies and personal Estate goods or Chattels, to
which the said Deborah Pearce, late Deborah Brower was entitled
as a descendant or heiress of the said Everadus Bogardus, or
Anneke Bogardus otherways called Anneke Jants of said City of
New York deceased, In Witness whereof the said parties of the
first part, have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and
year first above written

Sealed and delivered -- Adam Pearce -- seal
in presence of -- Elizabeth Elmer (her mark)
Joseph Goodenough -- Thomas C. Pearce -- seal

State of New Jersey
Monmouth County

   Be it known that on the twenty sixth day of October in the
year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and thirty one, be-
fore me the subscriber one of the Commissioners for taking the
acknowledgement and proof of Deeds in said county personally
appeared Adam Pearce, Elizabeth Elmer and Thomas C, Pearce well
known to me to be the grantors named in the within release or
Quit claim, and severally acknowledged, after I having first
informed each of them of the within contents, that they signed,
sealed, and delivered the same as their voluntary act and Deed
for the use and purpose within expressed. Acknowledged before
me the day and year first above written

Joseph Goodenough

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[NOTE: Deborah Brown was a misspelling in the letter, the name was Deborah Brower as later mentioned in the letter.
This is a copy of a letter sent to Manuel Job Pearce of Bainbridge, OH, Ross Co. I'm not sure where the original copy is.]