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Sept. 1834
Garner Carpenter’s Estate Admons Sale
William Keeler and Joseph C. Powell Administrators
of all of the Estate of Garner Carpenter deceased was read stating that
said intestate died in the month of Feb 1834. Seized of a certain tract
of Land being Lots Nos 28. 29. 30 + 44 situated formerly in Claverach one
of the Seventeen Townships in the county of Luzerne, now Towanda township
Bradford County being a tract conveyed by Patent deed from the Commonwealth
to the intestate bearing the date the ninth day of April 1832 and bounded
as follows: Beginning at a post from by lot No 15. North fifty nine degrees
East two hundred and thirty two degrees from (fences?) to a post North
thirty one degrees West fifty six perches (?) to a white oak. Thence by
lot Nos, 13, 8 & 14. North fifty nine degrees east one hundred and
two perches (probably paces) to a birch. Thence down the Susquehanna river
south sixty seven and a half degrees east one hundred and sixty five perches
and five tenths to a post. Thence by Lot No. 18 South fifty-nine degrees
west one hundred thirty-nine perches and seven tenths to a white pine South
thirty-one degrees East sixty-five perches to a post. Then by lots Nos.
22, 23 & 24. North thirty-one degrees west one hundred forty one perches
to the place of Beginning-out of which tract of land Elisha Carpenter and
Abial Foster are entitled to what they have respectively clamed and held
the use & occupation of and what has included in the patent by an agreement
with the said Elisha & Abial and the intestate to save expense and
which the said intestate was to deed to the said Elisha & Foster agreably
to their respective claims prior to the date of the patent. Elisha’s land
contained about 44 acres and an Island commonly called Horton Island lying
in the Susquenna River Just above the mouth of Sugar Creek and adjoining
land on the east side of the river by John Lyons & Abel Newell and
on the personal estate of said intestate is insufficient for the payment
order that the said real estate may be sold on so much (though?) as may
be necessary for the payment of the debts of the said intestate belonging
to the said Elisha Carpenter & A. Foster. Wherefore the court upon
due proof and consideration had in the premises do order that the said
Administration proceed to sell the premises (aforeaise ?) with the exceptions
(aforeaise?) that given according to law - - and that they make report
of their proceedings herein to the next stated orphans court after such
sale- Bond (Felice?) Advertise for sale on Monday 8 Dec 1834 at Courthouse
in Towanda at 3 o’clock P.M. And now to wit Dec 12 1834 the said Administrators
report that after due and legal notice given in pursuance of the above
order, the exposed the above named real estate to sale for public (two
words) and said premises were sold as follows:
A piece of parcel of land formerly (owned and ?) by Ozias Bingham and being part of Nos. 28 & 29 and 30 and containing 88 acres and 140 perches to Thomas Elliott for the sum of two hundred and (?) dollars. He being the highest and best bidder. Also one other tract of land situated adjoining the aforementioned tract sold to Thomas Elliott and being part of lots 27, 28, 29 and 30 containing 44 acres 70 perches and being formerly owned and occupied by said Carpenter and sold to Zenas Thomas for the sum for three hundred and thirty five dollars. He being the highest and best bidder and the best price bidder for the same. The one other tract or Lot of unimproved land situated adjoining 75 acres more or less sold to Zenas Thomas for the sum of one hundred and seventy one dollars. He being the highest and best bidder.
Also are Island in the Susquehanna River containing 56 acres of 128 perches formerly known as the Horton Island being the first Island above the mouth of Sugar Creek and sold to David Horton for the sum of six hundred and sixty seven dollars. He being the highest and best bidder. Wherefore the court upon (two words) in consideration have in the premises do order the said report to be confirmed and that the sales of the said real estate as aforesaid made be and remain firm and stable forever.
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