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1868 antique ABSTRACT of TITLE ny WILLIAM FICKENGER real estate MAPS
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This substantial 1868 manuscript abstract of title for a New York City property traces the legal ownership and encumbrances of a lot associated with WILLIAM FICKENGER and CATHARINE FICKENGER, documenting transfers, mortgages, and legal proceedings connected to the property. The abstract was prepared November 30, 1868 by attorney J. T. C. Semaresst (229 Broadway, New York).
The property is described as Lot No. 311 on a map of lands belonging to the Estate of CORNELIUS RAY, located between Twenty-Eighth Street and Twenty-Ninth Street, near Ninth Avenue in New York City. The diagram included in the abstract shows the lot measuring approximately 25 feet in width and about 98 feet 9 inches in depth, positioned roughly 325 feet west of Ninth Avenue.
The document records a long chain of title beginning with LEWIS ALLAIRE SCOTT and JULIANA SCOTT (1792) and continuing through several owners, including SAMUEL FRANKLIN, WILLIAM T. ROBINSON, CORNELIUS RAY, ROBERT RAY, RICHARD RAY, MARY KING, THOMAS ALLCOT, ANDREW WARD, ANDREW WINTER, and finally WILLIAM and CATHARINE FICKENGER. It also references a mortgage for $5,500, later assigned to JACOB FELTER, with $4,000 still due at the time of the abstract.
In addition to the ownership history, the abstract contains searches of court records, judgments, liens, tax records, and assessments conducted by the Clerk and Register of the City and County of New York, including certificates confirming that no outstanding judgments were found for certain periods. A printed tax-search form and diagram accompany the manuscript pages.
The document forms a complete legal abstract book with manuscript pages and printed forms, typical of mid-19th-century property transactions in New York City. Such abstracts were prepared for attorneys and buyers to confirm clear title before sale or mortgage.
Condition appears consistent with age, with folding, edge wear, and handling marks typical of working legal papers from the period.
Names appearing in the document include:
WILLIAM FICKENGER, CATHARINE FICKENGER, JACOB FELTER, ANDREW WINTER, ANDREW WARD, THOMAS ALLCOT, CORNELIUS RAY, ROBERT RAY, RICHARD RAY, MARY KING, LEWIS ALLAIRE SCOTT, JULIANA SCOTT, SAMUEL FRANKLIN, and WILLIAM T. ROBINSON.
A fascinating early New York City real-estate legal record documenting property ownership and development history during the city’s rapid 19th-century expansion.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
CONDITION: Splitting at fold. See listing description and photos.
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