Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,854, for Nathan Legg, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Legg, Nathan
S. H 2, S 5 H
CONTENTS

Nov 16. 1872 sent again after Genl Opinion
Certification and copy of 1872 to John H. Salland Cortlandville N.Y.
7590
New York
Nathan Legg
of Cortland Co in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bayley of the Massachusetts line, for the term of three years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 th of Apr 1815.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th of March 1879 and sent to the Postmaster at Homer, Cortland Co, New York
Arrears to 4th of March 1879. 81. 80 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1879. 48
$ 129.80
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued Homer. N.Y.

State of New York
Cortland County ss. On this 28 th day of April 1818
before me the subscribes first Judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cortland in the State of New York personally appears Nathan Legg aged fifty eight years resident in the Town of Homer county and State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war. That the said Nathan enlisted in the month of January 1776 in the Town of Homer State of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Seth Warner in Colonel Seth Reed's Regiment in the Massachusetts line and he continued to serve in the same Corps until the first day of January 1777 when he was discharged at Fishkill in the State of New York. That some time in May following he enlisted in the same place as before and was mustered at Leicester in the same State in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Warner Colonel Bailey's Regiment and joined the army at Fort George in New York State that he continued to serve in the same in the service of the United States that he was in the Battle at Brandywine Heights and at the taking of of Brandywine and also at the taking of Connecticut and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his country for support. That he was discharged at West Point in the month of May 1780 and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Sworn and declared the day and year Nathan Legg above written before me
John Dyer First Judge of Cortland Common Pleas

John Keys First Judge as aforesaid do certify it appears to my satisfaction that the said Nathan Legg did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned act of congress. Given under my hand at Danville this 29 th Day of April
1818.
Seal
John Keys First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Centre
Nathan Legg Prothonotary

State of New York Cortland County ) ss.
On the twelfth day of September one thousand and eight and twenty, personally appeared in open Court to wit in the Court of Common Pleas held at Homer in sd County it being a Court of record for sd County. Nathan Legg aged Sixty years last May resident in Homer in sd County who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows, that he, the sd Nathan Enlisted for one year on the first of January 1776 in the State of Massachusetts in Capt Warrens Company in Col Nreeds Regiment in the Massachusetts line on the continental establishment. at the expiration of one year he was discharged at Fishkill in the State of New York and in the month of May 1777 he enlisted for three years at the same place in Capt Warrens Company and Col Baileys Regiment of the Massachusetts line and served in that Corps three years and then was discharged at West point and that the date of his original declaration was on the twenty eighth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and receives a pension, and that the number of his pension certificate is 7570. And I do Solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 10 th day of March 1810 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed the 10 th day of March 1810 and I have not nor

has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed
A schedule of all the estate and income of Nathan Pegg owned by him on the twelfth day of September one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
To wit,
8 acres of improved land 12 " " " wood land an old house thirty by twenty the sills quite rotten
an old Ashery very poor a small barn 16 by 20 2 broken potash kettles 1 small one 20 fowls 1 broken iron pot 1 dish kettle one cow aged 4 years, 2 calves, 2 hogs. 20 fowls, 1 broken iron pot 1 dish kettle 1 tea kettle 6 common chains one large chain 6 plates 5 knives and forks 4 spoons 2 teaspoons 4 qt tubs 2 qt bowls 5 tea cups and saucers 1 pewter tea pot one shovel and tongs small, one tin coffee pot one wood pail one hearthstone and shovel one large milk one psalm book 1 wooden clock, 2 spinning wheels 1 Table. Note made by Isaac Doty for $15.00
And further swears that he is a laborer and able to do as much labor as men in general of his age and that his family consists of one person besides himself To wit, his wife Hannah aged fifty nine years, and very weakly so that she has not been able to dress or undress herself for three years past and that it takes two persons to attend upon her and move her to and from the her bed and is constantly under the care of Physicians whose charge is together

with the assistance he is obliged to have from others makes a heavy bill of expense yearly, and that he is now in debt to the amount of one hundred and fifty dollars.
Sworn to and declared
this 15 th day of September
Sathan Legg
1840 Before
Barak Viles
Edward C. Mead
Oliver Wiswell
Judges of Court and Common Pleas
Filed Sept. 26 th 1820

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
awf
August 17, 1937
Mrs. P. M. Legg Berkshire, R.F.D. 1 N. Y.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 42854, it appears that Nathan Legg was born in May 1760, place not stated.
He enlisted at Mendon, Massachusetts, January 1, 1776 and served one year in Captain Warren's Company, Colonel Reed's Massachusetts Regiment; enlisted in May 1777 and served in Captain Warren's Company, Colonel Bailey's Regiment, was in the battles of Bemis Heights, taking of Burgoyne, and takin of Cornwallis, and was discharged in May 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 28, 1818, while a resident of Homer, Cortland County, New York. In 1820, he referred to his wife, Hannah, as aged fifty-nine years. No further family data.
Owing to lack of clerical force available for the purpose, only two histories are furnished each inquirer.
Respectfully
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

1927-avg. 17-11-20 to 1928-11-20 to 1929-11-20
42854 INVALID.
Levy
File No. 42854
Nathan Legg On Per 188
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 292
[Arrangement of 1870.]

MRS. P. M. LEGG
R. F. D. 1 BERKSHIRE
N. Y.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington D. C. -
In 1902 I secured data from your office concerning two men by name of David Legg - one #32,989 Inv.; and one #13,722 Inv. (6 yrs. diff. in ages) and a Reuben Legg #42,849 Inv.
I would like to get information of Nathan Legg (do not know if he ever had a Pension). He was pvt. in Capt. Isaac Warren's Co. from Mendon Mass. - Enl. May 30 1777 for 3 yrs. He may have applied for Pension from Naples New York. He was born May 31 1760.
Also Reuben Legg pvt. Capt. Robt. Bradford's Co. - did he serve in Col. John? Bailey's Company? Enlisted Aug. 6 1779 for 9 mos. & disch. May 6 1780. Have you any more data? Pension application from Caroline (should be Tomp. Co.) New York.

Scit Aug. 17-1927 Moses Legg - any data you have - probably applied from Onondaga Co. b. May 11 1752 at Dedham(?) Mass.
Aaron Legg b. Nov. 8 1731 at Mendon Mass. If Pensioner would have applied from Mass.
Joel Legg b. May 28 1757. Mendon Mass.
Stephen Legg. b.
Samuel Legg b. Aug. 11 1760.
Any other Rev. Soldiers by name of Legg who had Pensions? These are wanted for Genealogical purposes. Is there any charge? There was none before. Respectfully - Mrs. Perl M. Legg.

Sir
Lot Clark Esqr.
In Congress
City of Washington

Constitu Village Cont. Co. Decr. 25. 1824
Colt Clarke Esqr.
Dear Sir,
By advice of Judge Alden and in
pursuance of my own feelings I wish to interest you in favour of the application of Matthew Legg (and also Solomon,) to be replaced on the pension roll, so far as the merit of his case will warrant and it will not be incompatible with your station to go. He has suffered more than falls to the ordinary share of man, from sickness in his family. It appears from his papers on file in the Pension Office attested by the most credible men this place affords that this old man's wife has not been able to go to bed or get up or dress or undress herself for seven years: and that from his inability to hire help he has been obliged to perform all this duty himself and not only to cook their victuals but have to wash their clothes - I think Sir, that if any suffering calls for relief it when an aged and infirm old man is obliged to lend over a weak task to clear the lines of a wife who is perfectly helpless and when from his past life merit all his kindness and attention deserve to make his application to be placed

The pension list after the last census, I prefer to give a list (affixed) of property - he had some property in his pension consisting of a few acres of ground and an old ashery and some old buildings.
The money which he drew as a pensioner under the first dynasty had given him some credit and he borrowed money of Charles M. Lynde of this Village and others and carried on the ashery business to some trifling extent but the misfortunes of his family and a fall in ashery swept away his credit and property and the stoppage of his old pension rendered more miserable than before - I have been endeavouring for some time to convey an idea of his situation to the pension office but from the difficulty of putting these cases on paper or from some other cause I have not succeeded. I have sometimes been led to believe that the office have not a correct idea of our Scotch bakery on a small scale and that they think it a much more wealthy and important concern than it really is - I sent the last paper to the pension office I think about the first of Janry.
1824 - since which time although

I have written a number of times. I have not been able to learn the result of the case - Any service which you can render will be gratefully acknowl- edged by Mr. Lugg & his friends
With much consideration and respect yours &c.
Henry Stephens
A. B. Albee is the prospect on the Presidential question who stands the best and who the second best chance. If there much certainty in the success of either one -
H. S.

a price of ashes fit, previously to getting to market, and that claimant lost money on the sale of them - that the claimant gave, on the 30th of Dec. 1823, and still owes Lynde $107 22 / 100 , for which the place is pledged - that the price of the products has greatly decreased, and that it would be impossible to sell it for what it is worth.
The residue of the land has been sold to Elias Kingsbury, for $173, which claimant received in money, which he immediately paid in debts justly due by him - and that the subject of selling this land to Kingsbury, was to raise money to pay claimant's debts. A copy of the deed, dated 15 Nov. 1822, is produced. Claimant states that he has made the following payments, viz:
  Swit, for meat & tallow in 1821, 22 & 23, $26.22   paid Miles Goodyear (Physician) services in 1821, 22, & 23 9.50   paid Lyman & Blair (merchants) drawings in 1821, 22 & 23 45.00   paid C.W. Lynde, for drugs, medicine, and dry goods, 35.00   paid Hiram Betts, for butter and cheese, in 1820, 21, & 22 22.28   repairs on his place in 1821, 22, & 23 30.00   $168.00 
affidavit of Asahel Lyman proves the amt of $45, as above stated - and Hiram Betts swears that the whole account is correct.
The affidavits of M. Blodgett, R. Davis, Elias Kingsbury, A. Lyman, and others go to prove that the claimant is not poor. see letter Feb. 7. 1825 to
Hon. Lot Clarke, H.R. and Hon. J. Miller 27 Jan. 1826. t. 1819. Testimony closed 16 Jan. 1826.
New York.
Nathan Legg , (Wife 62 - unable to dress or undress) of 3 years from 1777. accipite.
1st schedule, dated 12 Sept. 1820, contains acres of improved land, 12 acres of wood land, an old house, 30 feet by 20, sills rotten, a very poor ashery, a small barn, 16 feet by 20 - 2 broken & 1 sound Potash kettles - 1 cow, 2 calves - 2 hogs - 20 fowls - and sundry articles of household & kitchen furniture, all valued at, with a note for $15, $558.30
His wife has not been able to dress, or undress herself for 3 years past - requires 2 persons to attend her, and is constantly under the care of physicians, whose charges, together with those of others whom he is obligated to pay, makes a heavy bill of expenses yearly - Says he owes $150 -
Schedule under act 1 March 1823, dated 3 May 1823, accounts for decrease of property exhibits 1 cow - 2 pigs - 6 fowls, and some household furniture, all valued at the court, at $294.40
Accounts for decrease of property, sale of 5 1/2 acres of land to Charles W. Lynde, on the 19 June 1822, for $362. (bond due is produced.) The purchase money was paid by s d Lynde, by being turned by him into a debt which claimant owed to s d Lynde. In the sale to Lynde, the old house, ashery, barn, and ash kettles, were included. Charles W. Lynde affidavit states, that in 1822, he loaned to claimant $498 60 / 100 to buy salts of ashes with, to be returned, and took the deed for the legal security, and that the reason why it was recorded, is, that Lynde executed claimant's bond for him from the sale of his ashes.

J. L. Edwards Esq. Pension Office Washington

W. Jan 10th 1825
Dr Sir
May I trouble you to inform me of the true state of the case mentioned in the inclosed letter & to return the letter with the answer
Yours Obedient Servt E. Clark.

FREE
Recd 26 April 1824
Hon J. C. Calhoun Secy. War Dept. City of Washington (Pension Office)

Conth and Village Apr. 14. 1824
Hon J. C. Calhoun
Sir,
In party lists, enclosed the supplementary effects in the application of St. Legg of this place to be replaced upon the pension roll.
He is very desirous to know the result.
Very Respectfully Sir
Your obed. Servt.
Henry Stephens

New York Nathan Legg, priv
Served 3 y r from 1777
1 st Sched: dated 12 Sep. 1820.
Real & personal property (items not specified) valued by Court. $658.39
Sched: under Act Mar. 1. 1823. [dated 13 May 1823]
Exhibits — $29.64
accounts for the decrease of property &c —
On the 19 th June 1822, sold & conveyed to Chas. W. Lynde 2 acres of land, Asbury &c for $300. in consideration of a debt due to Lynde — an authenticated copy of Deed exhibited — On the 15 th Nov 1822, sold & conveyed to E. Kingsbury 22 acres of land for $278. cash, which money
he applied to the discharge of three debts, — the amount of which is within. He consumed in family.
Claimant aged 63 y r . a labourer, but unable to labor in consequence of his right hand being cripp- pled — Wife 62 y r . has not been able to dress herself for 6 y r . See letter 19 June 1823, to
Henry Stephens Esq. Cortlandt Village (N Yk.)
Susp o
The letter above referred to requires affidavit particularly to show how his property has been disposed of, for (to wit the land only,) for more than was of the 18 th y r Sched: — See supplementary brief —

Hon. J. A. Calhoun Secy of War Department (Pension Office)
U.S.
Oct 19th 1822 22 Federal Street Boston Mass
320.

Cortland Village, Cortland Co. N.Y. Oct. 4 th 1822
Hon J. C. Calhoun Secy of War Department
Dear Sir
Permit me to request you once more to examine the application of Nathan Lagg to be continued on the Pension Roll from the time he was struck off.
From nothing of economy he got a young man of his place to make out his first paper who made a number of blunders in them.
I have drawn a supplementary affit. explaining those wrongs also the affit. of two of our most respectable Citizens as to his right hand being a cripple.
I understand that it was satisfactorily granted on the application under the old act when he was first for one year and then for three and served his time faithfully and met his discharges - Every man acquainted with his present circumstances must unite in one voice, in saying, that if there is a man on earth entitled to assistance, he is one. He is an old man and crippled - has a wife to provide for perfectly helpless. has no house not even a shed to live in. His property is appraised by the Court at $180 - but the principal part of this is all in from stuff.
I confidently hope when you are thus apprised of his real situation that you will place him on the list from the time he was struck off -
With much Respect yours Henry Stephens

Nathan Legg
Nathan Legg Purvis Papers
See (sec. 2) — —
circumstances — —

Clerks Office
Cattaraugus County, N. Y.
I hereby certify that John H. Ray whose signature appears to the within is his hand writing and also that he is now and has been for eight years anterior to this time first judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County - his acts therefor in that Capacity are to the Rayard as our Ginn under my hand and the seal of said court this 16 May 1888
Sam. H. Hotchkiss, Deputy Clerk

To the Hon. the Secretary of War Of the United States
The Undersigned, inhabitants of the Town of Homer in the County of Cortland in behalf of W m Nathan Ligg of said Town, respectfully represent...
That the said Nathan Ligg, according to his declaration for procuring a Pension, and now on file in your Office, served in the revo- lutionary war upwards of six years; that for their services he was paid only in part, and that part in Continental money, which proved to him of little or no value; that the said Na- than Ligg is an industrious meritorious Citizen, that he has a wife laboring under complicated diseases, which renders her completely helpless & unable to perform the least labor, and has for years been under the immediate care of Physicians; That a trifling misfortune would reduce him to a state of want with a helpless wife to share his poverty and

Misfortunes. We therefore as petitioners, residing in the Vicinity of the said Nathan Legg, being acquainted with his Family and his Circumstances, Humbly beg that You will be pleased to place him on the Pension List roll of the State of New York, and as in duty bound, We'll pray &c
Data Homi, Cortland County. N.Y.
December 9th. 1820-
Norwell Randall
John Keep First Judge of Cortland Common Pleas
William Randall
Oliver Wierum Judge of Cortland Common Pleas
E. W. Edgecomb
Edw. G. Root Judge of Cortland Common Pleas
W. B. Miller
Elijah D. Freeman
Ransom Mallory
Obediah Boies
Daniel Mallory
Charles H. Linn
Edmund Mallory
Levi Gould
Mead Merrill
Henry H. Huns
Asahel Lyman
Samuel Nelson
M rs Eldon
Joshua Basset
Reuben Welch
Moses Hopkins
Solomon Fisk
Warren Baller
Elisha Fisk
Reuben Brockway
Eliphalet Welch
Jacob Shuler
Sylvester Blair
David Burr John Ballard

Townsend Ross H. Stewart Archibald Campbell of the Stadium Marcus Edgcomb John Fournier Moses Morse Nathan Sun Com fort Lee David Peck Joseph Robinson Miles Goodyear Solomon Hubbard David R. Hubbard Jabez Keep Elisha Green Moses Curtis E. Starkweather Amos Wakefield Asa Andrews Nathan Norton Jr Samuel Frings H. Campbell Truman Doud Grace Gittell
David Campbell Sunford Strubridge M. B. Butterfield Ezra Stimson Daniel D. Newton  James Mr. Perkins Luke Ballard Robert P. Smith David Merrick Danforth Merrick Noah Parsons Edward Allen Charles S. Allen Samuel Grandal Robert J. Wilnot Horace Odell Nathan Blodgett Paul Davis Prosper Grewath Horace Brewster Elisha Saltonstall Solomon Cogswell S. B. Fletcher Benjamin Calligbrown George Grandal J. H. Hume Clerk Hiram Pitts

John Osborne At the Lower Village
Espe Seach I promised her as a Physician
Caleb Dallard
Caleb Whitman
Andrew Dickson
Wm. Andrews in Stearns Chandler
Lewis Brooks
Sylvester Miles
Deacon Barber
Asa Abbott
Lewis S. Dyer ... Physician has visited her a part Allen Warner Physician have visited her a few times and consider her incurable
L. B. Canfield
Dunks
Isaac Washburn
Chauncy Tapp
John Hubbard
Benjamin Salisbury Jun Trinity Station
Joseph Larby
Mason Salisbury
Sarah Babcock

March 19 th
J. Calhoun Esq. (Pension Office)
Recd. 28 Jan. 1824
John C. Calhoun Secy. War Dept.
City of Washington

Continued H. Mayhew Jan. 5. 1824-
July
of June 14. 1822 Your communication upon the subject of Mr. Legg's application for a pension, was recd. and the necessary explanation would have been given when our Court met in Sept. last had Mr. Lynde been absent as appears by his afft. Our Court has not been in session except three Terms since this time -
The first difficulty you state is that it appears he sold his land only for $600. more than all the property he first mentioned. The papers probably were not drawn with sufficient clearness but on examining them I hope you will discover that there is a mistake - his property was appraised at $556:39 All the property in the inventory of any consequence was the land & 2 broken & one sound pot ash kettle -
The sale to Lynde (See declaration May 13. 1823 - 2 o or 3 o page) included the 3 pot ash kettles which with land was estimated at $362:00
You will see that the sale to Kingsbury included five acres of land which the old man did not own, but had been sold by him to Lynde Legg before but as the due to him had not been recorded and Kingsbury had agreed to pay the whole the parties agreed that the old man should send the whole directly to Kingsbury to save expense of making a recording & deeds (See the latter part of the declaration of May 13. 1823) the old man's
part of the sale to Kingsbury was - - - - - $172:00 5:35:00 23:39 Leaving the residue of his articles inventory to make up the sum of $23:39 - the difference between the sale to Lynde & Kingsbury and his inventory -
I have given a statement of the old man's pecuniary concerns as far as possible supported by the affts of a number of the persons with whom he dealt -

The reason why the deed to Lyndes was not recorded appears by the affdt of C. H. Lyndes — The paper shows that his house has been sold to Mr. Jemison for $16.25. for which he receives the money —
Permit me to say that I am acquainted with this old man, and that I do not believe that there is a man on the pension roll in this section of the country so deserving of assistance. He is an artless old man and has always been perfectly fair in giving me any information in his power and if any such inaccuracies or incongruities appear upon his paper they ought to be charged either to his want of attention or inadvertences through the necessity of business. It is not necessary for me to add any thing as to his character after the affdt upon that point are from our most respectable citizens — and any number would cheerfully say the same —
But I cannot carry my ideas upon the subject more appropriately than by adopting the language of the affdt of Messrs Blood, et al. saying that no one can form an adequate idea of his situation but by going to his house.
I hope that he may be placed on the roll as far back as his case will entitle him for if highly should turn him off the place as he is entitled to at any time I have not doubted that he would be obliged to apply for immediate relief in the town for assistance as is stated by the affdt.
Yours oblt. Servt.
Hon J. C. Calhoun Esqr.
Henry Stephens

William Lloyd, Esq., M.P. 25 Grosvenor Gardens, W. Sep. 18 Always Yours Affec Warhurst

Sept 18
I enclose you a petition for sundry inhabitants of this Vicinity in favor of Nathan Legg.
The signature comprises the principal men within town — I beg you to examine it — and if there is any hope for Mr Legg, will you please communicate it —
Yours respectfully
Howell W. Gaudard
Cortland Village Jan'y 16.

Cortland Village N.Y. May 30
Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Secy War Dept.
City of Washington (Pension Office)
Recd. June 1823
March 1823 Thurs 19 69 19 Recd June 1823

N. Y. Concord Village, May 24. 1823
Hon. J. C. Calhoun Secy. War. Dept.
Sir, I have the honor to enclose
the pension papers of N. Legg made out in pursu- ance of the printed directions which I recd. through the postmaster of the pension office. Permit me to draw the attention of the pension office to this worthy but afflicted old man as soon as their business will permit.
Yours etc. Sincere.
Henry Stetson

In the matter of the Legg Pension papers
193
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Portland County ss Persons appeared on the 3 d day of January 1824 in the court of com- mon pleas of the county of Cumberland in open court. it being a court of record Nathan Blodgett and Alanzo Dewey of Hume in said county and they being first duly sworn before and say that they are and for many years have been personally acquainted with Nathan (N o 6) Legg of said town that they now and for many years have lived within fifty rods of his house. And that he does and always has supported the character of a man strictly honest - and that he bears that reputation in the town - and further that for some years back his wife wife has been a complete cripple and unable to dress and undress herself and her situation has been such that medical ap- -pointment has been almost constantly necessary - And and that for some months past said Nathan Legg has been obliged to do his own house work and to wash his own and his wife's clothes clothes and we further state that we have no hesitation in saying that he does it from absolute inability to keep himself and wife off the

town and further that we believe that from his indigent circumstances he stands in need of assistance from his country - and we further state that we are acquainted with his circumstances and with the premises he sold to Charles Whynne that the buildings on that lot are of almost about twenty years standing and that for three years past Mr. Legg has laid out $45. in repairs  repairs some parts of the old ashery is falling down the parts having rotted off. and we do not think that building would add any thing to the value of the premises since the kettles and tools have been sold out of it and we believe Mr. Legg sold them from necessity the house has become old and very shackling and is not worth much we do not believe the place is now worth over two hundred and twenty five dollars and we further state that we do not believe that it is in Mr. Legg's power to raise the money to pay said Lynde to redeem the place unless he does get assistance And we further say that we have no hes- itation in stating that if Mr. Lynde should turn him off the place he would have to apply to the town for assistance and further

that we have examined the exhibits of expenses which he has made in (No. 1) annexed and we think that it is put as low as it ought to be and we further state that we think that no one can form an adequate idea of his situation without going to his house the old man does not pretend to sleep any of much consequence except when neighbors go there to set up
Nathan Bagg
Sworn in open court this 3 rd day of January 1824 before us
Townsend Bais
Jobez B. Phelps
William Mallory
} Judges of Court of Common Pleas
Cortland County ss Charles W. Lynde of Homer in said County being duly sworn in open court in the said Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cortland saith that he let Mr. Bagg have money to purchase some salts of ashes to man- ufacture as mentioned in his schedule (No. 4) , in 1822 and took the dued as security
and the reason why it was not put on record was that said Lynde expected said Bagg to repay the amount on the sale of his ashes but that the price of the ashes fell previous to his getting them to market and that said Nathan told this depa- nant and this deponent firmly believes it to be true that the said Nathan lost more than one hundred dollars on the sale of the ashes and this

deponent further saith that the said Nathan on the 30 th day of Decr. 1893 and still owes this depo- nent one hundred and seven dollars and thirty three cents and which the place is pledged and further that the said Nathan has sold the kettles and toots out of the ashery as this depo- nent is informed and believes - and further that the price of the property has considerably declined since that time both by deterioration and fall of real property in general and further that from the condition and situation in of the property it would be very difficult if not quite impossible to sell it for even what it is worth and further that since Nathan is poor and stands in want of assistance from his country for his support and further that he sustains the reputation of a very honest man and that said Nathan could not get this deponent's affid. at the Sept. term of this Court as he was absent from the County Charles W Lynde
Sworn this 3 rd day of January
1894 before
John M. Nap
Robert B. Phelps
William Mallory
Judges of said Court in open court

Portland County ss Elazer Kingsbury being duly sworn saith that the purchase by him of the land of the said Nathan Legg as stated in the ex- -plication of said deed accompanying the deteration of said Nathan of May 13 th 1823 was bonafide and not made for any other intent or purpose than what is expressed in said deed - and the money was paid him as there expressed and further that the said Nathan Nathan has always been esteemed a very honest man and his dependant further saith that he believes that his situation and the situation of his wife is such that assistance from his country is necessary for his daily support Elazer Kingsbury
Sworn before us in open Court
January 3 rd 1824 before
Before us Samuel Ross } Judges of Portland Common Pleas Saml B. Delps } William Mallory }
Portland County ss. Asahel Lyman of the of the firm of Lyman and Blair of Homer merchants being duly sworn saith that Nathan Legg has traded at their store as much as forty five dollars during the three years last past - that said Nathan is a poor man and stands in need of the assistance of his country for his support. That

he has the reputation of a very honest man Sworn this 3 rd day of January 1824 Mahel Lyman in open Court
Forrestand Reps } Sabez B Phelps } Judges of said Court William Mallory
Portland County ss Hiram Betts being duly sworn saith that the account of this deponent with Nathan Legg as stated in his schedule (No. 2.) is correct and further that said Nathan bears the reputation of a very honest man that as this deponent believes this said Nathan stands in need of assistance from his country for support Hiram Betts
Sworn this 3 rd day of January 1824 in open Court before us
Forrestand Reps } Sabez B Phelps } Judges William Mallory
Portland County ss. Personally appeared in open Court it being the court of common pleas in and for said county and a court of record Nathan Legg it being the same Nathan Legg mentioned in the declaration of May 13 th 1823. and being first duly sworn saith that the facts contained in the schedules hereto

annexed and by him signed are true in Substance and fact and this deponent further saith that he has not been in (No 5) the habit of keeping a daily account of his expenses and that therefore some of them are made from estimate and recollection but he believes that they are not over rated and he further states that he has no other property than the articles of house furniture mentioned in his last schedules and that the kettles were worth about fifty from four dollars at the time they were taken from the alms room this 32 day of January Nathan Legg 1824 in open court
before us —
Gardner Root } Salmon B. Phelps } William Mallory }
Judges of Court Common Pleas

Nathan Lugg To Charles W Lynde Dr
To Note dated August 1. 1891 on settlement of accounts between the parties payable as appears on the face of the Note by monthly installments of $10. each - - - - - $135.94
cash    1. Note dated May 13. 1892 for cash lent - - -  40.00    1. Note dated June 1. 1892 for cash lent - - -  55.00    1. Other Note same date for cash lent - - -  15.00    1. Note dated June 3. 1892 for cash lent - - -  20.00    1. Note dated June 12. 1892 for cash lent - - -  98.08    1. Note dated June 13. 1892 for cash lent - - -  93.67    1. Note dated July 21. 1892 for cash lent - - -  81.07    1. Note dated Oct. 4. 1892 for cash lent - - -  40.00  
$478.60
(No 4)
June 11 th 1892 as part security for the for the amount due at that date to Mr Lynde N Lugg gave him the deed in question for $300. Lynde was to have the things in the ashery including Kettles parling hoe and shovel &c.
The above cash was laid out in purchasing sets of pipes which were manufactured and sent to Albany and sold. Said N Lugg has repaid to said Lynde the above amount except $107.32 due on the 29 th of Dec. 1893 and for which the said place still stands pledged. but the said Nathan has been obliged

to dispose of the kettles and other things belonging to the ashery to support himself as by account account No. 4 & 3. annexed. the value of the kettles and furniture thus disposed of at the time the same was sold to Lynde appears by No. 5 annexed also the present value and situation of those premises appears by No. 6 annexed. She said Nathan has done something in working it to enable him to support his family for some years the mode in which he has been generally enabled to carry it on was by borrowing money at those seasons of the year year when he worked at ash as he did of the Lynde in the spring of 1822. and repay it from their proceeds. in the year 1821 he borrowed a considerable part of his money from David Merrick of Homer Cortland County. In the year 1820. his gain on manufacturing the salts was but $30. in 1821 his gain was $51. in 1822 the year he borrowed the money of Lynde he lost by the fall on potato a little rising of $100. The potato kettles when they were taken out of the ashery were worth $54. but one of them got cracked and was sold as

in his schedule - and said Nathan could not apply at last September term of this court as said Lynde was not in the County
Nathan Legg
Nathan Legg in acp. with sundries &c
By paid for meat and tallow to Solomon } $20.22 Lunt in 1821. 1822 and 1823
By paid Miles Goodgear physician 1821. '22 & '23 23.9.50
By paid Lyman & Blair merchants 1821. '22 & '23 - 45.00
(No 2)
By paid Charles W. John Lynde (not included in the dealings with L. Lynde for drugs and medicine and dry goods } 35.00
By paid by Hiram Betts acp. for butter and cheese in 1820 '21 & '23 } 22.28
By expenses on the place 1821 '22 & '23 - 30.00
Nathan Legg
Nathan Legg in account with himself Dr.
To cash borrowed of D. Merick in the year 1821 - $ 00.00
To cash borrowed of D. Merick July 1 st 1822. 35.00
To cash borrowed of L. Lynde from May 13 th 1822 to October 4. same year } 363.36
To cash borrowed of Hiram Betts Sept 16. 1822 - 20.00

To the amount of his place sold Lynde } 300.00 in clearing potash kettles & clearing part } 173.00 Amount Recd of Kingsbury by Dr Cr. 1011.36 
(203)
Lantana - - - -
By Cash paid Merrick being principle and int. of sum borrowed - - $99. By cash paid Lynde - - - - - 401. By cash paid Betts Note - - - - - 32 By Cash on salts 1892 No. 1 - - - - - 100 By paid to Jed. Barber Judgment - - 13 By P. accounts on schedule (No 1) - - - 294 By now due to C. W. Lyndes - - - - - 107.32 By bills schedule (No 2) - - - - - 108.00 $ 1214.32 deduct 1011.36 202.96
Dr.
To 1 can sold Sewet $18.25 2 potash kettles Nos - - 36.00 1 do sold for old pot metal } 8.75 No. Profits on salts in 1820 } 80.00 1821. - - - - - 140.90 = 148.90 62.00
Nathan Legg

Nathan Legg in ac ct . with himself Cr.
1820. By amt. Girls hire Miss Lathornum Vermillion $39.
Do. for wood and grain and provisions — 40
1821. By amt. for girls hire Miss Preston & Polly Hixson 39
for wood and grain and provisions — 36.
1822. By amt. for girls hire Lewis Lewis & Miss Preston 39
for wood and grain and provisions 50.
1823 By amt for girls hire Miss Lewis Preston & Phillips 36.
for wood and grain — — — — — 25
$ 294
(10)
Cash Dr.
1820 To profits on salts — $ 30
1821 To profits on salts — — 50
1822. To 2 broken potash kettles 35
1 do sold for pot metal — — 8.75
1 do sold for pot metal — — Nathan Legg — — —
Affidavit of Aaron Preston of Haver in said County being duly sworn saith that he is acquainted with the circumstances circumstances situation and value of the potash kettles mentioned by said Nathan Legg in his papers and valued in the above schedule and further that said Nathan has stated the same Aaron Preston
Correctly Sworn in open Court this 3 rd day of January 1824 before us
J. Simmons Clerk

Labaree B Phelps William Mallery
} Judges of Rutland common pleas
Johnsen & Root

State of New York
Cortland County Clerk's Office Pours
I Samuel Hotchkiss Jr Clerk of said County & Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the within affidavits are truly copied from the records of the said Court also that said affidavits were taken in open court. and further that Honored Pres William Mallory & Jacob B Phelps were Judges of the said Court also that the original affidavits are on file in my said office Witness my hand & the seal of the said Court this 14 th day of January 1824
Sam t Hotchkiss Jr. Clerk

Case of Mr Legg
Recd. 27 Jan: 182
Hon: John Miller, H.R.

Nathan Legg
1 st - Of Homer Cortland County N York Served one year in Revolutionary war in N. Map. line in Capt Warren Company Col Ruds Reg t enlisted Jan 1776 afterwards May 1777 enlisted & served for three years in Capt Warren Company Col Baileys Reg t N. Map. line - applied first for pension 28 th April 1818 rec d a pension Certificate No 7590 2 nd - 12 th Sept 1820 - made application to be continued on pension aff t shows applicant to be then 60 years old - his wife had no dower - himself in debt to $150 - and having property including 8 acres improved & 12 wood lot appraised by court at $558.39 - 3 rd - 10 th Sept 1822 - further application made to be restored to the pension Roll - Aff t shows that Legg right hand had been crippled since 1783 that there was a mistake in stating that he owed $150 when in fact he at that time owed $250 - that since 1820 Legg had been obliged to sell six acres of his improved land including his house and asking to Chas W Lynde - transferred pension his debt - property appraised by court at $180 - 4 th - 3 rd Jan 1824 - another application was made accompanied by a number of affidavits - by which it appears that Legg after his first application in 1820 borrowed money at various times to enable him to carry on his farming & purchase black cattle that in June 1822 there was due to Lynde on that account $360 - to secure which Legg mortgaged Lynde the six acres of land including the building $107.32 - This sum still remained due to Lynde Affidavit of Eleanor Kingsbury to whom residence of land was sold also for the in application made 5 th - 13 th March 1823 - to show that sale was bona fide Other affidavits showing circumstances & situation of Legg - and that he had applied his property towards the payment of his debts - also as a check and as part of expenses, debt payments etc 4 th - 13 th May 1823 application to be restored to pension Roll under Act of 1st March 1823 - giving a schedule of his property then in Popsipire which was appraised by court at $29.64 giving an account of sale to Lynde & Kingsbury and of the application of money towards debts - states situation of wife's health and his own etc
Legg is now 66 years of age

State of New York
Cortland County ss.
On the 10 th day of September 1822 personally appeared before in open Court to Wit in the Court of Common Pleas held at Homer in and for said County it being a Court of record for said County. Nathan Legg a resident of said town of Homer it being the same Nathan Legg who appeared before us in the term of September of this same Court in the year of our Lord 1820 who being first sworn according to law says that his former affidavit which is herewith annexed made at said Sept Term of this Hon. Court in order to continue his pension as a soldier in the revolutionary war with Great Britain was drawn by one Arabut Smith a Clerk in the store of Charles W. Lynde of said Homer that said deponent supposed that said Arabut knew how to draw it correctly and states what was proper of his situation to entitle him to be continued on the pension roll. and this deponent further saith that said Arabut ought to have stated that said deponent was was a laborer and does "as much labor as men in general in his situation." instead of "as much labor as men in general of his age" said Arabut ought further to have stated that the right hand of the said Nathan is a cripple and been a cripple ever since the the year 1788 And the said Nathan further saith that his hand has been a cripple ever since that period. And the said Nathan saith that that said said Arabut made a further mistake in stating the amount of what he owed at one hundred and fifty Dollars that it ought to have been two hundred and fifty dollars. And this deponent further saith that since that time he has been obliged to let Charles W. Lynde of Homer

in said county have acres  six of the improved land in the aforesaid declaration mention including the house and Asbery and all the buildings therein mentioned towards satisfying the debts against him as aforesaid, and this deponent further saith that he is not the owner of a house or any other building - and further that he is not the owner of any more land or other property than what is enumerated in said foregoing declaration mentioned and further that the wife of said deponent still remains completely helpless - so much so that she this deponent is obliged to undress her to put her to bed and dress her when she gets up, and further that his circumstances are so indigent that he stands in need of absolute need of assistance from his country - and this deponent further saith that he has become very infirm -
Sworn this 10 th day of September 1822 before us
Nathan Lugg
John H. H. H. Sabier B. Phelps. Joseph Reynolds
Judges of Cortland Com. Pleas in open Court

Also on this same 10 th day of Sept 1822 appeared in open Court before us John Lunde of said Homer Surgeon and Physician and Charles W Lynde of same place Merchant who first being duly sworn upon their oaths severally declare that they have been acquainted with Nathan Legg in the annexed declaration mentioned for a number of years at least six or eight and that the right hand of said Legg has been a cripple during their said acquaintance with him.
Sworn before us
John Keel
Laban B. Phelps
Joseph Reynolds
Charles W Lynde John Lynde
Judges of said Court in open Court
Filed Sept. 12 th 1822

State of New York Cortland County
I Samuel Hotchkiss, Jr. D ty . Clerk of said County and also deputy clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County do hereby certify, that the foregoing call and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is One hundred & Eighty dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said court this 4 th day of October 1822 Sam l Hotchkiss Jr.

N. Legg, Anderson papers
Nathan Legg
To
Charles M. Lynde
Copy Deeds

State of New York
Onondaga County ss
3
Nathan Legg
On the twelfth day of September one thousand Eight hundred and Twenty personally appeared in open Court to wit: in the Court of Common Pleas held at Homer in said County it being a Court of record for said County Nathan Legg aged Sixty Years last May Resident in Homer in said County, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war, as follows. that in the said Nathan enlisted for one Year on the first of January 1776, in the State of Massachusetts, in Capt. Mann's Company in Col. Brig. Genl. Putnam's Regiment with the Massachusetts Line Establishment at the expiration of the Year he was discharged at Peekskill in the State of New York, and in the month of May 1777 he re-enlisted for three Years at the same place in Capt. Mann's Company & Col. Bailey's Regiment of the Massachusetts Line and served in that Corps Three years and then was discharged at West Point and that the date of his original enlistment was on the Twenty Eighth day of April one Thousand Eight hundred & Eighteen and receives a pension and that the number of his pension Certificate is 7590. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1888, and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, passed the 18th day of March 1888. And I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed A. Schedule of all the estate and in- come of Nathan Legg owned by him on the twelfth day of September one thousand Eight hundred and Twenty. Situated, 8 acres of improved land 12. of wood land, an old house 30 by 24 the walls quite rotten, an old Ashery very poor, a small barn 16 by 24, 2 broken plowsets, one sound one, one Cow aged 18 years, 2 calves, 2 hogs, 20 fowls, 1 broken wagon

pos 1 Dish Kettle, 1 Tea Kettle, 6 Common Chains, 1 Large Chain, 6 plates 6 Knives & Forks, 11 Spoons, 2 Tea Spoons, 12 qt bowls, 2 pt bowls 5 Cups & Saucers 1 Pewter tea pot & Shoole, 1 Tong, Small, one tin Coffe pot 1 Wood pail 1 Pearling hoe & Shoole one large kettle one psalm Book 1 Wooden Clock, 2 Spinning Wheels 1 Table, note made by Isaac Doty for $15.00 And further swears that he is a labourer and able to do as much labour as men in general of his age and that his family consists of one person besides himself, to wit, his wife Hannah aged fifty nine Years and very weakly so that she has not been able to dress or undress herself for three Years past and that it takes two persons to attend upon her and move her to & from her bed, and is constantly under the care of Physicians whose charges together with the assistance he is obliged to have from others, make a heavy bill of Expense yearly and that he is now in debt to the amount of One hundred & fifty Dollars — shown to various this 13th
day of September 1820 before Barack Niles Edward C. Read, Oliver Wiswell & Nathan Page
Judges of Cattleus Common Pleas
I Joshua Ballard Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Cattleus do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit & the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said Court, And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Five hundred fifty Eight Dollars & Thirty Nine cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set My hand and affixed the seal of said Court this Thirteenth day of September Eighteen hundred and Twenty,
Joshua Ballard

Declaration
In order to be restored to the pension list, under the act of the 1 st March 1823 —
State of New York.
Portland County ss. On this thirteenth day of May 1823, personally appeared in open court, (being a court of record and known as the court of common pleas in and for the said county of Portland - which said court has been adjudged to be a court of record by the Supreme Court of this state. Its proceedings are according to the course of the common Law. Its jurisdiction is unlimited in point of amount, and keeps a record of its proceedings; It has also the power of fine and imprisonment -) Nathan Legg resident in Houlton in said county aged sixty three years this month, who, being first duly sworn, according to Law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress, of the eighteenth of March 1818, and the first of May 1820, that he the said Nathan Legg enlisted for the term of one year, on the first day of January, 1776, in the State of Massachusetts, in the company commanded by Captain Warren, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Root in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said company until the first of January 1777 when he was discharged from the

said service at Fishkill in the State of New York and further that in the Month of May, in the same year and at the same place he enlisted into Captain Warner's company in Colonel Bailey's reg't, of the Massachusetts line for three years of the continental establishment, and served his term of three years, and was discharged at West Point in the State of New York - that his name has been placed on the pension list and dropped therefrom on account of his property - And in pursuance of the act of 1 st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear, that I was a resi- -dent citizen of the United States on the 15 th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 15 th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule - schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed - as follows, to wit, one cow, 2 pigs, 6 fowls, 1 broken iron pot, 1 dish kettle, 1 tea kettle, 7 chairs, 6 plates, 8 knives and forks, 6 spoons, 2 bowls, 4 tea cups and saucers, 1 tea pot, shovel and tongs 1 tin coffee pot, one pail, 1 pot andirons, 1 bible, 1 psalm book, an old wooden clock, 2 wheels, 1 table. —

That since the exhibition of my first schedule the following changes have been made in my property - to wit, 14 of the fowls then mentioned have been eaten and four of the bowls have been broken - 3 tea cups & saucers have been broken -
And the said Nathan Legg further saith that since the exhibition of his first schedule he has sold five acres one half, and fourteen rods of the land mentioned in that schedule to Charles W. Lynde to wit, on the nine tenth day of June 1822 for three hundred and sixty five dollars, as by the sworn copy of the deed annexed will more fully appear - and that the old house, ashery, and barn, and hot ash kettles, pearling bar, and shed, were upon these premises and were included in the above sale to said Lynde - And further that the said sum of $365.00 was paid by the said Lynde, by being turned by him on a debt which the said Nathan Legg then bona fide owed to the said Lynde -
And the said Nathan Legg further saith that since the exhibition of his first schedule he has sold the residue of the land mentioned in said schedule to Eleanor Kingsbury as appears by the certified copy of the deed to said Kingsbury hereto annexed for the sum of one hundred and seventy three dollars which sum he received in money - And immediately paid said money upon debts, which were then bona fide due from

him - and it was to raise the money to pay upon those debts that induced him to sell the land, and the said Nathan further saith that five acres of the land included in the above deed to Kingsbury was not owned by him, but was owned by one Lyman Legg and had been mort- -gaged for $50. on which there was more than ten years in trust due, but as the deed to said Lyman Legg had not been recorded that deed was given up and said Nathan deeded the whole to said Kingsbury he having a- greed to purchase that as well as what the said Nathan was owned - And the residue of the consideration of that deed over the $175.00 coming to me to wit, $67. was paid towards satisfying the aforesaid mortgage on the said five acres - due from said Lyman Legg - The said Nathan further saith he is a laborer and has no means of getting a living but by the labour of his hands - and further that his right hand has been a cripple since the year 1783 - And this deponent further saith that his family is composed of but two persons his wife aged sixty two years and himself - that the health of his wife has been such that she has not deserted or deserted herself for six years nor for the same period been able to stand on her feet or get off or on the bed but by assistance - And the said Nathan further saith that his health has become very infirm and being obliged to be up nights to take care of his wife (being unable to hire assistants) he is unable to do any work of much a- mount and that that his circumstances are so in-

- and that he stands in absolute need of assistance for his country for his daily subsistence - Given this 13th day of May 1823 in Open Court before us Judges of Court Common Pleas
Nathan Lacy
Isaac B. Phelps Isaac N. Phelps Joseph Reynolds Judges of Court Common Pleas

6 I Samuel Hotchkiss Sheriff of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Cortland, do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the said Court that the said Nathan Legg did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the (proceeding) declaration, against the Common enemy, for the term of nine months, under our engagements, on the Cont- inental establishment. I do also certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court. That the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Twenty Nine Dollars & Sixty four cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this sixteenth day of May 1823 Sam. Hotchkiss Jr. Sheriff

State of New York
Cortland County Clerks Office Town
I hereby certify that the within is a true copy from the records of said office which said Deed is Recorded in Liber 1 of Deeds Folio 156 & 157 the 17 th day of December 1822 at One O'clock PM
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office the 16 th day of May 1823
Samuel H. Phelps Jr. Clerk

BEETS & HUNT, PRINTERS, HORNELLVILLE.
THIS INDENTURE , made the Seventh day of November in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and Twenty Two between Nathan Lugg and his wife of the town of Homer County of Cortland State of New York of the first part, and Elaser Kingsbury of the same place of the second part, WITNESSETH , That the said party of the
first part, for and in consideration of the sum of Two hundred and forty Dollars in hand paid, by the party of the second part, wherewith the said party of the first part, do hereby declare themselves satisfied and paid; have and by these presents, do grant, bargain, sell, alien, release, convey, and confirm, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, ALL THAT  Certain Twenty acre Lot herein after described situate lying and being in the town County & State aforesaid being part of Lot Number fifty five in said town and bounded as follows to wit South on lands of Seth Lugg East on the Center of the highway leading from the red Mills to Homer Village thence North to lands of Matthias Cook and thence running west fifty chains thence south to the northernmost corner of Seth Luggs land Containing Twenty acres of land be the same more or less
Together with all and singular, the rights, members and privileges to the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining; and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof and an the estate, right, title, interest, property, possession, claim and demand both in law and equity, of the said party of the first part, of, in and to the same, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract or parcel of land and premises, with the appertenances, unto the party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, to his and their only proper use, benefit and behoof forever. And the said party of the first part, do for themselves heirs, executors and administrators, covenant and agree to and with the party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, that they are the true and lawful OWNERS of the said tract or parcel of land and premises, with the appertenances; and have lawfully seized in their own right, of a perfect, absolute, and indefeasible estate of inheritance, in fee simple, of, in and to all the said premises, with the appertenances; and have in them good right, full power and lawful authority to GRANT and CONVEY the same. And also, that the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, shall and may, forever hereafter, peaceably have, hold, occupy and possess the said granted premises free from the hindrance or molestation of any person or persons lawfully claiming the same. And that the said party of the first part, and their heirs, the said parcel of land and premises, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, against all claims and demands whatsoever, shall and will warrant, and forever, by these presents, defend.
In witness whereof, the party of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seal the day and year first above written.
SEALED AND DELIVERED, IN PRESENCE OF
Wm Freeman Aaron Lugg
Nathan Lugg G.S. Nannah Lugg G.S.
State of New York Cortland County ss On the 27 Novr 1822 Came before me Nathan Lugg to me known to be the same person described in and who executed and who acknowledged the within Deed and acknowledged he executed and acknowledged the same Let it be Recorded John Lynde Comr V.P. State of New York Cortland County ss On the 6 day of Decr 1822 Came before me Nannah Lugg to me known to be the wife of the within named Nathan Lugg and acknowledged that she executed the within without any fear of Compulsion from her said husband Let it be Recorded John Lynde Comr V.P. The above recorded December 17 th 1822 at 1.0'clock P.M. Sewell Atchison V.P. Clerk

THIS INDENTURE , made the eleventh day of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty two between Nathan Legg of the Town of Homer County of Cortland and State of New York of the first part, and Charles Lynde of the same place of the second part, WITNESSETH , That the said part
of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of Three hundred and sixty two dollars in hand paid, by the party of the second part, wherewith the said party of the first part, doth hereby declare himself satisfied and paid; and by these presents, doth grant, bargain, sell, release, convey, and confirm, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, ALL THAT piece of land bounded as follows (Viz) Beginning on the bank of the West River on the south side of the same and on the west line of Lot 88, Sixty six rods from thence east five chains and eighty five links to the west line of the street on the west side of the Village of Port Watson as laid out some years since - thence on the west line of said street, six chains and seventy eight links to the road running to Hubbardston Mills, thence northerly on said road six chains and ten links to the west line of said road, thence north on the west line of said lot to the place of beginning, Containing three acres two quarters and fourteen rods of ground - Also a certain piece of land on lot 88, sixty five rods from the center of the river on the east line of the said original lot, thence south on the said original line eight chains and seven links to a stake and stone, thence running west, two chains and thirty four links, an five eighths of a link - thence north eight chains and seven links to the center of the said river, thence east twenty two degrees north, down the center of said river to the place of beginning Containing two acres of land
Together with all and every the rights, members and privileges to the said tract or parcel of land belonging, or in any wise appertaining; and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits, and all the estate, right, title, interest, property, possession, claim and demand both in law and equity, of the said party of the first part, of, in and to the same, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract or parcel of land and premises, with the appertenances, unto the party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, to his and their only proper use, benefit and behoof forever. And the said party of the first part, do for himself his heirs, executors and administrators, covenant and agree to and with the party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, that he is the true and lawful OWNER of the said tract or parcel of land and premises, with the appertenances; and is lawfully seized in his own right, of a perfect, absolute, and indefeasible estate of inheritance, in fee simple, of, in and to all the said premises, with the appertenances; and has in himself good right, full power and lawful authority to GRANT and CONVEY the same. And also, that the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, shall and may, forever hereafter, peaceably have, hold, occupy and possess the said granted premises free from the hindrance or molestation of any person or persons lawfully claiming the same. And that the said party of the first part, and his heirs, the said parcel of land and premises, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, against all claims and demands whatsoever, shall and will warrant, and forever, by these presents, defend.
In witness whereof, the party of the first part hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written.
SEALED AND DELIVERED, IN PRESENCE OF Nathan Legg
Nathan Legg

Cortland County ss. Charles M. Lynde the Grantor within named being first duly sworn saith that the within is a true Copy of a said grant to this deponent by the within named Nathan Legg on the nineteenth day of June 1822 - and that he turned the Consideration of said said upon the date then due to said Deponent from said Nathan the said Nathan the said Nathan the said Nathan further saith not.
Charles M. Lynde
Given this 13 th day of May 1823 before us Judges of Cort. Comm. plus an open court as to the said Copy a good Copy of Cortland Co. N.Y. Pleas - - /