The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-17

made any such purchases In the nrst four years or
the ten searched through for Ring estates. The
nrst transaction is recorded as follows:-
BOUGHT Hugh Saith 10 Richard b. Connolly
Lot north side 18th street. 24O feet or sixth
avenue. 20X99 IL jeet. Deed dated June 80 1868
recorded July ?, 1858. Consideration, $4,000.
THIS land was subsequently disposed or in the
following manner
SoLD.-Richard b. Connolly and wife 10 Fannie
b. Fithlan. Here follows description or the ABOVE
property.l Deed dated December 10. 1871 re-
corded January IS. 1872. Consideration. 100000.
According TO the record this appears as dead
daughter the property remains In the hands OF the
family.
In the second transaction we ma duplicate
record or the sale 10 Sweeny OF the third part OF
the two lots IN Eigntyseventn street. near Twelfth
avenue, as mentioned In Sweeny's operations,
Nos. and6. 1t viii be remembered rnat Con.
molly subsequently sold his share OF the land back
to Sweeny.
NUMBER THREE.
In purchase No. 3 we ind Connolly buying
nftn part OF the block bounded by Sixty
ninth and Seventeen streets, Madison and Fourth
avenues the consideration mentioned in the deed
being in total $26750O, as described In Tweed's
nineteenth transaction and sweeny's eleventh,
the seller being James Lenox, the date OF deed
October is. 1869, and recorded October 16, 1869.
NUMBER FOUR.
In his fourth transaction, Connolly comes in as
copartner with Tweed, Sweeny and Smith, as
purchasing from Thomas Murphy and wife the
four -ditns part OF the block bounded by sixty
eighth ana Sixiy-nlntn streets, Madison ana
Fourth avenues. Tne deed Is dated October p,
1863; recorded october 90 1860; consideration,
$40, 900. Connolly paying $4,000 as his share This
complicated TRANSACTION appears In Tweed's ex-
hiDlt No. %, and Sweeny's No. L.
He also sod with his copaTtners, as recorded In
TweedNo. % and Sweeny No II two separate
plots OF seven city lots each IN this block TO Jonn
O. Thompson, the total consideration therefor be-
ing $4,000, Connoly's snare being $4,000. Like
his partners, selling tnis property Connolly was
not content with selling the title outright OF the
10 to Thompson described in this transaction /;
he sold his one-ltn share IN this block 10 Benjamin
p. Fairchlld. an aucuoneer, Tor $4,000 the deed
being dated January %, 1872, and recorded Feb
ruary 26 1872 Ii must be borne IN mind that in
Tweed's nineteenth transaction, as previously
published. Thomas Murphy purchased the one
nltn snare owned by Tweed IN TINS block, he pay
ing 10 tnat instance $4,000. In Sweeny's twelfth
transaction Murphy also appears as the buy er OF
that one.hItn share, the price being set down at
100000.
The nth transaction by Connolly is on his
separate account. and is recorded as folows:-
misunderstanding Brand and wife to Richard
u. Connolly.-rne northwest corner OF Flth ave.
nue. ana 130tn street, running rom tue corner up
kutn avenue 4S.ll iret, thence westerly Ito leet,
thence nortnerly so leet, thence westerly p leet,
thence soutLeriy TO l3Otn street 90lI EEL thence
along 13Otn street l35 feet to corner. Deed dated
June IL. 1870; recorded June IL, 1870. Consldera-
ALSO BoUdHr-PatricS Garrick and vile to
Ricnard Il. Connoly.-Lot north side OF l3otn
street. I35 feet west FIltn avenue anu adjoining
LOT previously described 25x99l1 ieet. Deed dated
June %, 1870; recorded June "a, 1870 Consioera-
ton, Sl2,OOO
These two lots were subsequently sold In the
following manner:-
SoLD-Ricnard b. Connolly 10 Joel A. Fithian
ana Rooert Z. HutcnlDgs. Lhere follows descnp-
ton OF botn parcels OF iand.l Deed dated Decem.
GRAFTON, $SO,b0
Transaction No. o was close TO the lots enume-
rated IN No. s, as foows:-
BoUGHT.-Danel MURRAY TO Richard B. Con-
nouy.-LoI south side 131sE street, 2S5 ieet west VI
FUN avenue, 25xsQ.Il leet. Deed dated July 20
1870; recorded July - 1870 Consideration, s3,l25
This lot was sold TO Julia Valentine under a
deed dated Decemosr 10 1871 ecorded Dece mber
20, 1871. Consideration, $4,000
OTHER TRANSACTIONS.
It is quite evident that Connolly owned consd-
erabie property In real estate prior 70 1894 mat
being the date 1t wnicn these researches were
commenced. THIS Is shown BY the following
translers:-
soLD.-Marla ;. Connolly ana Richard b. Con-
molly 10 Mnnam q. NeImUre.-Lot south side
Thirty street, 2O7 leet east OF sIxtn ave-
nue., ll.Ux0s.e Ieet. Deed dated November Is
1904; recorded December i, 1854 ConsIde ration,
soID.-Maria 5. Connolly and Richard b. Con-
molly TO Joel W. Mason, George w. swain and
Joseph Al. StuArt.-Lot norm side Monroe street,
10 leet west Vi Jackson street, 25xlOO Ieet. DEED
uatea hay s, 1866; recoraeu MAJ 7, 1865 Consd
soLD.-Maria S. Connolly and Richard d. Con-
molly 70 Joseph Cox.-LoL n0rtn SIDE Oh henry
street 40. ~, 2SeA12 ieet on the West anu ia
corded March ~, ls65 Consideration, $500.
soLD.-Maria ). Connolly aud Richard .. Con-
molly 10 Mary J. Hutchings. Lot south side Of
IhiryeIgnta street. rs ieet east Of sixth avenue,
20x9s.e Ieet. Deed dated June -. 1871; recoraed
1 1ioS.a u ''' c0n'l0''a'i'H 81 love anu ans'
soLD.-Maria S. Connolly and Richard B. CON-
nOIly Jocl A. FltHian -
FTst-West stue Fourth avenue, 900 feet north
OF Lhlrty-6lXtn street, lOox2L
Second-lntersection OF centre line OF Four
teentn avenue aud 2O1tn street; lhence north to u
point distant lao leet south " centre line vi 2J5tn
street; thence west on line parallel with zOstn
street ana Hudson Mveri thence south 70 centre
or 2O7ta street, thence east along centre OF 2O7tn
street 10 place 81 beginning.
Understanding AT point on Hudson River
90 north from centre line OF 2Ostn street., con-
talnlug 433-i 900 acres.
line OF Hudson River lntersects The centre line Of
with street, between 2O1tn and zO5tn streets.
Deed dated December -, 1871; recorded Decem-
Der 20, 1871. consideration Sl5O, QUO.
soLD.--Maria ;. ConaOny aud Richard .. Con-
nolg to Joel A. FituIan and Robert Z. HuIchIngs.-
Lot south side l3Ist street. 100 feet west OF fiItn
avenue, 100xggI ieet. Deed dated Decem-
Der Il, 1871; recorded DECEMBER 30, 1871 Cou-
st1erauon, Sl4,OOO.
SoLD.-Marla ;. Connolly and Richard d. Con-
molly 10 joel A. Fthian and Robert g. HulchiuKs-
Lot soutnwest corner OF Isist street and Fltn ave-
nue., tl0xl40.ll leeL Deed dated december
Is 1871; recorded December 30, 1871. CoDsidera.
ton, $4,000.
soLD.-Mafia :. Connolly and RicnaTd .. Con-
molly to Joel A. FitElan and Robert Z. nutcalngs.-
Lot on the south side Of lSlst street ITO leet west
or Filth avenue, 0Oxsg.l ieet. Deed dated
December II, 1870; recorded December 30, 1870.
Consideration. Sl0,OO0
These three aforementioned parcels OF land, 1t
win be seen BY comparison, form together one
plot, the total amount paid BEING $4,000. II Will
also be noticed that IN transaction No. Connolly
sold TO The same parties one plot or ground AID
another In the same plot to Fannie b. FIthian.
The reader viii also probably remember that julia
Valentine appears IN transaction 40. as the pur.
chaser OF a lot IN tnls very same block
Va nov toll0w ConnollV in furtner aaiaa af re Al