The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-15

after mentioned.
NUMBER THREE
The next purchase by Tweed was as foliows;-
BouGHT.-Charles G. Cornell and wife and Ter
ence FARLEY and wife TO William NJ. Tweed.-Tne
undivided twothrds part OF lot IN avenue 4, 25.lk
feet north OF Fluy-nintn street. 0O.6x75.3A feet.
Deed dated March IS. 1864; recorded March 81,
1874. Consideration, 500.
This lot was sold to James Stokes IN the same
deed as the foregoing one and at the same rate OF
The fourth transaction by Tweed, was as fol-
lows
BouGHT.-Charles @. Cornell and wiz and Ter
ence FARLEY wi'e q Mlam NJ. Tweed.-The
described ioliows:-Surtneast corner Fifty
seventh street. and avenue A. lOo5x25 leet;
nue. A, lO6.6X25iA feet; nor neast corner Fifty
eighth street and avenue A, loox25.lA eet: Deed
dated March %, 1864; recorded Marca 81, 1864.
Consideration, $780,
These lots were sold TO James Stokes In the
same deed the TWO last, and at the same rate OF
compensation
NUMBER FIVE
We next md an additional purchase OF lots in
the neighborhood, as iollows:-
BoUGHT.-Charles G. Cornell and wife and
Terrence Farley and vile 10 William NJ Tweed
The undivided two.thlrds part Of lot northeast
feet. Deed dated March 20, 1864; recorded March
81, 1864. consideration, $780,
This plot was also sold to James Stokes In the
above deed. The whole five plots recorded in
that deed being put down as sold for s1l,7s5, as
will be by the records OF purchase; the
money consideration recorded for all amounted
to $500.
NUMBER SIX.
The sixth purchase by Tweed was as follows:-
BoUGHT,-Chares II. Applegate and wife to viii
Ian, M. TNeed.-Lot southeast corner 12S tn street
and Eighth avenue l25x99.11 feet. Deed dated
August Is, 1868; recorded August Is, 1868. Con-
sideration, $4,000
nlnta. h~II hou.w.n
been sold to Quenton McAdam May 8, 1869, for
SOS, 000 being an advance OF $1,000 the original
price.
NUMBER SEVEN
The seventh transaction is recorded as follows:-
BoUGHT.-Robert Il. Arkenburgn and wife to
William NJ Tweed.-All that plot OF ground lying
between northwest corner of FIFTY eighth street
aud Eighth avenue and southwest corner OF Fifty
ninth street and Eighth avenue. described as lol-
ows:-Beginning at northwest corner OF Eighth
avenue ana Fiity-ctghth street. westerly along
Fftyeghth street 200 lect: thence northerly lO00
eeJ. thence eastery 70 leet thence northery 1908
feet to Flty-nnth street; thence edsterly lAlO%
leet 10 the Circle; thence southeastery, in cir
cular direction, 1925 ieet; thence southerly 6S1
feet; thence easteriy 44.1lA rect 10 the Circle;
thence southeasterly, in circular erection,
122-5k leet TO Eighth avenue, aud thence soutnerly
40.Sh feet 10 the place OF beginning. Also plot OF
ground on FiltY-ninth street. adjoining the aIore-
SAID Circle having a frontage OF S4.3 ieet Fifty
ninth street and proceeding souinwesterly IN
feet, thence northerly % feet, thence westerly rs
feet, thence southeily 70 Fftynnth street 1876
ieet., Deed dated september 70, ls6S; recorded
October l. 1868. consideration, $200,0 900.
This extensive bit OF ground was sold in 1871 as
folows:-
SoLD.-wilam NJ Tweed and wife to Richard
NJ. Tweed.-An property at noFthwest corner OF
soutnerly 70 feet; easterly, l771S feet; TO
Circle, thence southwesterly, 5l.2h feet 10
begianing. Also property at northwestern cor
ner OF Eighth avenue and Fllty-eighth street
Deed dated August 10. 1871; recorded DC ober 20,
1871. Consideration, $500 600. [Attached.l
NUMBER EIGHT.
The eighth purchase or real estate by Tweed Is
recorded as iollows:-
Bought. -Jonn H. Sherwood and wife 10 william
Nj. Tweed.--A plot OF gr2 und on the southerly side
OF Fortieth street, $50 eet east OF Madison avenue
25x9S.9 ieet. Deed dated November q, 1865; re.
corded November %. 1868. Consideration, $40, 000
This plot was sold. as appears from the record
10 Richard NJ. Tweed, under a deed dated Novem.
Der 81. 1871, recorded January 4. 1872 the con-
sideratlon being natural love and affection and
the thirteenth part OF a dollar.n This property
has been attached.
Tue next purchase was a more extensive one,
as Will be seen by the following extract from the
record
\ Blolgett and vile, and Martin M. Kellogg and
vile 10 william NJ. Tweed.-All that plot aud Sec
ton or land living on the east SIDE OF Blooming
dale road, and being the block bounded by Seventy
sixth ana Scventy.seventn streets, BloOmlng1aie
/
1865; recorded November 80, 1868. Consideration
$4,000.
Following up the transfers, as they appear
upon the books, we find the following disposition
OF tins block oil land
AGREEMENT TO sELL-william NJ. Tweed with
washington M. Smltn.-An the foregoing men,
toned property. lying between Seventy.sixtn aud
Seyenty-seventn streets, the boulevard and Tenth
avenue. Date Of agreement not recorded. Con-
sideratIon, xlSJ,00O
soLD.-wiiilam Nj. Tweed and wife TO washing
+ EUnaN ant al
property. Deed dated April 0, 1859; recorded
Apri s, 1863. Consideration. slS5,oOO.
NUMBER TIN.
weeds tenth purchase in regular order OF date
was as folows:-
BoUoHT.-Joseph Smith and wife to william NJ
Tweed.-Tne plot OF land lying on the nortnerly
side OF Slxtytnlru street. l25 ieet west OF Eighth
avenue, l25xl00.5 feet. Deed GATED December l.
1865; recorded December 3, 1865. Consideration,
100000.
THESE lots we're ostensibly sold TO Richard M.
Tweed November 81 1871, and recorded In the
same deed January 4. 1879 as lot No. /, the terms
being natural love and affection and the seventh
part OF dolar.v To snow the utter apsurdIty OF
this transfer 1t is only necessary TO state that
further examination OF the records reveals the
following additional transaction:-
soLD.-William NJ. Tweed and wife to Jacob
Vanderpoel.-flve lots north side OF Sixty-thrd
street, l25 leet west o. Eighth avenue. l25XlO0.5
Ieet Deed GATED March 10 1873; recorded Aprll
30, 1879. consideration, 81.
IL Is scarcely necessary to say that this property
has been attached.
NUMBER ELEVEN.
The next acquisition OF real estate was as
ioows:-
BouGHr.-Thomas Palmer and wife TO william NJ
Twecd-rhe plot ol land, the n0rthery size OF
Duane rect, 100 feet east OF Broadway, described
as nows:-Bcg1nnlnR at a point 100 feet east OF
Broadway, and running IN nor .nerlY direction 90
leet thence caste ~ 20 ieet thence nOrtnery rs
feet thence eastery 1905 leet thence southerly rs
feet thence along Duane street 125 leet TO the
Mace ut beginning. Deed dated December 80 1868:
recorded December ~, 1S6S. consideration,
$1,000
This lot OF land was sold to Richard NJ Tweed,
November Il. 1871, in the deed with lot No. l.
on the sane ambiguous terms. This IA also in
cluded in the attachment.
NUMBER TWELVE.