The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17

between the hours of ~ NJ. and O'Clock P. M.
that is to say at O'Clock in the afternoon of
said day, all those tracts or parcels OF land and
premises hereinafter particularly described,
situate lying and being in the Townships of
Chester and Roxbury. in the County of Morris
and State of New Jersey:
The First Tract-BeginS at a stake. the cor
ner of Dr. Samuel Willis, and runs thence %
along said Willis line south f0rty-eight and
one half degrees east sixty -four chains and
fortylinksto the edge of the low grounds ;thence
"a south seven and one-half degrees west three
chains and fifty links; thence CD south thirty
seven degrees west fourteen chains and ten
links to the land belonging to the heirs of John
Douglass, decd; thence () along said line
north forty-seven degrees and forty-five min
utes west thirty chains and twenty-five links
to a corner of Silas Hopkins land; thence 90
along said Hopkins line north forty seven and
three quarter degrees east three chains; thence
60 along said line north forty seven and three
quarter degrees west ten chains and forty-fve
links; thence % still along said Hopkins line
north forty and three quarter degrees east
eighty links; thence 60 still along said line
north thirty and a half degrees west thir-
ty chains and eighty links to stake for a cor
ner also a corner of said Hopkins land; thence
Cg1 north sixty-three and half degrees east
six chains to the beginning. Containing eigh-
ty-four and half acres of land be the same
more or less.
in line of land formerly owned by Samuel
Douglass. decd. also a corner of lot of land
now occupied by Oliver Crater. and runs
thence u along Stlu DOuSldSS lduu lOTCu LOT
ty- seven degrees west tWenty-four chains and
ten links; thence CD north sixty five and three
quarter degrees east twelve chains and seven
ty-seyen links to q corner of Silas Hopkins
land; thence (3) along his line south sixteen
and one-half degrees east eleven chains and
tWenty-eight links; thence (D still on his line
north sixty eight degrees east three chains and
eighty links; thence 90 along said Hopkins
line south twenty-one and three quarter de-
grees east seven chains and twenty links;
teence Co south forty-ffve degrees west five
chains and ninety-seven links to the begin
ming Containing nineteen and three quarter
acres be the same more or less.
The Third Tract-Begins at post for cor
ner on the northerly side of Black river in the
line between lands formerly owned by Elijah
Horton and the heirs of Barnabus Horton,
decd, and runs thence % north forty-eight
and one-half degrees west seven chains to q
most for a corner in the afore mentioned line;
thence 10 south sixty -five degrees and thirty
minutes west fifteen chains and thirty-six
links to post for a corner: thence CD south
fnrty-nine degrees east to Black river; thence
"a up said river the several courses and wind
ings thereof to the beginning. Con tanning ten
acres of land. strict measure.
Excepting from and out of the second tract
above described twelve and seven hundredths
acres of land which the said Barnabus c. Hor.
fon conveyed to Silas Hopkins.
These being the same land and premisesc con.
yeyed by Charles A Gillen. Sheriff. to Barna.
bus @. Horton. by deed of March IL, 1887, and
recorded in Book Z-11 of Deeds. for Morris
County EDGAR L. DURLING, Sheriff.
Dated November %. 1897.
Chronicle and Index. p. T. Sl6.20.