Deed of the Guardian:

Where the mother of the infants was made guardian, and conveyed jointly with other children of full agethe mother releasing her dower.

THIS INDENTURE, Made this

day of 10. Deed of the

in the year of our Lord 1818. Between A. F. of the city of New-York, widow of I. F. of the city of New-York deceased, and also as guardian (under the act entitled "an act in addition to the act concerning infants," passed the twenty-fourth of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen) of C. F. and E. F. infant children and heirs at law, of I. F. deceased; and M. F. H. F. and G. F. of the same place, the remaining children and heirs at law, of the said I. F. parties of the first part, and S. C. of the same place, merchant, of the second part: Whereas the said I. F. deceased, in his life time and at the time of his death, was seised in fee of all that certain messuage, dwelling-house and lot, piece or parcel of ground, &c. &c. &c. (take in the description of the premises,) and whereas the said children and heirs at law, of the said I. F. being seised as tenants in common in fee simple of the said premises, application was lately made to the Honorable James Kent, then and yet chancellor of the state of NewYork, for the sale of the said premises, pursuant to the provisions of the said act, and his honor the Chancellor, at a Court of Chancery, held at the city of New-York, on the day of upon the petition of the said A. F. of the first part above mentioned, then being the next friend of the said infants, was pleased to inake a certain order, appointing the said A. F. to be the guardian of the said infants,

Guardian.

for the purposes in the petition mentioned, upon her executing a bond with two sureties to each of the said infants, for the faithful and just performance of that trust, and for the observance of such orders as the chancellor should make in the premises, in relation to the said trust, and upon her filing such bonds with the register or assistant register of the said court after the same should have been executed and approved, as in the said order is required; it is further by said order directed, that upon such bond being executed and filed, the said Guardian might sell all and singular the right and title of the said C. F. and E. F. to the said premises herein-before, and in the said order described and set forth, and that before any deeds should be executed, the terms of sale should be reported to the chancellor by the said Guardian in writing, and upon oath, to the end that the same might be passed upon by the chancellor, before the sale should be confirmed as by reference to the said order remaining on the minutes of the court of chancery, in the city of New-York, may among other things more fully appear: And whereas such bonds having been executed as by the said order are required, and the same having been filed in the office of the said assistant register; the parties hereto of the first part did agree to sell the said messuage and premises, and all their and each of their right and title therein to the said party of the second part, for the sum of $

the terms of which

sale were duly reported to the chancellor by the said A. F. in writing and upon oath, and thereupon, his honor by another order made the day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, was further pleased among other things to allow and confirm such sale of the said premises as by a reference to the said last mentioned order re

maining in the minutes of the court, may among other things more fully appear: and whereas the said A. F. being willing to join in the said sale, has agreed to release to the said S. C. her right of dower in the said premises. Now therefore, this Indenture witnesseth, that the said parties of the first, the said A. F. acting in her own right and as guardian of the said infants by virtue of the power and authority given and granted to her by the said several orders above mentioned, and for and in consideration of the sum of six thousand dollars, lawful money of the United States of America, to them in haud paid at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents by the said party of the second part, for the uses and purposes in the said orders mentioned, the receipt whereof the said parties of the first part do hereby acknowledge, and thereof and therefrom, and of and from every part and parcel thereof, do acquit, release, exonerate and discharge the said party of the second part, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, and every of them, by these presents, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, remised, released and confirmed, and by these presents, do fully, freely and absolutely grant, bargain, sell, alien, remise, release and confirm unto the said S. C. the party of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns for ever, all that the said dwelling house and lot of ground and premises hereinbefore described, together with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever to the said dwelling house and lot of ground, and premises belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof, and of every part and parcel thereof; and also all the estate, right, title, interest, property, possession, claim,

and demand whatsoever of the said parties of the first part and each of them, the said infants C. F. and E. F. and each of them, of, in, and to the same, and every part and parcel thereof. To have and to hold all and singular the said premises, with the appurtenances unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns for ever, to the only proper use, benefit, and behoof, of the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever, as fully and amply as the said parties of the first part or any of them may, can, or ought to convey the same by virtue of the said first mentioned order, or otherwise howsoever. And the said A. F. in consideration of the premises, and in consideration of one dollar to her in hand paid, before the ensealing and delivery of these presents by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath remised, released, for ever quit-claimed, and by these presents doth remise, release, and for ever quit-claim unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns for ever, all the right, title and interest, dower, right and title of dower, claim and demand whatsoever of her the said A. F. of, in and to the above described premises, and of, in and to every part and parcel thereof, to and for the proper use, benefit and behoof of the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns for ever. And the said M. F. H. F. and G. F. for themselves, their heirs, executors and administrators, and each and every of them, doth hereby promise, covenant, grant, and agree, to and with the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, in manner following, that is to say, that each of them, the said M. F. H. F. and G. F. at the time of the ensealing and delivery of these presents, is lawfully seised of the one equal undivided fifth part of the

said dwelling-house and lot of ground, and premises, of a good, pure, perfect and indefeasible estate of inheritance in fee-simple, without any manner of condition or limitation of any use or uses, or any other matter, cause or thing whatsoever, to determine, alter, defeat or charge the same, except so far as the same are subject to the right of dower of the said A. F. and which is herein before and hereby by her released. And the said A. F. doth for herself, her heirs, executors and administrators, covenant, promise and agree, to and with the said S. C. his heirs and assigns, that the said A. F. hath not knowingly or willingly done or suffered any act, deed, matter or thing, whereby, or by means whereof the said above granted premises, or any part thereof, is, or may in any way be incumbered in title, charge, estate or otherwise; and lastly, the said parties of the first part for themselves respectively, and for their and each of their heirs, executors and administrators, and all and every other person and persons lawfully claiming, or that may claim any estate, right, title or interest, of in or to the said herein before granted premises, and every part and parcel thereof, by, from, or under them, shall and will from time to time, and at all times hereafter, upon the reasonable request and at the proper costs and charges in the law, of him the said S. C. his heirs and assigns, make, do, . and execute, or cause to be made, done and executed, all and every such other and further lawful and reasonable act and acts in the law whatsoever, for the further and more perfect, absolute and satisfactory vesting, conveying and confirming the said hereby released dwelling-house, and lot, piece or parcel of ground, and every part and parcel thereof, with their