Deed Henrietta H Reilly To George Wesemann Philadelphia 1879 Deed Book LW57 p396

The record

Conventions: [ ] editorial addition; [?] uncertain reading; […] illegible; [sic] as written.*

Transcription

"Nov 11 | 57 | 396 | Wesemann | do [= Geo] | Henrietta H Reilly". The first-name column reads "do" (ditto) from "Geo." in the July 3 entry above. The columns are date, volume number (L.W.), page.

deed no. "8654": "Henrietta H. Reilly et al to George Wesemann. This Indenture made the Seventh day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy nine (1879). Between Henrietta H. Reilly widow of Thomas A. Reilly late of the city of Philadelphia [deceased], ... and Richard H. Reilly and Bessie K. his wife of the one part and George Wesemann of the City of Philadelphia Grocer, of the other part, Witnesseth, That the said Henrietta H. Reilly and Richard H. Reilly and Bessie K. his wife for and in consideration of the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars lawful money ... paid by the said George Wesemann ... All that certain two story Brick Messuage or Tenement and lot or piece of ground situate on the Southeastwardly side of Tulip Street at the distance of fourteen feet Northeastwardly from Dickinson Street in the Thirty-first ward of the City of Philadelphia aforesaid" (p. 397:) "Containing in front or breadth on said Tulip Street fourteen feet and extending in length or depth of that width Southeastwardly between [two] parallel lines at right angles with said Tulip Street fifty six feet, including a certain three feet wide alley laid out across the rear end thereof and leading into and from said Dickinson Street. Bounded Northeastwardly by ground of Samuel Sheets, Southeastwardly by ground late of Jefferson J. Davis, Southwestwardly by ground of said George Wesemann and Northwestwardly by Tulip Street aforesaid. (Being the same premises which John S. Toner by Indenture dated the Twenty second day of December A.D. 1868 and Recorded at Philadelphia in Deed Book J.T.O. No. 213 page 253 &c. granted and Conveyed inter alia unto Thomas A. Reilly in fee Subject to the payment of a certain yearly ground rent or sum of forty Eight dollars as therein mentioned. And the said Thomas A. Reilly being so thereof seized afterwards departed this life having first made and published his last Will and Testament in writing dated the nineteenth day of November A.D. 1868 duly proved the Sixteenth day of December A.D. 1873 and remaining filed in the Register of Wills office at Philadelphia and Recorded in Will Book No. 80 page 75[?] &c. Wherein and whereby he did Will in the words following to wit: I give devise and bequeath unto my dear wife Henrietta H. Reilly the interest and income of all my Estate Real and Personal ... for her own exclusive use ... as long as she lives And from and immediately after her decease then I give devise and bequeath all my said Real and Personal Estate to my dear Son Richard H. Reilly his Heirs, Executors Administrators and Assigns forever.) Together with the free use, privilege and right of way of in to and over the said Three feet wide alley as and for a passage way and water course in common with the owners and occupiers of this and the other lots of ground bounding thereon" (p. 398:) "... To Have and to Hold ... unto the said George Wesemann his Heirs and assigns ... Under and subject nevertheless to the payment of the said yearly ground rent or sum of Forty Eight dollars unto Alexander R. Harvey his heirs and assigns in equal half yearly payments on the first day of the months of April and October in each and every year forever without any deduction for taxes &c." (p. 399:) signed "Henrietta H. Reilly, Richard H. Reilly, Bessie K. Reilly," witnessed by James E. Magee and Wm. McLean; receipt for \$700 "Received the day of the date of the above Indenture of the above named George Wesemann the sum of Seven hundred Dollars"; acknowledged "On the seventh day of November Anno Domini 1879 before me the subscriber a Notary Public ... Wm. McLean, Notary Public Philadelphia" (Bessie K. examined apart from her husband); "Recorded November 11th 1879. 2.45."

Plain reading

On 7 November 1879, Henrietta H. Reilly (widow of Thomas A. Reilly), her son Richard H. Reilly and his wife Bessie K. sold to George Wesemann, grocer, of Philadelphia, a two-story brick house and lot on the southeast side of Tulip Street, 14 feet northeast of Dickinson Street, 31st Ward, 14 feet wide and 56 feet deep (with a 3-foot rear alley), for \$700, subject to a yearly ground rent of \$48 payable to Alexander R. Harvey. The deed was recorded on 11 November 1879 at 2:45. The deed's southwest boundary is "ground of said George Wesemann," so he already owned the next lot to the southwest.

Notes

PROBABLE that this George Wesemann, grocer, is the George of Chapter 4: name, trade (grocer in 1870 and 1880 per Prior Research, census entries) and street fit, the deed says he owned the adjoining lot, and the 1873 and 1880 family address 2321 Tulip Street is in the same block (no age, wife or birthplace is named). Not PROVEN.

Conflicts noted: F63 (Addendum): "deeds recorded under 'November 18' ... Reilly H H to Geo Wesemann 2322 Tulip." The deed itself reads "Recorded November 11th 1879. 2.45" and the grantee index "Nov 11." The Law Record's "18 Nov" is its publication week, not the recording date (the deed is the primary record; the notice is a derivative). The deed's grantor is "Henrietta H. Reilly" with her son, not "H. H. Reilly" alone (so the notice's initials are hers). The deed does not state a street number; "2322" comes from the notice only. F63 (Addendum) says 2322 stands across the street from 2321 so "probably a second property." The deed puts the lot on the southeast side of Tulip Street, with George's own lot on its southwest side. Whether 2321 and the lot are on the same side is not stated in the deed; the lot's side (southeast) cannot be tied to the odd or even numbering from the deed alone. Not resolved.