THE LAND DEED AND PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR ''GRAY GABLES'', PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND'S SUMMER WHITE HOUSE

GROVER CLEVELAND

Erscheinungsdatum: 1890

Beschreibung

CLEVELAND, GROVER. (1837-1908). Twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States (1885-9, 1893-7). Document Signed, ''Grover Cleveland.'' 4 full pages. Legal folio. August 1, 1890. Between his non-consecutive terms as president, President Cleveland purchased the seaside estate in Cape Cod which later became the summer White House. A train station was built and a telegraph machine later installed to accommodate Cleveland s visits. This deed is the agreement to purchase from Elizabeth Tudor, wife of Frederic Tudor, Jr., son of the Ice King , the property formerly known as ''Tudor Haven.'' Both Tudor and his wife signed the document. Bound at upper edge with two paper fasteners, in generally very fine condition. Docketed on verso ''Elizabeth Tudor and Grover Cleveland Agreement.'' The deed reads in full: ''AGREEMENT made this first day of August A.D. 1890 between Elizabeth Tudor, wife of William Tudor, of Weston, in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts first part, and Grover Cleveland, of the State of New York, of the second part. The party of the first part hereby agrees to sell, and the party of the second part to purchase, a certain estate situated in that part of Bourne, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, known as Monument Neck, with the buildings thereon, and bounded as follows: Westerly by Buzzards Bay, Northerly by Monument River, Easterly by land of the Old Colony Railroad Company, and Southerly by land of Parkinson, formerly Dykes, and by Cedar Pond and Greek and being lots 1 to 16 inclusive as shown on a plan of part of the town of Bourne, surveyed by Frederick Tutor, dated June 12, 1866, a copy of which is hereto attached, subject as to a portion of said premises to two mortgages, amounting in all to Fifteen thousand dollars, the interest of which is to be paid to date by the party of the first part. Lot 10 on said plan is subject to lease made to Isaac H. Barry et al. expiring October 1, 1909. It is understood that the title to Lots 13 and 14, 15 and 16 are not at present vested in said party of the first part, but that she holds bonds for deed for said Lots 13 and 14, and is to do all acts necessary to obtain deed for the same, the party of the second part paying in addition to the sum hereinafter named as the purchase price of the whole estate, one-half the actual cost of obtaining title to said Lots 13 and 14. Said premises are to be conveyed on or before November 15, 1890 by a good and sufficient quit-claim deed of the party of the first part with covenants against all persons claiming by, through or under her, conveying a good title to the same free from all encumbrances, except as aforesaid, satisfactory to said party of the second part. Said party of the first part agrees at the time of said conveyance to furnish a policy of insurance upon title of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12, payable to said party of the second part from the Conveyancers Title Insurance Company for the sum of Eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars at her expense, subject to terms set forth in the written propositions of said Company, made under dates of July 7 and 10, 1890 hereto annexed, and for such deed, bill and sale and insurance and conveyance the party pf the second part is to pay the sum of Ten thousand of which Five hundred dollars have been paid this day and Ninety five hundred dollars are to be paid in cash upon the delivery of said deed, bill of sale and insurance policy. All personal property of the party of the first part not herein agreed to be sold shall be removed from the premises on or before December 1st, 1890. Full possession, free of all tenants except as aforesaid, is to be delivered to the party of the second part at the time of the delivery of the deed, the said premises to be ten in the same condition in which they are now, reasonable use and wear of the buildings thereon and damages by fire or other unavailable casualty excepted. The buildings on said prem. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 210396

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Titel: THE LAND DEED AND PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR ''...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1890

Einband: No Binding

Zustand: Near Fine