1790s - ten blank legal indenture document forms Philadelphia; never used, rare

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1790s - ten blank legal indenture document forms Philadelphia; never used, rare:
$75.00

ten (20) 1790s indenture forms
Philadelphia, Pa.This is an unusual group of blank legal document forms printed over 200 years ago, which were intended to be filled out as indentures. There are 10 sheets, stitched together along their left edge. They are printed with identical info on both sides, so there are 20 forms in all. Presumably, when filled out, these were kept on file in an office of the City and County of Philadelphia.The forms measure 15x19 inches in size, and are in fine condition, except that the top sheet has a 1” band of sunfading across its top edge. The forms are printed on a high quality of paper, made to last a long time---more than two centuries so far, and still in great shape.In more than 3 decades of collecting ephemera, I’ve seen loads and loads of completed indentures, but I’ve only come across a pad of blank forms like this a single time, when I purchased the pad at a sale in the 1980s. It is quite rare to find such early forms in completely unused condition.The printed sections say (note the old-fashioned substitution of the letter “f” for “s” in the interior of words, etc.):THIS INDENTURE made the Day of in the year of Our Lord One Thoufand Seven Hundred and NinetyBetweenof the one part and “the Commiffioners of the City and County of Philadelphia.” of the other part. WITNEFFETH that the faidin consideration of Sum of Dollars to lent by the faid Commiffioners, perfuant to the Directions of an Act of the Legiflature of the Commonwealth of Pennfylvania, enacted into a Law, on the eleventh Day of April One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Ninety-three, entitled “an Act for erecting a Loan Office for the Sum of Five Hundred Thoufand Dollars” the Receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, Ha granted, bargained, fold, releafed, and confirmed, and by thefe Prefents Dogrant, bargain, fell, releafe and confirm unto the faid Commiffioners their Succeffors and Affigns
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Together with all and fingular the Buildings, Improvements, Rights, Members, Privileges, Hereditaments and Appurtenances whatfoever thereunto belonging, and the Reverfions, Remainders, Rents, Iffues and Profits thereof. And all Deeds, Evidences, and Writings whatfoever concerning the fame; TO HAVE, HOLD, RETAIN AND ENJOY to them the faid Commiffioners and their Succeffors in Office, to and for the ufe of the faid Commonwealth for ever. PROVIDED always, that if the faid Heirs, Executors, or Adminiftrators, fhall and do well and truly pay or caufe to be paid to the faid Commiffioners, or their Succeffors, at the Place where the Office of the Treafurer of the faid County fhall be kept at Philadelphia, the aforesaid Sum of Dollars, loaned in purfuance of the Act aforefaid, together with Intereft at the Rate of fix per Centum per Annum, and every Part thereof,in manner following, That is to fay,[boxed chart to be filled in]Intereft thereof on the 1ft Day of November, 1794.
Part Principal and Intereft thereof on the 1ft November, 1795.
More thereof on the 1ft Day of November, 1796.
More thereof on the 1ft Day of November, 1797.
More thereof on the 1ft Day of November, 1798.
More thereof on the 1ft Day of November, 1799.
More thereof on the 1ft Day of November, 1800.
Refidue thereof on the 1ft Day of November, 1801.without Fraud or further Delay, tha then and from thenceforth this Indenture fhall be void, and the Eftate hereby granted fhall ceafe and determine. IN WITNESS whereof the faid Parties have hereunto interchangeably fet their Hands and Seals, the Day and Year above written.Sealed and Delivered in }
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Philadelphia ff.the Mortgagor above named on folemnaccording to Law do fay, that feifed of the Eftate above granted and mortgaged in own Right, and toown ufe, and that free from all arrearages of Rent, and from any former Gift, Grant, Sale, Mortgage, Judgment, or any other Incumbrance knowledge, except only fuch as are by particularly mentioned and difcovered to the faid Commiffioners, and further faith not.theDay
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