Hi Narelle, These are my thoughts. The line numbers refer to the original document. I hope this makes sense - I thought of typing the whole thing but then it was too hard to show what I have altered. Line 3 ends "N.S.Wales Esquire" Line 4 starts "of the 1st part" Line 5 ends "River Hawkesbury af' [aforesaid] Farmer of" Line 6 starts "the 2d part - And" Lines 7-8 read "Panton of Sydney and ['Sydney and' ruled out] Windsor in the Colony af' [aforesaid] Merchants and Copartners in trade <under the style or firm of Betts and Panton> of the 3d part - Whereas I am" <> indicates inserted text Line 9 starts "Ind[entu]re of <Release by way of> M[or]t[ga]ge" Line 10 starts "between the s[ai]d" and ends "of the one part" Line 12 starts "cont[ainin]g by est[imatio]n 70 a[cres] m[ore] or l[ess]" Line 12 last word is perhaps "assured" - he dots his 'eyes' so I don't think this is assined to assure meant to convey property by deed, now obsolete. Line 13 starts "was with the app[urtenance]s conveyed and assured unto and to the use of the s[aid]" appurtenances - things belonging to, e.g. fences Line 14 "J.G.D. and his heirs Subject nev[erthe]less to red[emptio]n on pay[men]t to him" - redemption seems to make sense. Line 17 starts "of Rel[ease] by way of M[or]t[ga]ge" Line 20 ends "the parcel of l[and] cont[ainin]g by est[imation]" Line 21 starts "66 1/2 acres m[ore] or l[ess]" and again I think the word is assured not assined Line 22 starts "the app[urtenance]s conveyed and assured unto the[ruled out] & to the use of" Line 24 starts "on payment to the s[ai]d" Line 25 ends "with interest" I'll see if I can make out anything useful with the bits in the margin but first it's time to eat! Cheers, Liz in Melbourne On Saturday, March 13, 2004 5:37 PM, Narelle [SMTP:narelle@annforbes.org] wrote: > It is my understanding that some of you on this List may be able to help some friends of mine decipher an old document - it is located at: > http://www.annforbes.org/hux1.html > > Below is where John has had a go at deciphering - it is in relation to a Land Grant to Thomas Huxley Junior NSW Hawkesbury Area. > Regards > Narelle > "Just off the Road to Gundagai....." > ************************************************** > www.annforbes.org > ************************************************* > www.jmi.net.au > ************************************************* > AntiVir Installed > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Chapman > To: Narelle > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 5:25 PM > Subject: Fw: Thomas Huxley paper > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Chapman > To: lynne@annforbes.org > Cc: narelle@abbforbes.org ; Trish Harvey ; laurel@annforbes.org ; trevor@annforbes.org > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:10 PM > Subject: Thomas Huxley paper > > > Hi Lynne, > This is my "two bob's worth" on the Thomas Huxley Bill with a few comments in brackets of my own. > This Indre (INDENTURE) made the 4th day of February 1846 Between James George Doyle of Winbairn ( A FLORID W) Portland Head on the River Hawkesbury in the Colony of N.S.Wales Squire of the 1sr part --- Thomas Huxley the younger of Lower Portland Head on the River Hawkesbury Farmer of the 2nd part --- and John Betts and Alexander George Panton of -Sydney(scratched out) Windsor in the Colony as merchants under the style of firm Betts and Panton and copartners in trade of the 3rd part. > Whereas I am instructed release by way of judge(JUDGEMENT) dated the 20th day of July 1824(scratched out) 1844 made between Sd(SAID) Thos H and Mary his wife of one part and the sd(SAID) Jas G.D. of the other part the parcel of land consg(CONSISTING) by estm(ESTIMATION) of 70 acres ......hereinafter described and ASSINED (ASSIGNED SPELT WRONGLY) was with the appt(APPOINTMENT?) conveyed and assined unto and for the use of J.G.D. and his heirs subject to ---------- to -------- on payt(PAYMENT) to him the sd(SAID) J.G.D. of the sum of £ 123 Stg(STERLING) on the 20th day of July now last past-- And whereas by another Indre (INDENTURE) by way of (probably judgement) dated the 16th day of May last and made between the Sd (SAID) Thos Huxley and Mary his wife of the one part and the Sd(SAID) Jas. Geo Doyle(therein named James Doyle) of the other part The parcel of land containing 66 1/2 acres in all hereinafter described and assined(ASSIGNED) was with the appt(APPOINTMENT probably,! > maybe APPOINTED) coveyed and assined unto ???? for the use of the Sd(SAID) Jas Geo Doyle & his heirs subject nevless(NEVERTHELESS) to retn (RETURN) and payment to the Sd Jas Geo Doyle of the sum of £ 90 Stg(STERLING) on the 16th day of May now next with the interest (missing... probably THEN DUE) > INDENTURE: To draw up a Legal Form in Multiple Copies.... English Legal Term (Websters) > That show what 50 years of trying to decipher a doctor's handwriting can do !! I am not attempting the side comment under the blot either. > > > > Kind regards, > John Chapman. > WERRIS CREEK > First Railway Town in N.S.W. > > > ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== > OLD-ENGLISH Web Page > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/

Owo - that was so very very quick Elizabeth - I have forwarded ( privately) your informative reply onto my 'cuzins on Ann Forbe's Forum so they can sink their teeth into it - many thanks once again - Regards Narelle > Hi Narelle, > > These are my thoughts. The line numbers refer to the original document. > I hope this makes sense - I thought of typing the whole thing but then it > was too hard to show what I have altered. > > Line 3 ends "N.S.Wales Esquire" > Line 4 starts "of the 1st part" > Line 5 ends "River Hawkesbury af' [aforesaid] Farmer of" > Line 14 "J.G.D. and his heirs Subject nev[erthe]less to red[emptio]n on > > Cheers, > > Liz in Melbourne > > > > On Saturday, March 13, 2004 5:37 PM, Narelle [SMTP:narelle@annforbes.org] > wrote: > > It is my understanding that some of you on this List may be able to help > some friends of mine decipher an old document - it is located at: > > http://www.annforbes.org/hux1.html > > > ______________________________