Description
This original 1848 Dutchess County, New York quitclaim deed is a strong piece of early American legal and family-history ephemera. It names Stephen and Christina Colehamer and conveys to Lodowick Colehamer, giving it excellent appeal for collectors of New York manuscripts, land records, genealogy, and Hudson Valley material.
* Handwritten 19th-century land deed with attractive period script and folded docket panel
* Identified as a quit claim deed, a desirable and clearly labeled legal form
* Recorded in Dutchess County, adding solid local-history interest
* Names the Colehamer family directly, which makes it more engaging than an anonymous land paper
* Includes metes-and-bounds language with chains, links, landmarks, lot numbering, and acreage
* Mentions Lot No. 78 and an older survey reference tied to the magnetic needle in 1791, giving the document an added layer of early land-history interest
* Retains the formal acknowledgment language for Christina Colehamer, an appealing historic feature in nineteenth-century property documents
* Folded outer panel, period writing on multiple sides, and old seal remnants all add to its authenticity and display character
A very appealing survivor for collectors of antique manuscripts, Dutchess County material, early New York deeds, and named family documents. Later blue pen notation appears on the exterior fold, likely a much later age calculation or owner note. Please view all the photos.
