HomeMy WebLinkAbout2297 Letter, John P. Meriam to the Town Clerk and Assessors concerning the property of the late Rufus Meriam, June 1854Entered June 7th
1854. at 26 M. to 11. o'clock
A.M.
John P Merriam
To the Town Clerk and also to
the assessors of this town of Lexington
This is to give each of you notice
that certain real estate in this town of
Lexington Middlesex County, Massachusetts late
belonging to Rufus Meriam late of said Lexington
deceased, and devised by him to Martha Meriam
Eliza Meriam, Emelia Meriam, Mary Meriam
all of said, Lexington, being four fifths of
all the real estate said Rufus Meriam died,
seized, of, was conveyed by said, devises to
me by deed - dated the seventh day of
November eighteen hundred and forty
nine & recorded November 17th 1849.
and that said Conveyance four fifths
of all indebtedness of the estates of the said
Rufus Meriam to me was included therein
and extinguished, and that I am in
possession of said real estates and
require and notify you that the same
is to be assessed to me and not to the
said Heirs or devises.
I further give you notice that I have
a Power of attorney of the above-named
heirs and devises of said Rufus Meriam
dated this seventh day of November eighteen
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hundred and forty nine with full powers
in the management of all their estate
and as such attorney and by authority of
said heirs and devises hereby notify the said
assessors that the said estate has been conveyed
to John P. Meriam and they direct and require
that the same shall be assessed to the said Meriam
and not to them
The estate embraced in the above notice
is described as follows, which I give in order
that you may not assess the same to the said
devises
Viz: One tract or parcel of land, adjoining
the Rail Roads depot & concord road &c.
containing fifteen acres
One other tract or parcel of land, adjoining
the old road leading to Bedford near Daniel
Cummings house containing thirty one acres.
One other piece of land, bounded westerly
by land of Benj. Reed & easterly by Mr. Pierces land,
containing two acres.
One other piece of land, bounded easterly
by land of Mr Pierce and southerly by land
of Benjamin Reed. The two last described
lots are near the house of James Pierce.
This lot contains six & half acres.
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One other tract of land, bounded
southerly by the Ministerial land & northerly
by land of Mr. Richardson containing ten
acres & nine rods.
Witness my hand at Lexington
June 1854
John P. Meriam