have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. The words " and also a decree for the foreclosure and sale of certain premises in said order and decree particularly described, to wit,' erased before signing. JOHN C. HAYS, [SEAL.] Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of THOMAS P. JOHNSON. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of San Francisco. Sheriff. On this 24th day of October, A. D., 1851, before me, the county clerk for said county, personally appeared John C. Hays, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing and within instrument of writing, and who acknowledged to me that he executed the same freely and voluntarily for the uses and purposes therein set forth. Witness my hand and the seal of my office the day and year above. [SEAL.] JNO. E. ADDISON, County Clerk. The preceding is a true copy of the original, recorded at the request of James Blair November 1, 1851, at 1 o'clock, p. m. JOHN A. McGLYNN, County Recorder. I, G. W. Beckh, county recorder in and for the city and county of San Francisco, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true, complete, and perfect copy of an original record now in my office, as will appear by reference to "Liber 9 of Deeds, page 33." Witness my hand and official seal, this 18th day of November, A. [SEAL.] D. 1857. G. W. BECKH, DOCUMENT No. 7. James Blair to C. W. Gunnell. This indenture, made the second day of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, between James Blair, of the city of San Francisco, State of California, of the first part, and Charles W. Gunnell, of the same place, of the second part, witnesseth: that the said party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of eight hundred dollars, lawful money of the United States of America, to him in hand paid by the said party of the second part, at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, has remised, released, and quit-claimed, and by these presents does remise, release, and quit-claim unto the said party of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns forever, one undivided half of the following described property, to wit: that fifty vara lot, commencing at the southwesterly intersection of Folsom and Front streets; thence running southwesterly on Folsom street fifty varas; thence southeastwardly parallel to Front street fifty varas; thence northwestwardly fifty varas to Front street; thence northwestwardly fifty varas to the point of beginning; said property having been conveyed to said Blair by John C. Hays, as recorded in the book of deeds of said county, liber 9, page 34; also, one undivided one-half of the following described property, to wit: that fifty vara lot, commencing at the southeasterly intersection of Folsom and Front streets; thence running southeasterly on Front street fifty varas; thence northeastwardly parallel to Folsom street fifty varas; thence northwestwardly fifty varas to Folsom street; thence along the line of Folfom street fifty varas to the point of beginning; also, one undivided one-half of the following property, to wit: commencing at a point fifty varas southeastwardly from the southwesterly intersection of Folsom and Spear streets; thence running southwesterly parallel to Folsom street fifty varas; thence southeastwardly parallel to Front street fifty varas; thence fifty varas to Spear street; thence along the line of Spear street northwestwardly fifty varas to the point of beginning, being property conveyed by John C. Hays to James Blair, recorded in book of deeds, liber 9, page 33: Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof; and also, all the estate, right, title, interest, of him in said property, possession, claim, and demand, whatsoever, as well in law as in equity, of the said party of the first part, of, in, or to, the above described premises, and every part and parcel thereof, with the appurtenances, to have and to bold all and singular the above mentioned. and described premises, together with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof the said party of the first part has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. JAMES BLAIR. [L. S.] Sealed and delivered in the presence of CHARLES MCC. DELANY. On this second day of January, A. D. 1852, personally appeared before me, a notary public in and for said county, James Blair, esq., known to me to be the same person described in, whose name is subscribed to, and who executed the within conveyance, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same freely and voluntarily, for the uses and purposes therein expressed. Witness my hand and official seal. CHARLES MCC. DELANY, [L. S.] Notary Public. The preceding is a true copy of the original, recorded at request of C. W. Gunnell January 10, 1852, at 10 o'clock a. m. JOHN A. McGLYNN, County Recorder. I, G. W. Beckh, county recorder in and for the city and county of San Francisco, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true, complete, and perfect copy of an original record now in my office, as will appear by reference to "liber 8 of deeds, page 367." Witness my hand and seal of office, this 17th day of November, A. [L. S.] D. 1857. G. W. BECKH, County Recorder. DOCUMENT No. 8. John C. Hays, sheriff to J. G. Ames and S. W. Holladay. This indenture, made this twenty-third day of October, A. D. 1851, between John C. Hays, as sheriff of the county of San Francisco, of the first part, and J. G. Ames and S. W. Holladay, of the city and county of San Francisco, and State of California, of the second part. Whereas heretofore, to wit, on the nineteenth day of May, A. D. 1851, in the district court of the fourth judicial district, one Samuel A. Morrison did recover a judgment against the city of San Francisco for the sum of twenty-four hundred and seventy-seven. dollars and forty cents, and costs, and the accruing costs in said suit, I did, by virtue of an alias execution, issued out of and under the seal of said court, tested the 30th day of August, 1851, seize and take in execution all the right, title, and interest of said city, in and to the following described property, to wit: That certain fifty vara lot, commencing fifty varas southwardly from the southeasterly intersection of Folsom and Front streets; thence running northeastwardly, parallel to Folsom street, fifty varas; thence southeastwardly, parallel to Front street, fifty varas; thence southwestwardly fifty varas to Front street; thence northwestwardly to the place of beginning fifty varas: And whereas I, the said John C. Hays, as sheriff as aforesaid, did advertise the same, according to law, to be sold at the court-house in the city of San Francisco, on the twentythird day of October, A. D. 185, at twelve o'clock in the forenoon, at which time and place I did also offer the same at public sale and outery; and the said J. G. Ames and Holladay then and there having then and there bid for the said land and premises the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, and he then and there being the highest bidder therefor, I did strike off the same to him, and he then and there became the purchaser thereof. Now this indenture witnesseth that I, the said John C. Hays, as sheriff of the county of San Francisco, and by virtue of the power in me vested, and of the execution to me directed, and for and in consideration of the sum of o hundred and fifty dollars to me in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold, and conveyed, and do, by these presents, grant, bargain, sell, and convey unto the said Ames and Holladay, and to his heirs and assigns forever, the said described land and premises, with the appurtenances, unto the said Ames and Holladay heirs and assigns forever, as fully and absolutely as I, the said John C. Hays, as sheriff as aforesaid, may or can lawfully sell or convey the same. In witness whereof, 1, the said John C. Hays, sheriff as aforesaid, have hereunto set my hand and seal, the day and year above written. The words, "and also a decree for the foreclosure and sale of certain premises in said order and decree particularly described, to wit," erased before signing. JOHN C. HAYS, Sheriff. [L. S.] Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of THOMAS P. JOHNSON. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of San Francisco. On the 24th day of October, A. D. 1851, before me, the county clerk for said county, personally appeared John C. Hays, known to me to be the person described in, and who executed the foregoing and within instrument of writing, who acknowledged to me that he executed the same freely and voluntarily, for the uses and purposes therein set forth. Witness my hand and the seal of my office the day and year above. [L. S.] JOHN E. ADDISON, County Clerk. The preceding is a true copy of the original, recorded at the request of S. W. Holladay, October 24, 1851, at half-past 3 o'clock p. m. JOHN A. McGLYNN, County Recorder. I, G. W. Beckh, county recorder in and for the city and county of San Francisco, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a full, complete, true, and perfect copy of an original record now in my office, as will appear by reference to liber 9, of deeds, page 2. Witness my hand and official seal this 19th day of November, A. [L. s.] D. 1857. G. W. BECKH, Per H. MAILS, Deputy. DOCUMENT No. 9. John G. Ames to Dennis S. Perkins. This indenture, made the sixteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, between John G. Ames, of the city of San Francisco, and State of California, of the rst part, and Dennis S. Perkins, of the same place, of the second part, witnesseth: That the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, lawful money of the United States of America, to him in hand paid by the said party of the second part, at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath remised, released, and quit-claimed, and by these presents doth remise, release, and quit-claim unto the said party of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns forever, all his right, title, and claim whatsoever, in all that certain lot of ground lying, being, and situate in the city of San Francisco bounded and described as follows: Commencing on the east side of Front (now Main) street, fifty varas south from the southeast corner of Folsom and Front streets; thence, southwardly, along the easterly side of Front street fifty varas; thence at right angles eastwardly, fifty varas; thence at right angles northwardly, fifty varas; thence at right angles westwardly, fifty varas to the point of beginning. The part of the above described lot hereby conveyed being the undivided two-thirds thereof, together with all and singular, the tenements, hereditaments, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof; and also all the estate, right, title, interest, property, possession, claim, and demand whatsoever, as well in law as in equity, of the said party of the first part, of, in, or to the above described premises, and every part and parcel thereof, with the appurtenances. To have and to hold, all and singular the above mentioned and described premises, together with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof, the said party of the first part hath hereunto set his hand and seal, the day and year first above written. JOHN G. AMES. [L. S.] On this sixteenth day of September, A. D. 1853, before me, W. C. Parker, a notary public duly appointed and commissioned under the great seal of the State of California, authorized by law to take acknowledgments, dwelling in the city of San Francisco, county aforesaid, came John G. Ames, to me known to be the individual described in and who executed the within instrument, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes therein mentioned, of his own free act and deed, freely and voluntarily. [L. 8.] In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the day and year above written. W. C. PARKER, |