Ellis, Nathan W.

Ellis, Nathan W.

384

Ellis

Nathan

W.

1/1/1882

Amy Layton

7/29/1857

245 N. 7th St. (CD) (1835)

warehouse 242-44 N. Delaware Ave. (demolished)

(See brother for partnership)

City Directory - 1835 - Nathan W., 245 N. 7th St. 1840 - Nathan W., North 7th near Poplar. 1845, 50 - Nathan W., Parrish above Marshall. (See William H. for partnership with his brother) 1854 - Nathan W., 7th above Thompson (no occupation listed). Bus. Dir. (APS) 1878, pg. 163: Nathan W. Ellis, 1620 N. 6th, carpenter ------------------------ City Records D.S.B. book #344; filed September 23, 1830; satisfied April 6, 1831 Nathan W. Ellis and John Longstreth co-partners vs. Constant Waithman. Claim forr $310.65 against a certain two story brick building and two story frame kitchen, the lot of ground on which the said buildings are erected is situate on the east side of Delaware 7th street at the distance of 178 feet 8 and 3/4 inches from the northeast corner of 7th and Green streets containing in front on 7th street 16 feet 4 inches including half of a two feet five inches alley and extending in depth 85 feet, bounded on the south side by ground now or late of John A. Pettit on north by ground noow or late of Harman Keans on the west by said 7th street , for work labor and materials. ----------------------- City Records D.S.B.book #344; filed May 27, 1831; no note of satisfaction Nathan W. Ellis and John Longstreth co-partners vs. Warner L. Meyers, William Mackway &Samuel Hoover. Claim for $1950 against a certain two story brick building with a basement, situate at the intersection of 5th street and the Old York Road, on the west side of the same is the Northern Liberties, the lot containing in all 98 feet 2 1/4 inches front and 100 feet deep, the building erected for a religious meeting house, for carpenters work and materials provided. ------------------------ City Records D.C. Liens; filed May 4, 1837; satisfied May 29, 1837 (with Longstreth's signature) Nathan W. Ellis & John Longstreth, carrying on business under the name of Ellis & Longstreth vs. Brown & Robb. Claim for $2000 for carpenters work and materials against a (?) story brick house or building situate at the northwest corner of 4th street and Ranstead court between High & Chestnut streets, 24 feet in breadth on 4th street by 74 feet deep on said court. ------------------------ City Records D.C. Liens book #399; filed February23, 1839; satisfied June 11, 1842 Nathan W. Ellis & John Longstreth trading under the firm of Ellis & Longstreth vs. George E. Rogers. Claim for $202.64 for lumber against a 3-story brick messuage or tenement and lot of ground on the west side of 10th street south of Poplar Lane. ----------------------- City Records D.C. Liens; book#399; filed April 29, 1840; satisfaction with judgment Claim fo $1820 against all that 3 story brick house and lot of ground situate on the south side of Cinton street about 176 feet east from the east side of 11th street, for carpenters work. ---------------------- City Records D.C. Liens book #400; two claims filed June 7, 1842; satisfaction not noted Nathan W. Ellis vs. Andrew D. Cash. Claim for $538.53 for work and labor done & materials furnished against a 3 story brick building & lot of ground on the Ridge road at the distance of 27 feet 1 7/8 inches from the south side of Girard Avenue in Penn township. Second claim: For $749.67 for work and labor done & materials furnished against a 3-story brick building & lot of ground on the north side of Parrish street in the District of Spring Garden, commencing at the distance of 65 feet 6 inches eastward from the east side of 9th street. ----------------------- (See also William H. Ellis) --------------------- City Records D.C. Liens book #405; filed June 26, 1856; satisfied April 17, 1860 Nathan W. Ellis vs. The Rush Benevolent Society of the Free Sons of Ethiopia... Claim for $2,955.15 for work and materials against 4-story brick building known as Union Hall and lot of ground situate on the north side of Brown street between 4th and Lawrence sts. (late Apple street) in the District of Northern Liberties in front on said street 20 feet and in depth on the west line 116 feet 6 inches and on the east line 110 feet 10 inches. -------------------- City Records D.C.Liens book #406; filed March 15, 1858; satisfaction not noted. Nathan W. Ellis vs. Samuel Eastborn et al. Claim for $1258.21 for work and materials against a 4-story brick building and lot of ground and cartilage situate on the northwestwardly side of York street 22 feet eastward from the eastwardly side of of Trenton Ave. (District of Richmond) 22 feet front on York street and 70 feet deep. ------------------- City Records D.C. Liens book #407; filed July 6, 1861; satisfied November 8, 1861 (with his signature) Nathan W. Ellis vs. Humphrey McIlvain. Claim for $191.89 for work and materials against one-story frame building and the improvements erected on a lot of ground situate on the north side of Washington or Prime street 128 feet from 8th street; lot 64 feet front and 92 feet deep the building 53 feet foot front and 60 feet deep.

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