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23 ofthe contract ofsale. "(...continued) be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws ofthe State of New York". ¹5N.Y. Real Prop. Law sec. 290(3) (McKinney 2006), cited by petitioner in his answering brief, provides as follows: Sec. 290. Definitions; effect ofarticle 3. The term "conveyance" includes every written instrument, by which any estate or interest in real property is created, transferred, mortgaged or assigned, or by which the title to any real property may be aff

290(3) defines a conveyance to include "every written instrument, by which any estate or interest in real property is * * * mortgaged * * *". N.Y. Real Prop. Law sec. 291 provides: A conveyance ofreal property, within the state, on being duly acknowledged by the person executing the same, or proved as required by this chapter, * * * may be rec