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Part mentioned and Bounds. Found that Set contained by Estimation Even current with the same
more or less butted and Bounded as follows: Viz East on Lands of Then Clarke; North
Part North & South on End of Edwood Meadows to the front mentioned boundaries —
To Have and to hold the above described Premises together with all the Privileges and
appurtenances thereunto belonging to him the said Alicia Taylor his Heirs and Assigns
foreverly by me the said Job Taylor acting as Town Clerk and Administrator
of the Government with all due Mode Taylor his Heirs and Assigns that I Signed and
Sealed in fee of the Premises that the same be free of all incumbrances that the
said Mode Taylor shall have good right to sell and Convey the same to said Alicia Taylor
or any other person with full Warranty and that I the said Job Taylor will to and Alicia Taylor
or her heirs warrant the Quiet Possession of the Premises in the Parcel Claims and Demand all full
powers in — [illegible] In Witness whereof I have set my hand and seal the
15 day of September A.D. 1837
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And Whereas such Shares of Additional Capital as authorized to be created
cannot now be disposed of at par, Nor without very great deduction Which
upon in order to complete the said Rail Road and to raise the amount in
the last Conference and upon the best terms, and for the best Interest of
the Stockholders of the said Company it hath been considered and agreed to borrow
the sum of five hundred thousand Dollars, and to give the
of the company therefore in such sums as might be acceptable, notes
upon the thousand Dollars Each payable on the first day of July
in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and fifty six
with Interest from the first day of July following at the rate of six
per Cent per Annum limited but by a Covenant that upon the
demand of the party bodily delivering such Bonds, or on being formally spirited there
the said parties of the first part would grant Shares of the Capital at
said Balance Anticipated of stock at which would enable the holders of the Bond on
considering the same, or at the Option of the said holder to have need’s be
furnished from time to time to the person now holding the aforesaid
substitution of the Bonds held and delivered to the said Company
and the parties of the first part have offered to their stock holders the
benefit of the said terms of Loan, or have made arrangements to be
borrow from other the residue of the said sum of five hundred thousand
Dollars and whereas it has also been agreed that the said Loan and the
Bonds aforesaid to be negotiated should be secured by a Mortgage
to further the holders of the Bonds on the line of the said Rail Road
of the whole and all the parts for the purpose then mentioned, and of all the Tolls
rights of taking Tolls, and other privileges and advantages appertaining unto the said
right of holding and thereon timing and to desired Now This Indenture
Witnesseth that in order to secure the payment and performance of the
Bonds aforesaid or to be void, and in consideration of the Loan where upon the parties
and agreement of security and in further consideration of the receipt whispered of the
of the first part, and in further consideration of the parties of the second part the parties
acknowledge the said letters of the parties of the first part Guaranteed, Brigantine, shall
convey unto the said parties of the second part the survey and boundaries
of their then their their and forever all the lands or site of the said Rail Road from
Stonington aforesaid Evidence of performance of terms, in Consideration together
with a new lease limited in a certain Consideration and Compensation, together
with all the Cars Engines and Machinery there attached or after arriving, and all the
right of taking Tolls for the transport of passengers, and for the transportation of
right of taking Tolls for the transport of passengers, and for the transportation of
goods and all things however for the said Road for transportation and delivery
Other all rights and privileges thereunto appertaining and all the singular the hereditaments
profits and Emoluments thereunto appertaining and with all singular the hereditaments
to the said Granted Hereditaments belonging or in any wise appertaining
to the said Granted Hereditaments belonging or in any wise appertaining
to the said Rail Road and for the line of a Rail Road and
to the said Rail Road and for the line of a Rail Road and
the said Tolls and all the other privileges and advantages for the said
right of taking Tolls, and all the other privileges and advantages for the said
the said second part their heirs and assigns forever
to the said second part their heirs and assigns forever
in Common or to and for their several
in Common or to and for their several
joint tenants but for the purposes and upon the terms hereinafter
but for the purposes and upon the terms hereinafter
that is to say that in the event that the parties of the first part shall fail and neglect
that is to say that in the event that the parties of the first part shall fail and neglect
in any particular of the Interest of the said Bonds or in any thing or form part
in any particular of the Interest of the said Bonds or in any thing or form part
the said hereditaments shall be forfeit to the parties of the second part the Surveyors or their
the said hereditaments shall be forfeit to the parties of the second part the Surveyors or their
their then their and forever and unto them and into a perpetual forfeit of all
their then their their and forever and unto them and into a perpetual forfeit of all
and Granted Premises to take all the Tolls which shall fall due and be
and Granted Premises to take all the Tolls which shall fall due and be
may any be authorized to repair in prefer the Road for travel and transporta
tion, and to take all the other profits of the said Rail Road, and to effect the
their duty no to do on Demand of the holders of any such Bond, and to effect the
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have joint to describing the Deed and in all specifications in good order so as to perform all
obligations of the Customs & specified or implied, and as to the payment of the Salaries in
same until the same shall be stipulated, And if the said servant shall in any manner not be
thus specified within six months after the taking such profession, or if he depart or be made
to perform any of these obligations of the said servant or in Case of any of the steps
of the servant, then the said parties of the second part from the said servant or his heirs
or assigns then their heirs Assigns shall move and move on during and holden of the heirs of
said Gov. Gardner Vaughan and heirs forever the habendums Major General G. Vaughan seven feet
that they may be in a way to be in other a given location plotted and published as a map
that they may be in a way to be in other a given location plotted and published as a map
of the said land shall be applied to the payment of the said Salaries and Equal quantity of
mutually agreeing to their amount until the period of time be fully paid and Interest
withal and paying, the said servant also stipulated that all the expenses Cost and Charge of
and Value of Execution of the trusts of this Indenture shall in all cases be borne by said servant
do any manner of the same and furthermore the parties of the first part forever for
their heirs successors and Assigns have agreed with the parties of the second part that the
premises for the period we did or shall hold the said lands’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’