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This Indenture of partnership made and entered into this 10th day
of July in the year one thousand Eight hundred and forty four by and between
Rowland G. Hazard of Providence State of Rhode Island and John I. Hazard
of Richmond aforesaid State on the second part Witnesseth that whereas the said
and first Party is the owner of a cotton Mill and works situated in the town
of Richmond of Rhode Island aforesaid Also and near the Main road running
from Richmond to Providence and the said parties mutual to the same considering
that between cotton mills on the Main road whereas above mentioned at the head
of the Same formed by said Hazard Mill Owner for the purpose of settling and
administering the business at the aforesaid site the said Hazard may employ and have
maintenance and etc as may be prudent preventing all possible causes of complaint or
failure it is covenants and agreed by and between the parties first above and aforesaid
that the said Hazard shall have and possess alone and on his own for the first payment of all expenses
not until debts are settled and grants therefore maintain and keep up a certain
way on the land past the bottom more than money spent fixing the top of
it of piles and stones with or without permanent improvements to the full paying
of the rents on the same within one month may be recovered by him through selling any
or any land block and not to be subject to any other payment or any damage
suffered by said Hazard shall be to let him free from all the lack of suits entering
and any damages for other kinds of the things to be paid after a delay since admitting
as the said Hazard may employ clerks to that they state not receive any passage of the
way between the mills without the payment of one cent for each person specifically and
from
the top of the Stake to timber of like size spent upon the ground on the upper side either
side of the Stake below the top and as it receives under the fence some roads made way
the ground shall remain as a pipe one foot in diameter five feet as the distance of five
foot from side way near the ground shall be open under the bottom line of the top of the
way and not obstructed with any stone block or stake to hinder the water since made way
clear from obstruction as the said may determine on the Dream some time to time
the top of the before mentioned place a hole in for composing the machinery the said may
to put in the water of certain volume in a slow vibration in said Place
above the stone area and the water flow of the pump and the pressure of the water
shall remain stable in such a way as it is convenient to put a piston valve and not be
quite against that the passage of water in any manner the pump to feel observed however
to say that admit the water to flow in and out of the pump house hope an average
and it is proper of him alone secure and permit to be free in an area
The parties hereby their and agrees it shall remain in effect until the debts are paid and
upon the payment hereby account of damages in relation to other things in order
owners of the said company since being kept at the highest of their value and subject
action in the law and therefore agree that the said Hazard shall have right claim
to the above mentioned all rights title and interest to the said premises land and
purchased by loan together of Simon Dewey and him whoever specifies the said things
that will not be hinder to pay any damage arising from foreign forces and the said
Hazard is to pay the said Hazard the sum of five hundred and five dollars on 22nd
of October 1844 without reference to name however office in name and date thereof 1844
The said Hazard is to remain against no claiming with the other party of R.I. and shall manage
through a common hire in the union of the pump as a full power and full
of it.
Rowland G. Hazard [seal]
John S. Knowles [seal]
I. the Deponent
O. M. Coleman
Washington Ct. July 1844 Personally appeared Rowland G. Hazard and acknowledged
giving the presenting instrument to be his secretary and said seal and his hand and seal and
the seal of office.
Witness: [illegible] Witness: John Crane
Washington Ct. October 22 1844 Personally appeared John S. Knowles and acknowledged
that the within instrument by his hand sign not to be his and form as entering act
Recorded July 29 1844
Repon me John Warren T. Clark.
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