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This Indenture of Lease Made this 23d Day of August
1810 By me and between James Thoryon of Northon of Charlestown in Washington
County State of Rhode Island & Co Yeoman of the One part and Nathan
Thoryon of the same town & County &c of the Other part.
Witnesseth that the d Parties do this Lease and let the said Nathan
One Certain Tract of Land Situate lying & being in said Charlestown
containing Thirty Acres be the same more or less with a Dwelling house
thereon standing and is bounded as follows Beginning at the Northwest
Corner of this Tract by the highway that leads from the Post road to
Shamannuaneach three as the Stone wall stands there to the Endy of the wave
and thus running as the Stone stands to the swamp Then Northwesterly
through the Swamp until it comes to the Stone wall between the
meadow and Plane three running turning until it comes to the wall
between the two meadows then running the same Course of d wall
until it comes to the highway then by the highway to the first
mentioned and there.
To have and to hold the d Leased Premises
For and During the Natural life of him the d Nathan Thoryon
And I the d James Thoryon both Covenant and Agree for myself my
Heirs executors and Administrators agreed with the said Nathan Thoryon
that he the said Nathan paying to me as to my Heirs the Sum of
Twenty Dollars Yearly and Every year that he d Nathan may
Quietly possess and improve the same During the term of his natural
Life, the first payment to be on the 25th of March 1811
And it is further agreed by the parties that when the said
Nathan shall neglect or refuse to pay his yearly rents as above said
the said Premises is to return the possession of the before Leased premises
on theirs asid Consideration whereof the Parties thereunto Present
have Signed to their hands and Seals the Day and Date
first within Written.
First within Written.
Sealed Lead and Delivered
in Presence of
Nathan Taylor
Robg Copps Jo
James Thoryon o.N. [seal]
Nathan Thoryon [seal]
Recorded Feb 8th d 1811
By Robg Copps Jo Clrk Cloth