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This Indenture of Lease Entry with, made by and between me Dominion P Lewis of
Charlestown in the County of Washington Province of the one Part and Jenick Green of the
Same place of the other Part; that the said Dominion P Lewis has and in Consideration
of the Sums of Three Pounds and Sixty Shillings prepaid to him expressed and by T Frank Green late
Defendant does lease premise Dominion Lewis and the said T Frank Green his heirs
Servants and Assigns forever a Certain Lot of Land lying in Charlestown and containing
by Dimension One hundred and fifty Acres more or less and bounded as follows
First North by the Land of the late Robert Butler by said Butler the South West and East by
the Salt Pond and to pronounce above Land Lewis provides for the Term of two hundred years from
this twenty first day of June One thousand eight hundred and thirteen, said Green is promised
all the above Land provided he pays the first part of the House from the Chimney
one half way and in the South West corner a Pattern in the Barn a Privilege in the Shop and a low room
He has a Privilege in the cellar a Privilege in the door yard and the stove,
and also has in the first part of the house which said Lewis reserved to himself
in consideration of a horse of a good Age Green agrees to pay said Lewis upon the first
of January each year when he has money in his hand which when he has shall be due and paid
to such of this Lease and said Green further agrees to pay and has also agreed to build
on said Land during said Term, said Green is to build one house of low and low and
acres of the Ground that protects the house in any part of the farm out of the Middle
and to Law the Ground which he shall lay corn with sufficient Quantity of hay shed a
loft of which the door is Lewis’s furnished, said Green is promised that there thousand
half laws of good hay’s harvested the farm, and he leaves to Lewis much of the
same quantity, said Lewis further agrees that if Green have the cows during said
Term from which the cows are brought by two good Hands then said Green has his
Option this is except said Laws of cows are five Dollars less than the Average as
long day Lewis is the first bottom annual interest and return the same
Number of cows of the same Value and to be tried in the same manner, said
Green is to get his cows read and by Lewis’s desired said Green agrees to keep a cow
and horse for said Lewis during said Term in as good a manner as he keeps his own
and keep the horse of Lewis’s well ironed in season said Green further agrees to
pay yearly in the low yard and to compound such stuff enough to make as much
Manure as he finds in these parts since it is known that it is get’s more convenient
and last expenses of the farm said Green agrees to build four cows’ plain shed
when he does this it arm in such place as said Lewis have pointed out then
should be enough’s law’s then if Green remove it the farm, said Green is not to
carry off any Manure nor any more than he brings on said Ground
is to make no waste in the premises and to leave the places as in as good
Condition as he found them And at the end of said Term to Deliver up to the said
Lewis or to his lawful representatives the Quiet and Peaceable Possession
of all the above Leased Premises.
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In Witness Whereof we the Parties have hereunto set our Hands and Seals this Eighty
Day of December one thousand eight hundred and ten A.D. 1810.
In Presence of
Richard H. Hoxsey
Solomon Perry
Seamon P. Lewis Lss
Sarah Green Lss
Recorded 25 July
By J. B. G. Clerk
Know all Men by these Presents
That Jasper Clarke of the Town of Smithfield County of Providence and State of New York
as motto of Chartres town in Washington County and State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantation Owner of the Sum of forty dollars to me in hand received and paid for and Parcel
bound of Chartres town in Washington County and State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantation Owner the quit rent of the hereby acknowledged and conveyed here and there with full
Rights to conduct and use and do herby grant bargain sell and convey unto him
the dyke land his heirs and assigns forever One acre four perches south part of those Lots of
land known as land’s tenement bound by William Clarke Lot Chartres town Bound by the
Chartres town in Washington County and State of Rhode Island containing by Survey
thirty acres in the North east corner of lot is bound as follows the first bound is bound to
the East by the highway North east by George Clarke North east by land of Jesse Clarke boundary
on land of William Clarke until it comes to the highway South east land North east and
of fishable running east land Bound on William P. Riggister land the third line bound running
on land of Blair Clarke East bound on land of Nancy Clarke Third lot the fourth bound is
on Jesse Riggys bound in Presence Clarke bound in these boundaries Fourth lot
land Blair Clarke and land Roland belonging to William Bird this land three acres thirty
by Jordan Land and John Kealy land three feet by some land and bound it further to
the highway furtheran boundary land three feet by fourteen feet bound to John Kealy
land three feet by Jordan Kealy land three feet to a black Oak tree three North east by John
Kealy land to the first mentioned Bound the first lot mentioned as follows
beginning at the North east corner of the lot to the black Oak tree which is fourteen feet
three inches from the highway running by land belonging to Isaac Perry and Peter Perry
and Blair Clarke land East to Northern land three Acres twelve perches Bound
by Nathan Burdick land East to some land three perches Bound from there
to the first mentioned Bound To have and to hold the aforesaid land and bound to
revenue with the Privileges and appurtenances there of to him the said Joshua
Card of this his heirs and Assigns forever with these and every use and benefit forever
And I the said Joshua Card do hereby let my heirs Executors and Administrators
be forever barred with the said Joshua Card his heirs and Assigns that I am duly
seized in fee of the Premises that they are free from incumbrances that I
have good right to sell and convey the same further that Joshua Card shall
as aforesaid and that I warrant and Defend the same the said Joshua Card his
heirs his heirs and Assigns forever Against all and Lawful Claims and Demands
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