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Easterly bounding on Silas Nelson's Land Southerly on & Babcock's Land
partly & partly on y^e Land & Stanton halth given to his Sons as by Deed
may appear and Westerly on y^e Land & Stanton gave to his Son Gardner
Stanton to y^e country road with a Dwelling house with Barn and all
Stanton to y^e fences bounding and in all the appurtenances thereunto belonging
Other of y^e fences bounding and in all the appurtenances thereunto belonging
and to him self y^e use and profit of all
Enclosures and & Stanton reserving
apply for these Days during y^e term of y^e Lease to commence the
Twenty fourth day of March 1773 & the Lease is for nine years
which on condition of y^e term of nine years & Jeremiah Browning doth
pay to y^e Joseph Stanton One thousand Spanish Silver Dollars in
Hand Hand Deliver Delivery of y^e Lease and by y^e Weight Stanton with pledge
him self his heirs sign that if y^e Stanton should come in to take
expiration of y^e Lease so that y^e Stanton's Wife should come in to take
enjoyment of y^e parts of y^e Lands as her power of third of y^e Browning &
shall be kept void by reserving him self and his assigns set to deliver
& Browning, other Obligations him self his heirs and assigns set to deliver
make any waste of y^e wood & Timber on y^e Land during y^e Lease but
for his fire wood and sales for y^e use of y^e farm for sustaining y^e farm
and & Stanton is to have & Liberty to sell wood or to cut any of y^e
Timber on y^e Land during y^e Lease and Browning is to pay all Rates
and Taxes that shall be imposed on him self and on y^e Land during y^e Lease and &
Browning obliges him self not to alien any thing and not to let to lease
up more than his acres yearly during y^e term of y^e Lease and at good
expiration of y^e term of nine years to deliver up Quiet and peaceable
possession of y^e Land and foregoing premises with y^e Buildings of fencing
good & Timberable Repair Except y^e doors and windows some for in this
Without converting any Waste on y^e premises In witness whereof we
have hereunto set our hands sealably It is our hand and seals the Day and
year first above written
Signed Sealed & Delivered
Joseph Stanton
In the presents off
The above lease was tried the 13th day of Nov 1775
Nathaniel Sheffield
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Benjamin Sleeper
To all people to whom these presents shall come
I Joseph Kingman of Charlestown in y^e county of Kings county & Company
& Joseph Kingman and Joseph & Company some Good Gratings know that y^e y^e Joseph Kingman
& Robert p & Company a sum of Sixty Seven pounds eight Shillings and
for y^e consideration of a sum of Sixty Seven pounds eight Shillings and
for y^e consideration of a sum of Sixty Seven pounds eight Shillings and
three pounds three fourths forty Nine ounces of sterling silver in hand silver
three pounds three fourths forty Nine ounces of sterling silver in hand silver
Before presenting Before executing these truly paid by James Miller of North
Before presenting Before executing these truly paid by James Miller of North
in y^e county of King’s county of y^e amount of y^e Receipt of James Miller of North
in y^e county of King’s county of y^e amount of y^e Receipt of James Miller of North
& for y^e sum of forty pounds of y^e amount of y^e Receipt of James Miller of North
all these through it fully Satisfied Contented & paid of y^e amount of y^e
abbreviation only and all these through it fully Satisfied Contented & paid of y^e amount of y^e
partly part thereof do Enumerate acquit & Discharge him & James Miller his heirs
partly part thereof do Enumerate acquit & Discharge him & James Miller his heirs
from any & demand for ever by these presents Hereafter have given to him Benjamin and all
their heirs enjoyed confirmed and by this present’s do fully sell & absolutely
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