The instrument's own words
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84 This indenture of these parts made and executed on this 13th day of February
1866 by, and between Thomas R. Wills and George W. Taylor both of Newport
in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island of the first parts, and Jordan
Rose of Bristol town in said county and state of the second parts Witness, that
said party of the first part for and in consideration of the rents and
payments and fragments hereinafter contained, on the party of the second
part, the said party of the first part, hereby lease and farm to the said party
party of the second part, his executors or administrators, the farm or one
and one half lots in Bristol town with the mills of the house, farmland other buildings
and appurtenances thereon as has been previously leased by me or our tenants
and not formally leased by Father Taylor, remaining to the said Taylor his heirs or
assigns and with the privileges of the mills and buildings they now have
with free access without let or hindrance. To lease for the term of five
years from the first day of April next ensuing until the
first day of April 1871 then it be completed and ended he yielding
and paying therefore the sum of forty dollars each quarter namely yearly
and every year, that he will pay fully all the taxes imposed against the said
farm during his occupancy. And it is further agreed and understood between
this party that this lease shall continue and extend from year to year upon the same
terms and the same annual rents and payments made to the said party of the
first part and the terms as aforesaid for the term of five years until the first
day of April 1871 unless either of the parties of the first or this party
of the second part shall on or before the first day of January in any year
give notice in writing of his intention to the party of the other that either one
this lease on the first day of April next succeeding and, or that this lease
shall be determined and ended on the said next first day of
April and the premises quietly surrendered, and the said party of the second
part hereby covenanted for himself his heirs or administrators that he will leave
said farm in a good and husbandry in a manner consistent with observation
to the soil and equipped the natural ways and laws of the improvements thereon
and the said party of the second part of the first do covenant that said party of the
second part fully performing all the covenants aforesaid shall quietly
enjoy said premises during said term without any disturbance in thankful
to all and hands and seal the day and year before written we have hereunto
signed and sealed our
in presence of
P. S. Behrens
f. G. Stillman
S. G. Curve
P. M. Taylor
(Revenue Stamp)
S. R. Wills L.S.
G. W. Taylor L.S.
Jordan Rose L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington to wit
Newport town January 26th 1866- Then personally
appeared Thomas R. Wills and George W. Taylor signers of the foregoing instrument
appeared and acknowledged the same to be their free and voluntary act and deed
hands and seals
Before me
Oliver B. Fields [illegible]
Sworn for Rhode Island Feb 26 1866 at oclock A.M.
and Recorded by Charles Rose C. Clerk
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