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This indenture of a lease made this seventh day of September A.D.
eighteen hundred and sixty nine by act balanced Ohio[?] C. Clarke Es q. of
Charlestown, County of Wakefield and State of Rhode Island of the first
part, and Samuel B. Norris for of the second part of the town County
and State aforesaid, Witnesseth, that the said clerk of the first part
doth hereby demise lease and let unto said Norris of the
second part his messuage land situated in Charlestown on the State
road, and formerly owned by Joshua Clarke deceased,
To have and to hold the same with all buildings thereon
and all appurtenances thereto belonging, to said Norris, his heirs
and assigns, or successors or administrators forever from the seventh of September
A.D. 1869 to the 25th day of March A.D. 1871
Said Norris is to have wood from said farm sufficient for
his family purposes, and also to have privilege of gathering of fallen off those
lots of hay, and if said Norris will agree with said Clark that he is to
bring oxen to aid in farming one to four acres of pasture or woodland each for
least of pay; Said Clarke have one pasture for his own use when he was
put to occupy the North cut chamber house and corn and said Clark
further agrees to pay all taxes against the farm up to the 25th day
of March A.D. 1871 Said Norris is to pay rents for the same Due
in advance to the amount of one hundred and fifty dollars and all common
taxes that may come against said farm from March 25th 1870 to March
25th 1871 Said Norris further agrees to yield up her[?] and quit
possession at the end of this lease
In witness whereof said lessor and lessee have here unto set their
hands and seals the day and year before written.
Said Clarke is to have sufficient time to remove all of his
goods effects and dispose of all personal property by the 15th day
of December 1869
By presence of
Samuel B. Norris [signature]
[signature]
Oliver D. Clarke L.S.
Samuel B. Norris per se
Received for Record Charlestown Sept 19th 1869 at 8 oclock P.M.
and Recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
I Samuel B. Norris for the lessee named in the above instrument have here unto set
my seal to hereby release all my claim in and to the premises described in said
instrument to Oliver D. Clarke the lessor therein named
this 23 day of October 1869
Witness my signature by presence of Samuel B. Norris per se
[signature] Charles Cross
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