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in my said capacity this first day of December AD 1873
In presence of
[signature]
& witness [signature]
(Signed) Abran Card guardian for [illegible]
State of Rhode Island &c
county of [illegible]
In Charleston this first day of December
1873, Abran Card proved personally appeared before me, and oath in the said capacity
[signature]
acknowledged the within instrument by him signed
Charles Comes
free and voluntarily act and deed
Town Clerk
Received for Record Dec 1st 1873
at Charleston Off. and Recorded
by Charles Comes Town Clerk
This indenture, made and executed on the thirteenth day
of December 1812, by and between the said Want of Charleston
in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island the
first part and James Nelson of said Charleston, of the second
part, witnesseth That the said Henry C Card the above
leases lets and lets to the said James Nelson a certain
lot of land situated in said Charleston, with a dwelling house
thereon standing, numbered as follows, beginning at the building
bordering from owners Wall to the south point and running
easterly bounding abruptly on land of Ply B Simmons on a line
first North Easterly bounding Easterly on said Simmons farm house
bounding east to land of Charles Comes then Westerly bounding
Northerly on said Comes land more hundred feet to said high way
then Northerly bounding Westerly and then returning to the place
of beginning together with the barns and other buildings thereon
on the West side of said high way So leases and to hold the said
with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging to
the said James Nelson for the term of five years from the 25th
day of March 1874 And the said Henry C Card agrees that the
tenant occupant of said house shall vacate the same in
time for the said Nelson to take possession of the same at
the time above specified And the said James Nelson on the
first part the above agrees to pay a rent for said premises
to David Henry in cash yearly and each year in advance the
sum of forty dollars (40$) to take good and husbandlike care
of said buildings and premises, and at the expiration of this
lease, namely on the 25th day of March 1879 to yield up peaceably
and quiet possession of the same In witness whereof the parties aforesaid
have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and date first above written
In presence of
Charles Comes
James Nelson
Henry C Card Ls
Ls