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This indenture, made and executed on this 18th day of April AD 1879 by
and between Gideon Ammons, Daniel Sekater and Benjamin Thomas. The permanent
member of the council of the Narragansett Tribe of Indians in the town of
Charlestown, town of the first part and Joseph C. Church of said Charlestown
party of the second part witnesseth that the said party of the first part
do by these presents lease and let unto the said party of the second part
for the term of four years from and after the 25th day of March AD 1880
a certain lot of land situated in the Indian Reservation in said Charlestown
known as the "Pot Hole lot" containing certain acres more or less bounded
Northerly by a highway, Easterly by land of Charles M. Benedict Alfred
Collett and Benjamin Thomas, Southerly by the Salt Pond and
Westerly by land of James R. Harmon
To have and to hold the same with all the rights
privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging. To the said
party of the second part and his heirs and assigns for and during the promised
term of four years said party of the second part for himself and for his
heirs and assigns covenantly agrees and agrees to rent unto the said
party of the first part and to end with their successors in office, that he
will improve said lot in manner following (to wit) set down every
planned or broken fence, to apply mulch to the manure beds of manures, and
all plots or parcels of said lot which he may lay, desires to apply
an ordinary quantity of manure, and in all ways improve the same in a
good and husbandly manner to the satisfaction of the miners and to pay the sum of twenty dollars ($20.00)
as rent to said Council each year in advance (viz) on the 25th day of
March and at the expiration of said term of four years (viz) on the 25th
day of March 1884, to yield up and surrender peaceable and quiet possession
of said premises.
In witness whereof the parties aforesaid have hereunto set their
hands and seals the day and year first above written.
In presence of
Charles Cross Gideon Ammons L.S.
Charles M. Benedict Daniel Sekater L.S.
Benjamin Thomas L.S.
Joseph C. Church L.S.
Received for Record March 6th 1880
at 1 o'clock P.M. and recorded by
Charles Cross Town Clerk
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