The instrument's own words
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our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety seven,
signed and sealed
in presence of
George Loderod Rufus B. Bullock SS
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
in Charlestown on the 13 day of
October AD 1897 before me personally appeared Rufus
B. Bullock to me known and known by me to be
the party executing the foregoing instrument and the
acknowledged said instrument by him signed sealed to be
his free act and deed George Loderod SS
Notary Public
Received for record Oct 13 1897 at 9 oclock AM
and recorded by George Loderod Town Clerk
This Indenture made this 13th day of October in the year
eighteen hundred and ninety seven between Rufus E.
Bullock of Attleboro Ma and Robert R. Mills of Charlestown
RI Witnesses That Rufus E. Bullock party of the
first part has let his farm to Robert R. Mills the party
of the second part said farm is situated in Charlestown
land known as Lot No 1 North by the Post Road East by the
land of Joseph L. Browning South and West by the
Salt Pond and the Mill Brook and includes the land
formerly owned by Bess Wagner for the term of five
years from March 24th 1898 said Mills is to have the
free privilege of cutting wood for his own use from any
wood lot during the continuance of this lease And
on consideration whereof the said Mills is to pay a yearly
rent of two hundred dollars and all ordinary taxes
said rent to be paid annually to my order on the
20 day of each November and said taxes to be paid to the
authorities when due It is further understood
and agreed that this lease includes only the residence barn
and other buildings on the Main place that the
buildings and lot in the Irish place enclosed in
my map fence and the Belton building and ground
enclosed in a nail fence on the Main place are not
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included in this lease. The parties of the first part also
reserves the right to use any part of the land fronting on
the brook or the salt pond running back from said water
from not over two hundred feet and the right of way to
the East Road from each reservation. It is further
mutually understood and agreed between the parties hereto
that the farm shall be cultivated in a fair and just manner
to the end that it shall not deteriorate from its present
condition. This contract for lease, shall terminate thirty
days after failure to pay the rent on toges when due, or
if the farm is sold it shall terminate on the 30th day of
March following said sale. And said rent is to be
paid for what seemed the leases on the premises
unleased at the rate of three dollars per cow, otherwise
this lease shall continue in force until March 29th 1903.
Executed in presence of
Lella M. Millett
George Calross
Marie E. Bullock Ls
Robert R. Mills Ls
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
ss
on Charleston on this 16th day
of October 1897 personally appeared before me Marie
E. Bullock & Robert R. Mills to me known and known by
me to be the parties who executed the foregoing instrument
and acknowledged the same by their signed to be
their free act and deed.
George Calross
Notary Public
Ls
Received for record Oct 16th 1897 at 4 oclock P.M.
and endorsed by George Calross town clerk
By mutual consent of the principals of this lease the
word "unleased" on the 17th line of the second page is erased
and the word "unused" is substituted
Witness Rufus B. Bullock
Marie E. Bullock Ls
Nov 2 1899
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