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Signed sealed & delivered EDWARD HIGBE 0
TIMOTHY X MILLS 0
in presents of
JOHN STUARTE
SAM11 RUSCOE
A true coppy of ye orignall enterd & compared pr ZACH MILLS
Cler
Queens County Jamaica June the 21st 1696 in Long Island-To all Christian people to whome this shall come greeting Know yea that I Daniell Whitehead of Jamaica in Queens County for good cases me thereunto moveing but more especially for full satisfaction in hand received ye receipt whereof I doe acknowlidg by these presents to be fully satisfied and paid have given granted bargined & solde from me my heirs execrs or admir for ever unto Timothy Mills of ye same Towne County & Island aforesd for him his heirs adm's or asignes to have hold posess and injoy two lots of land lying in ye east devition as they were laid out bounded on ye north by Nathaniell Dentons and south by Samuell Skidmore
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fronting west upon ye Plaine Run and east by Fosters Medow or Hemstid line all which said land bounded and laid oute as abovsd I have sould and ye same will warrant and defend from me my ayers or admirs or any other person from by or under them or any of them or any other person whatsoever laying any just claime thereto with all timber lying or standing thereon in
(Continued in page 354)
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Know all men by these presents that I Samuell Bayles of Jamaica in Queens County beinge the eldest sone of John Bayles latt of Jamaica deseast doe fully and abso- lutly rattefy allow & confirme unto Hendrik Lott of the sd Towne Island & County the pece or parcell of land formorly sould by my ffather John Bayles deseast acord- inge as it is buted and bounded in the deed made by my father to ye sd Hendrik Lott from me my my heirs & assignes to him his heirs and asignes for ever as wittnes my hand this 21st day of September in ye first year of Her Majesties reigne Ano 1702
GERSHAM X WIGGENS SAMUELL BAYLES Seal his mark
SAMI RUSCOE
(from 353)
in testamony whereof I bind myself my heirs executers or admin's fully by these presents as witness my hand & seale
Signed sealed and delivered DAN11 WHITEHEAD 0
in presents of
JOSEPH SMITH A true coppy of ye orignall
THOMAS OKLEY · enterd pr ZACH MILLS Cler
Laide oute to Nathaniell Denton for his hill devition a certain pece of land in ye bounds of Jamaica at ye north east corner of ye Litle Plaines bounded easterly by Cornelius Barnsons land southerly by Jonathan
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Whiteheads land and westerly by ye plaines aforsd and northerly by ye highway
Enterd by order of ye surveiors of ye sd Towne
pr ZACH MILLS Cler
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Thes presents wittneseth that we the parties above named beinge John Roades and Samuell Bayles beinge both of Jamai in Queens County on the Island of Nassaw have mutully agred and made an exchange of land as followeth viz that is to say the abovsd Samuell Bayles doath for himself his heirs executors adminestratrs and assignes fully & absolutly covenant allinatt and by the way of exchainge make over unto Samuell Bayles of the abovsd place a certain pece or parcell of land lying & beinge in the bounds of Jamaica abovsd beinge the very indeviduell pece of land that was formerly sould unto Hendricke Lott by John Bayles latte of Jamaica desesed according as it is butted & bounded in or by the deed to the sd Hendrik Lott may apere in considerra- tion wherof the abovsd Samuell Bayles doath covenant & promis by way of exchainge to allinatt enfeof & make over unto the abovsd John Roads a certain pece or par- cell of land lyeinge in the hils east bounded by Nicklos Everett & west by Jonathan Waters north by the bounds partinge Fflushing & our bounds as it now is all which said peces of land the abovsd parties have mutully ex- chainged each to the other to have & to hold forever warrentinge & defending the same against any claime or demand from each to the other their heirs or assigns for ever in conformation herof the parties abovsd have enterchanchably sett to ther hands & seales this 21st of Aprill in ye 14h year of His Majs reign & in ye year of our Lord 1702
Test
JONATHAN WATERS
SAMUELL RUSCOE
SAM11 BAYLES (Seal) JOHN X ROADES (Seal)
his mark
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Know all men by thes presents that I Tho. Cardall of Jamaica in Queens County upon Nassaw Island in the Collony of New Yorke gentman have and doe by these presents ffreely and clerly discharge John Ludlum of Jamaica aforsd of all & all maner of actions quarrelles controversies bills bondes and all other matters whattso- ever from the begining of the world to this day given under my hand and seall this ninth day of July Ano Domi 1702 Sealed and dellivered THO. CARDALL 0
in presence of DANLL WHITTHEAD
ROBT READ
A trew coppy pr
SAMII RUSCOE
Clarke
(from 323)
and primises as his or their owne land of inheritans in fee simple to him his heirs and asignes to have and to hold freely & clearly discharged of of and from all former gifts salles morgages dowrys intailes judments execu- tions extents revertions remainders or any other title or incumbrance whatever had made or comited at any time or times before ye ensealing and delivery of these presents with a warrantee to defend ye same against any persons whatever laying any just claime to ye same and also to seale & deliver any other or firmer deed or conveians for ye primises as ye sd Nicolas Everitt shall be advised or procure to be drawne by his counsill learned in ye law for ye space of seven years nex after ve date hereof in testamony ye abovsd John Mills hath set to his hand and afixed his seall ye day and yeare abovsd Signed sealed and delivered JOHN MILLS O
in presents of SAMI MILLS ZACH MILLS
Aprill ye 2d 1706 Then appeared before Jonathan Whitehead Esqr ye within named John Mills and did
M
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acknowlidge ye above deed of sale to be his owne voling- tary act & deed
JONATHAN WHITEHEAD
Justice
A true coppy of ye orignall deed enterd and com- pared pr
ZACH MILLS
Cler
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Know all men by these presents tha I John Ludlam of Jamaica in Queens County upon Nassaw Island in the Collony of New Yorke yeoman am held and ffirmly bound unto Thomas Cardale of Jamaica afforsaid gent in ffive hundred pounds good & lawfull money of the Province of New Yorke to be paid to the said Thomas Cardale or to his cartain attorney executores adminestra- tors or assignes to the which payment well and trewly to be made and done I bind my self my heires executors adminestrators ffirmly by thes presents sealled with my seall datted this tenth day of Apprill in the ffourtenth yeare of the reign of King William the Third Ano Dom 1702
The condition of this obligation is such that if the above bounden John Ludlam do from time to time and at all times well & trewly obey confirm & keep all such actions which the above named Thomas Cardale or any other attorney under him shall commence upon the account of any land tennements herediments debts or otherwise dew to the said John Ludlam from any person or per- sons what soever in Derbyshire in old England or elss- where & doe likewise allow Thomas Cardale one eighth partt of the trew vallew of what shall be recovered over and above his reasonable charges & exspences and do further stand to and abide all accidentes whether by sea or otherwaise in transporttinge of goods which the said Thomas Cardale shall at his descretion buy for the said John Ludlam then this present obligation to be void & of no effect otherwaies to remaine in full force & vertew
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-if Thomas Cardale do not recover any estatte wither reall nor personall then the money allredy reseived of . John Ludlam shall be in full sattisfaction
Sealld and dellivered
JOHN LUDLAM O
in presence of JONATHAN WHITTHEAD
GABRIELL LOTT
SAMUELL SMITH
A trew coppy of the originall bond examined and entered pr SAMI RUSCOE
Clerke
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This Indenture made this sixth day of November in the yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand seven hundred and three & in ye second yeare of the reigne of our Soverraigne Lady Ann by the grace of God Queen over England Scotland France & Irland Defender of ye Faith &c. between Isack Brokar of Newtowne in Queens County on Nassaw Island yeoman of the one party and Johanas Williamson of Jamaica in ye County & on ye Island abovsd yeoman of the other part wittnesseth that ye abovesd Isack Brokar for the sume of one hundred pounds to him in hand paid by the abovesd Johanas Williamson att or before the enseallinge and delivery of thes presents ye receipt whearof he the abovesd Isack Brokar doath herby acknowledge and himself therwith to be fully contented and paid and therof and therfrom every part and parcells therof doe herby acquitte exonar- ratte and discharge ye abovesd Johanas Williamson him his heires excecutors adminestrators and assignes for ever hath given granted bargained sold enffeofed as- sured and confirmed and doe by thes preasents give grant bargaine sell enfeoffe assure and confirme unto ye abovesd Johanas Williamson his heyres & assignes for ever all of a cartain messuage or tennement lyeinge as followeth in the Townshipe of Jamaica abovesd bounded as fol- loweth (viz) bounded westward by Newtowne south path southwardly by the meadow fence easterly by the land of Peter Hendrickeson northerly by ye land of the abovesd Johanas Williamson and he the abovesd Isack Brokar hath given granted bargined sold enfeofed asshured
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and confirmed and confirmed unto ye abovesd Johanas Williamson his heires and assignes for ever a cartain pece of meadow lyeinge at the south att the eastermost end of a neck comonly called and known by ye name of Longe Necke lyeinge between ye meadow that was Theophillus Phillipes and the meadow of Richard Bettes as allsoe half the ritte that shall arrise att south con- cerninge ye meadow with a two shillinge purchas right in undevided land in Newtowne which said ritt did formorly belonge to Edward Hunt together with all and singuler lands meadowes rittes bulldinges orchyardes gardens fencinges revertion and revertions remainder and remainders rents isshues profittes prevelidges ad- vantages herridittaments and every of ye appurtenances and and all ye right tytle intrest possestion proporty claime and demand whatsoever of him ye abovesd Isack Brokar his heyres or adminestrators made unto ye abovesd messhewage ore tenement & in all and to all & every partt & parcell therof unto ye abovesd Johanas Williamson his heyres and assignes for ever to have and to hold ye abovesd land meadow ritt of meadow ritte of land unto ye solle and only proper use benifitt & behouff of him the abovesd Johanas Williamson his heires & assignes for ever and further the said Isack Brokar doe for himself his heyres excecutors & adminestrators promise covenant & grant to and with ye abovesd Johanas Williamson his heyres excecutores adminestratores and assignes that he the sd Isack Brokar now at the makinge seallinge and delivery herof beinge rightfully seazed of ye abovesd premisses herby to be granted haveing full power lawfull authority have herby granted the same unto ye abovesd Johanas Williamson his heyres & assignes shall remaine seazed of ye abovesd messhuage & granted premises of a good and perfect easstatte of inherritance & that the abovesd Johanas Williamson his heyres and assignes at ye day of makeinge herof and att all time and times for ever after ye datte of this deed remaine freely and clerly acquitted releassed & discharged of & from all manor of other & formor bargines salles allinations mor-
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gages joyntters dowreas judgements excecutions extents & all other charges & incumbrances what soever & further the sd Isack Brokar his heyres excecutores & adminestratores the herin befor granted & mentioned premisses heridittaments & every of ye apurtenances unto ye abovesd Johanas Williamson his heyres & as- signes shall and will warrent & for ever by thes presents defend ye abovesd measshuage & every partt of ye granted premises of him & against any person or persons what so ever lay any just claim to ye sd premises in wittnes wherof ye abovesd Isack Brokar hath herunto sett his hand & seall ye day and year first above writ- ten
ISACK BROKAR 0
Signed sealled & dellivered
in presence of us JOHN OKE
WILLM GLEANE
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Memorandam on the eaight day of November 1703 then appered befor Daniell Whithead Esquier one of Hur Majesties Justices for the Peace for Queens County the her befor named Isack Brokar and did acknowledg this instrument to be his free & vollontary act & deed DANLL WHITTHEAD
This is a trew coppy of ye orrigonall deed & acknowl- edgement pr SAM11 RUSCOE Clarke
This Indenture made this sixth day of November in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand seven hundread & three & ye second year of the reigne of our Sover- raigne Lady Ann by the grace of God Queen over England Scottland France & Ireland Defender of ye Faith &c. beetween Johanas Williamson & Leonah his wife of Jamaica in Queens County on Nassau Island on ye one partt & John Sneadeker of the Towne County & Island abovesd yeoman of ye other partt wittnesseth that ye abovesd Johanas Williamson and Leonah his wiff for
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the sume of fivety five pounds to them in hand paid by ye abovesd John Snedekure at or before ye enseallinge & delliverry of thes preasentes ye receipt wherof he ye abovesd Johanas Williamson & Leonah his wiffe doe herby acknowledge & themselves therwith to be ffully contented & paid & therof & therfrom & of & from every partt & parcells therof doe herby acquitt exonorratt & discharge ye abovesd John Sneadeker his heires & as- signs for ever have giveen grantted bargined sold ashured & confirmed and doe by thes give grant bargin sell enffeof asshure & confirm for ever unto ye abovesd John Sneade- kure his heires & assignes all of a cartain pecce or parcell of land lyeinge and beinge in ye Townshipe of Jamaica abovesd bounded as ffolloweth (viz) begininge att the southeast cornor of ye abovesd John Sneadeker's lott beinge ye bounds betwen the land of Johanas Williamsons land & ye abovesd John Sneadekers & from thence upon a direct line to ye south cornore of ye abovesd Johanas Williamsons howes & soe to Newtown south path take- inge in half ye well with ye preveledge of a way to goe round ye said howes with a waggen & all ye land lyeinge on ye northwest side of ye sd line that did belonge to ye sd Johanas Williamson together with all and singuler buldinges orchardes ritt revertion & revertions remainder & remainders & every of ye appurtenances and all the ritt title intrest possestion and proporty claim ore de- mand wt soever of him ye abovesd Johanas Williamson & Leonah his wiffe them their heyres excecuts & admst made unto ye abovesd land & granted premisses & in all & to all & every part & parcell therof unto ye abovesd John Snedeker his heires & assignes for ever to have and to holde ye abovesd land and granted premises unto ye sole & proper use benifitt & behoofe of him ye abovesd- John Sneadekure his heyres and assignes for ever and further ye abovesd Johanas Williamson and Lenah his wiffe doe for themselves their heires excecu- tores & admins promis covenant and grant to & with ye abovesd John Snedeker his heires & assignes that he ye sd Johanas Williamson & his heyres att ye day of make-
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inge herof is rittfully seized of the abovesd land & granted premisses (untill) haveinge full power & lawfull authorrety to sell ye same unto ye abovesd John Snedeker him his heyres & assignes shall remain seized of ye sd premisses of a good absolut and perfect easstatt of inheritance in ffree simple and at ye day of makeinge herof and att all times for ever after ye datte of this deed to remaine frelly & clerly acquitted releassed & dischargeed of & from all manor of other & formor bargines salles allina- tions morgages joynters dowries judgements extents & all other charges & incumbrances whatsoever and further ye abovesd Johanas Williamson & Leonah his wiff his heirs excecutors and and adminis shall & will warrant & for ever by thes presents defend ye abovesd land and granted premises of from and against any person or per- sons whatsoever shall lay any just claim to the abovesd land & granted premises in wittnes wherof ye abovesd Johanas Williamson and Leonah his wiff have herunto sett their hands and sealles the day and dat first above written
Turn over the leaf for the rest and at ye bottom you will find it
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Wheras ther hath ben sevrall differances had movein and dependinge within the Town of Jamaica in Queens County & Island of Nassau concerninge the buldinge or errectinge a meettinge howes or church within sd Town and as allsoe the accountes & demands & charges ther- unto &c which with all other controverties had moveing or dependinge or any wais relattinge therunto being this day mewtually refered by Daniell Whitthead Esqre Joseph Smith Esquier Nicolas Eaveritt Esqre Edward Burrows Jonas Wood of the one party and Ffredrik Hen- drickson John Okea Willm Creed Hendrik Lott Doras Polhelmas Elderd Lewkes Robert Road of the other parties on behalf of themselves and otheres conserned have this day refered all the said matter and differance in controverty unto the finall hering and determination of John Coe Esqr Judg Samuell Edsall Esqr and Content
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Titus Esqr Justices & wee doe for us our heires excecu- tores and adminestratores oblidge our selves joyntly & sevrally in the peanall sume of on hundred pounds cur- rent monys of New York unto each other his heires excecu- tors or adminestratores to be paid unto the parties observant by the parties defective in the performance of ye award of the abov sd persones as wittnes our hands & seals in Jamaica this 15 of Aprill 1701 & in ye 13th year of His Majsts reign Wm ye 3d &c.
DANIELL WHITHEAD 0 WILL™ CREED 0
NICOLAS EVERITT 0
HENDRICK LOTT 0
JOSEPH SMITH 0 ELDERD X LUKES 0
JONAS WOOD 0 his mark FFREDKIK X HENDRIKS O his mark
Signed seald & delivered in
presence of
THEODORAS POLLHELMAS O JOHN OKE 0
JOHN HARRISSON PETER CHACKE
A trew coppy pr
SAMI RUSCOE Clarke
(from 359)
first above written JOHANAS WILLIAMSON 0 Signed Seald & dellivered LEONAH X WILLIAMSON 0
in presens of JOHN OKE
her mark
WILL GLEANE
Memorandam on ye eaight day of this instant No- vember 1703 then appered befor Daniell Whithead Esquire one of Her Majs. Justices for ye Peace for Queens County within named Johanas Williamson & Leonah his wife & did acknowledg this instrument to be their free & vollontary act & deed
DANIELL WHITTHEAD
A trew coppy of the origonal deed pr
SAMII RUSCOE Clarke
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Jamaica Aprill the 15th 1701 wheras by vertew and power unto us dellivered by the within obligation &c. to heare arbetratt and determine and ffinall conclution beinge all & eavery the controverties therin mentioned and wee haveinge dewly & impartially considered the same and heringe boath parties &c. doe give in this our award as ffolloweth viz that wee award all thoos att the west of Jamaica that is the Duchmen and William Creed and Robertt Read that hath not perfectly and wholly payed their rattes assesed for the bulding the Church or mettinge howes in Jamaica shall pay their severall partes unpaid within three weeks after this datte then them & their heires to be for ever acquitted of any claime or demand what soever conserninge the buldinge or erectinge sd church or mettinge howes or any disbursments theron and the parties conveined in opposition to each other in sd controverty to releas exon- oratt & acquitt each other of all formor controverties conserninge sd church or metting howes desiringe thay may amecably agree & live in love together & this wee give in as our award as under our hands and seales the abovesd datte
JOHN COE 0
SAMUELL EDSALL 0
CONTENT TITUS 0
A trew coppy pr
SAMI RUSCOE Clarke
This Indenture made this eighttenth day of September in the first yeare of ye reigne of our Soverraigne Ladye Anne by the grace of God Queen of England Scottland Ffrance & Ireland Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand seven hundreed and two between Daniell Oldfeld of Jamaica in Queens County on the Island of Nassaw in the Collony of New- Yorke on the one party & Thomas Burrowes of ye same
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Towne County Island & Collony as aforsd on the other party wittnesseth that ye sd Daniell Oldfeld for and in considerration of a vallewable sume of good and lawfull moneys of ye Collony aforesaid to him in hand paid by ye aforesd Thomas Burrowes at or befor ye enseallinge & dellivery of thes presentes ye receipt wherof wee the aforesd Daniell Oldfeld & Hester his now wife as beinge a party consernd in ye seallinge & dellivery of thes pres- Page 362
entes doth herby acknowledge ourselves to be therwith fully sattisfyed contented & payd & therof & therfrom and every partt and parcell therof they doth by thes presentes for ever acquitt exonorratte & discharge ye aforsd Thomas Burrowes & his heires excecutors admines- trators & assigns hath giveen granted ellinatted bar- gind and sold enfeofed and confirmd and doath by thes presents clerly fully and absolutly give grant bargine & sell alinatte enfeof & confirme unto the aforesd Thomas Burrowes his heires excecutrs adminestrators & assignes for ever all that four tenths of a ten acer lott of meadow as it was layd out be it more ore less cittuatte lyeing & beinge in the boundes of Jamaica att a place comonly known or called by the name of Longe Neck with all ye prevelidges and rightes of upland therunto belongeinge within ye said neck & all ye rights of comonage belonge- inge to a four acre right of meadow bounded as ffolloweth by ye meadow southwest of Joseph Bartons now in ye tenuer & ockepation of ye aforesd Thomas Burowes his heires excecutors adminestrators & assignes to have and to holde for ever & the same to be & remaine to ye only soll propor use benifitt & behoffe of him ye abovesd Thomas Burrowes his heires excecutores adminestratores & assignes for ever and the said salle shall warrent good in law & by thes presents shall for ever defend against all formor salles givftes morgages or any other intangell- ments or incumbrances what soever with a warrente to defend the same against any intrest proporty claim or demand from me the abovesd Daniell Oldfeld & Hesther my now wiffe our heires excecutores adminestra-
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tors & assignes for ever and from all ore any claime or claimes from an person or persons what soever layeinge any just claime therunto in testemony wherof wee have herunto sett out handes & sealles the day & yeare first above written Signed seald & dellivered
DANIELL OLDFELD 0 in presens of
HESTER X OLDFELD 0
ZACARIAH MILLES THO. CARDALL ROBT. READ
her mark
Jamaica October ye 24th 1702 then appered befor me Edward Burrowes one of Her Majsts Justices of ye Peace for Queens County Daniell Oldfeld and Hester his now wiffe & did acknowledg this above instrument to be their vollontary act & deed Test ED. BURROWES Justice
A trew coppy of the orrigonall deed pr
SAMI RUSCOE Clarke
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December ye 5h 1684
Be it, known unto all men by thes presents that I John Denman of Newtowne on Longe Island in Queens County in ye Province of Yorkshire in America have allinated & sould & by thes presents doe to all intents & purposes allinat sell & make over unto John Ludly of Jamaica in ye same County a certain pece or parcell of meadow ground sittuatt lyeinge & beinge in the bounds and limitts of Jemaica aforsd att a place comonly called ore known by ye name of the further east necke beinge the second lot upon the sd necke nominated five acers more ore less that is to say ye half of a ten acer lott as it was layd out this meadow was formorly Fulk Davises belongeinge to ye sd Towne of Jamaica & afterwards became his sones Jonathan Davises & afterwards became the bovesd John Denmans this bovesd parcell of meadow beinge bounded by ye west by the meadow of
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Fulke Daves & on ye east by ye meadow of Samuell Mills on ye south by ye bay know all therfor that I the bovesd John Denman have as above mentioned allinatted & sould ye bovesd meadow unto the sd John Ludly his heirs excecutors adminestrators & assignes for ever I say to ye propor use & behouf of him the sd John Ludly his heirs excecutors & admines & assignes to enter upon & mak use of occupy & injoy as his own propor goods & just rights quiattly to posses from any person that shall lay any just claim to it ore any part of it by my assent ore consent ore any power deriveed from me & doe in- gage myself to defend the same as is afor mentioned in trew performance of this my deed & trew meaninge of the same I have interchangabley sett to my hand & seall ye day & yeare aforesd Signed seald & dellivered JOHN DENMAN O in the presents of
ASHTER X MAHEALLE
THEOPHILUS PHILLIPS
WILLIAM X SMITH his mark
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