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Articles of agreement between John Stevens and Thomas Crumpton for a piece of land on the west side of Delaware bay
Artukells of Agrement Maid Betwext Johne Stevens of one partje and Thomas Crumptone of the other partje
Wittnesth
That Wheras Johne Stevens doe Allenet[1] Lett and mak over [ ] Crumptone one percell of Land Laying one the West Sed of delo[ ] near Duck Craek for the Terme of Sevne yeirs and the said [ ] is to be at the Charges of Bulding only the said Thomas [ ] to gett Tember For what houssing is Bult upone the said [ ] Johne Stevens is to Bueld or Caus to be Bult one foftje foott hou[ ] yeir and the said Johne is to Lett the said Thamas have one Cows m[ ] [ ]eir and what servants the said Johne doe putt upone th[ ] [ ] that is planted upone the plan t[ ] Cattell or hoggs is put in by Bothe parties is for the use [ ] and non to be dispossed of without Bothe parties consent[ ]tjone of the tyme that the stock be equaly deveidid Betw[ ] Likweis the said Thomas dothe in- gag himselfe to doe his Best In[ ] Chorring and Bulding upone the plantatjone and all other Thengs [ ] for the use of the plantatjone as suffegent fencing and [ ] thenks usefull For the plantatjone and Likweis to make a suffeg[ ] Trinnell Fence[2] to secure what appeltreis is to be plantid and in cais [ ] mortalatje of the said Thomas then if the Weeff of the said Thoma[ ] a suffecjent man to Manneig the Crapt or Crapts[3] then shee [ ] Injoy her housband Labour according to the Agement [ sic ] abov[ ] mentjned and Likweis to the Leve Suffecjent fencing at thee experatjone of the tyme to this Agement Bothe p[ ] have Interchanble sett ther hands and saills this
[ Signed: ] John Steevens
Febb. 1676/7
Signed and Sailled in the presant of Wts.[4]
[ Signed: ] James Veitch
Thomas TC Crumpton his mark
Christophe E Ellett
his mark
Entratt In Records
July 29th Anno 1679
[ Signed: ] Test. Cornells Verhoofe Cl. Cu.
Whorekill
[ Verso: ] [ ]tefar Ellet aged [ ] swears that he saw the conditions signed, sealed and delivered by Tames Cromton [ ] Steevens for his indenture. [ ] by mee the [ ] September anno 1679[5]
[ Signed: ] Geret Otto
Cris E far Ellet
[ ] Davids aged about 28 yeares [ ] Date being about March List In the prese[ ] Stevens and Thomas Crompton were the [ ] Thomas Crompton Did owne these within [ ] unto the said John Stevens. [ ] the said Evan Davids Declareth tha the [ ] Crompton had the use of the said John Stevens [ ] Hoggs and one man servant untill hee [ ] Allsoe heard the said Crompton saye [ ] Richardson never did Give him possession of [ ] and your Deponant did upon th[ ] account of [ ] Stevens helped the said Crompton to [ ] house upon the Land.
[ Signed: ] Evan Davids [ ]fore us Sept. 29th Anno 1679
[ Signed: ] John Avery
Luke Watson