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Articles of agreement between John Steevens and Samuel Stiles

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Articles of agreemente made betwene John Steevens of the one party and Sammuell Stiles of the other party[1]

[ Wit ]nesseth That where as John Steevens doe alinate [ le ]te and make over unto Samuell Stiles one Plantation neere Ducke Creeke for the terme [ o ]f two yeares and for to doe his beste indeaver in [ S ]eatin and cleareing and for the helpe for to git timber [ for ] to bild what houses theire shall be occation of [ for th ]e good of the plantation and for to Looke after [ what ] nussere[2] the Said Steevens shall send up, and trim [ and ] fense them in from the Cattell and hogs, and if the [ said ] Steevens shall put one hand theire this yeare [ for ] to have equall Sheare with the said Stiles: and what [ hogs ] shall be put one the Land by both parties shall [ Be ea ]qually devided betwene them both, and none shall [ be ki ]lled with oute both parties consente; and at the [ end ]e of the two yeares for to devide the hogs be[ twe ]ne them both and for to Let the said Stiles have [ two ] coues for to give him milcke this yeare and what [ Cat ]ell and mares the said Steevens shall put one the [ Land ] the said Stiles is for to doe his beste indever [ for ] to Looke after them, and for to Leave sofitient [ fe ]nsin at the end of the time and if the said Stiles [ sha ]ll neglecte or refuse for to keepe Covenante with the said Steevens; it shall be Lawfull for the said Stevens for to turne the said Stiles a way when [ he ] shall thincke fit, and to this agreement both parities] have set to their hands and fixed theire seales [ this ] forth day of February Anno Domini 1679

[ Signed: ] John Steevens
Samm Stiles
his X marke

[ Sealed ] and delivered [ in the p ]resence of us
[      ] his [      ] Daves marke

[ Entitled: ] ] Condicion in Delow. bay

Notes

Other transcription in NYCD 12:644.
i.e., nursery.

References

Translation: Gehring, C. trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vols. 20-21, Delaware Papers: English Period, 1664-1682 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1981).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.