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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

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Artukells of Agrement Maid Betwext Johne Stevens of one partje and Thomas Crumptone of the other partje

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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

Notes

i.e., alienate.
i.e., a trunnel or trennel fence: a type of plank fence which is fastened together with treenails.
i.e., crop or crops.
An abbreviation for "witnesses."
This deposition was written in Dutch by Gerrit Otto.

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.