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tually covenant and agree unto and with each other, his and their executors and administrators to continue the said joint trade and partnership within mentioned for the further term of years, from the expiration, &c. of the years within mentioned, to be accounted, if both of them shall so long live, with the joint stock; and under, and subject to the several covenants and agreements as are within expressed and contained. AND WHEREAS since the sealing and executing the within indenture of partnership, the said A hath bought and purchased the lease and term of and in the said messuages and premises within mentioned, which he then held at a rent. IT IS THEREFORE FURTHER DECLARED and agreed between the said parties, that if the said A shall happen to die before the expiration of the said term of- years, and the said B shall him survive, that then the executors and administrators of the said A are only to grant, and when the said B giving security for payment to the executors or administrators of the said A of so much money as the said A his part and share in the joint stock, and debts which shall then be owing on account of the said joint trade shall amount unto for the sum of - to be allowed to the said A for his charges in repairs and other works about the said house, as in the within indenture in that behalf is expressed, and according to the true meaning thereof, the executors and administrators of the said A shall and will at the charge of the said B seal and execute to him a lease of the said messuages or tenements for the term of- years, to commence from the quarter day next after the decease of the said A at the yearly rent of to be paid quarterly, and with such covenants to be continued therein as are contained in the lease, whereby the said A holds the said premises, which lease the said B agrees to accept, and at the same time to seal a counterpart thereof to the executors or administrators of the said A and that the said executors or administrators are not to grant his lease and term of years therein as within is mentioned, nor any further term therein, otherwise than as aforesaid; the within written indenture, &a IN WITNESS

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Whereas by indenture of co.partnership or covenants bearing date the and made or Recital of a mentioned to be made between the said CD of deed of cothe one part, and the said A B of the other partnership. part, they the said C D and A B did mutually covenant and agree (under and subject to the provisoes, conditions and agreements therein contained) to become, continue, and be copartners and joint traders together, in the trade and business of a haberdasher of hats, and in buying and selling wool, tea, and such other commodities, goods, wares and merchandizes as they the said partners should mutually think fit and agree to trade or deal in, for and during the full time and term of - -years, to be accounted from thenext ensuing the date thereof, if both the said parties should so long live, determinable nevertheless as thereafter mentioned; for the managing and carrying on of which said joint trade and undertaking, they the said parties agreed to bring in and make up in ready money or goods fit for the purpose, approved of and reasonably valued and appraised by and between themselves,or (incase ofany difference betweenthem) by such other indifferent and proper persons, appraisers, as they should mutually elect and agree upon for that purpose, a capital joint stock amounting to the sum or value of $6000 whereof the said C D did thereby agree within one year after the commencement of the said copartnership to bring in and advance in ready money or goods as aforesaid the full sum or value of $4500 being 3-4th parts or shares thereof; and the said A B did also thereby agree within the same time of one year to bring in and advance in ready money or goods as aforesaid the full sum or value of $1500 being the remaining fourth part of the said capital or joint stock; of and in which said joint stock, and of the gains, profit, and increase to be made thereof, it was thereby declared and agreed, that the said C D his executors and administrators, should have and be entitled to three full fourth parts,

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the whole into four equal parts to be divided, as and for his share, interest and proportion thereof, and that the said A B his executors and administrators, should have and be entitled to the remaining fourth part as and for his share, interest and proportion thereof. And WHEREAS by an indenture bearing date the day of and made or mentioned to be made between the said A B of the one part, and the said C D of the other part, after reciting to the effect before recited; and also reciting that the said C D had advanced and paid into the said joint trade, the said sum of $4500 as and for his part and share therein but the said A B not being able then to advance and pay his said fourth part or share, or any part thereof had requested the said C D to lend the same upon his bond and the security next therein after mentioned, which he the said C D had agreed to. AND also reciting that the said A B by one bond or obligation under his hand and seal bearing even date therewith, became bound to the said C D in the penal sum of $3000 with condition thereunder written, for making the same void if he the said A B his executors or administrators should pay or cause to be paid to the said CD his executors, administrators or assigns, the full sum of $1500 with interest for the same at the rate of $5 per cent. per annum on the

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then next ensuing the date thereof, and as a further security for the repayment of the said $1500 and interest, he the said A B had agreed to release and assign his fourth part, share and interest, of and in the said capital joint stock, and of the gains, profits and increase thereof to the said C D in manner thereinafter mentioned. It is by the said indenture now reciting witnessed, that for the consideration therein mentioned, the said A B did assign and set over, remise, release and quit claim unto the said C D all that the said fourth part, share and interest of him the said A B of, in and to the said capital joint stock and of all monies, goods, wares, merchandizes, debts and effects thereto belonging, and which, during the said copartnership should or might belong thereto, and of the gains, profits and increase thereof, and all the estate, right, title, interest, property, profit, benefit, advantage, claim and demand of him the said A B of, in and to the same or any part thereof, to hold unto the said CD, his executors, administrators and assigns, as his and their own proper mon

les, goods, wares, merchandizes, chattels, debts, effects and estates, from thenceforth freely for evermore, subject to a proviso therein contained, for making void the same on payment of the said principal sum of $1500 and interest, as therein particularly mentioned, as in and by the said recited indentures, relation being thereunto respectively had, may more fully and at large appear. Partnership AND WHEREAS the said C D and AB have ever established. since the said- day of been and continued copart

ners and joint traders, in the said trade or business of a haberdasher of hats, and in buying and selling of Business hawool, teas and such other commodities, goods berdasher of wares and merchandizes, as the said parties hats, &c. have thought fit to deal in, to the

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Agreement last past. AND WHREAS the said C D for dissoluand A B having drawn out an account of all their tion. said partnership stock, debts and effects, and of their receipts and payments touching their said joint trade and dealing, to the said day of that the said trade hath not answered the end which was past do find intended by the said copartnership, and that it is the interest of both the said parties to end and determine the same, whereupon it is agreed by and between the said C D and A B that the said copartnership, trade and joint dealing shall accordingly end and determine as from the said day of last past; and that the whole partnership stock and debts shall vest in, and remain the ty of the said C D, and that he the said C D shall release proper unto the said A Bal! demands whatsoever, either on account of the said copartnership, or otherwise howsoever, save and except the sum of lent by the said C D to the said A B and for payment of which the said A B has this day executed a bond to the said C D in the penalty of and in regard the said trade has been carried on from the said last past, in the joint names of the said CD and A B the said CD in lieu of the profits which may have been made by the said joint stock from that time to the day of the date hereof (1-4th of which, if the copartnership had continued, would belong to the said A B after a deduction of the interest due to the said CD on the above mentioned security) hath agreed to allow from the said day of last past to the day of the date hereof to the said A B wages for his trouble

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and time after the rate of $100 a year. AND forasmuch as the said A B hath, during all that time boarded the servants as in time of partnership according to the said in part recited articles, it is agreed, that the said A B shall be repaid the same, and an account has been this day settled by the said C D and A B of what is due to the said A B for the said board and wages, and also of what the said A B hath received from the said partnership stock since the said day of last, and there remains due to the said A B on the balance of the said acAND WHEREAS the said 2d partner to count the sum of continue in A B hath agreed with the said C D to continue the service in the service of the said C D from henceforth next, and from that to the said. day of. time for another year at the option of the said C D so as he do signify the same in writing to the said A B two months at least before the expiration of the said term. AND the said A Bhath agreed, that during the time that he shall be in the service of the said C D he the said A B shall diligently serve the said C D in the capacity of a shopman, and behave himself in every respect as a shopman Considera- ought to do. Now THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, that in pursuance of the said agreement, and for divers good causes and considerations, Dissolution. them the said C D and A B thereunto respectively moving, IT is hereby mutually covenanted, declared and agreed by the said parties to these presents, and the said C D and A B do severally and respectively for themselves, and for their several and respective heirs, executors and administrators, covenant, promise and agree to and with the other of them, his heirs, executors and administrators, that the said copartnership or joint trade and every part and branch thereof; and also the said reday of ——, and every covecited indenture of the nant, article, clause, proviso and agreement therein conday of last be void and tained, shall from the absolutely ended, determined, discontinued and dissolved, any thing in the said recited indenture of copartnership contained, to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding. Settlement. AND the said A B in pursuance of the said agreement, and for and in consideration of the said sum of

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being the balance of the said account, due to the said A B for the board and wages as aforesaid, to him the said

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