xt7mcv4bs11w_7 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7mcv4bs11w/data/mets.xml https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7mcv4bs11w/data/1997ms165.dao.xml unknown archival material 1997ms165 English University of Kentucky The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.  Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Benjamin Sebastian papers Indenture broadside text 0.37 Cubic Feet 2 boxes Indenture broadside 2023 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7mcv4bs11w/data/1997ms165/Box_1/Folder_7/Multipage17.pdf 1800-1803 1803 1800-1803 section false xt7mcv4bs11w_7 xt7mcv4bs11w This indenture made the - Day of V , in the Year of our Lord One Thoufand
Eight Hundred . i , BETWEEN szus Putnam, Surveyor General of the United, States, acting for and
under the ' authority of the United States, and in purfuance of the Fifteenth Section of the Act of Congrefs, intitul—
ed “ An Act to amend the Act, intituled An Act [irovidirzgfor the/Elle of the Lands of the United States, in the Territory
'i“ North—‘Wgt (3f the Ohio, and above the Afouth (f Kentucky—River,” of the‘one part ; and,

of the County of ~ and Territory aforefaid, of “the other part ; VVITNESSETH, That the faid

- ‘ v Rufus Putnam, hath in his capacity aforefaid let, leafed, and farmlet unto the faid ~ the

Section, Number . in the ' Townfhip of the
Range of the Lands, furveyed agreeably to the Laws of the United States, in the Territory aforefaid; for the Term of
"Seven Years, commencing from and after the _ , ‘ Day of '4 7 One Thoufand
Eight Hundred _ ’ , on condition that the following improvements {hall be made thereon; which
the faid ' ' covenantsand agrees to make, do and perform, on penalty of forfeiting and
paying to the United States the Sum of . - Dollars, if default be made therein, Viz—-
V 'Within FiVe Years from the commencement of his Term, to clear .. Acres of all Trees, Brulh, and VVood ;

2 Two Acres of which {hall be the belt Orchard Ground, and fet out, or planted with One Hundred Apple—trees, thrifty and

of a proper fire to fe‘t in an Orchard ; which Orchard {hall be enclofed by itfelf, with a good and lawful Fence, and kept ' I

in conttant repair, and no Animals of any kind fuffered to feed or graze therein: the remainder of the aforefaid
Acres to he of the mo‘ft fuitable Land for Meadow, and fown in a proper manner with a futiicient quantity of
Herds—grafs and, Clover—feeds; and the faid Meadow Ground {hall be fenced and improved in a good Hutband—like
:manner.—-—~ _ . I '
FURTHERMORE the faid ‘ covenants, that within the Term of his Leafe he will clear
’Acres in a fuitable manner for pafturing, and feed the fame with a proper quantity of CloVer
and Herds—grafs feed : and alfo that hewill clear in a proper manner and have under Improvement and Cultivation at the
end of his Term Acres of tillage Land; AND that at the end of his Term, the feveral Lets of Land,
:covenanted and agreed to be cleared as aforefaid, {hall be feparately enclofed with a good and fuflficient Fence, agrees-1
ably to the Law of the Territory; when the faid . ‘ is to yield quiet and peaceable Polfellionfi

~“IN VV‘ITNES‘S whereof the Parties to this lndenture have. interChangeahly fet their Hands and Seals the Day and

Year within firft above written.

Signed Seated and Delivered i

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