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(Dan Archie) Brown is my grandfather. _______________________________________________________________ STATE OF GEORGIA...COUNTY OF CRISP ADKINS TO FENN AND BROWN THIS INDENTURE, made this the 7th day of April, A.D., 1922, between J.A. Adkins of the County of Crisp and State of Georgia party of the first part, and F.E. Fenn of Crisp County, GA., and D.A. Brown of the County of Randolph and State of Ga., party of the second part. WITNESSETH: That the party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of One Hundred Dollars in hand paid, by the said party of the ssecond part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledge, and in consideration of the payment of the further sum or sums hereinafter mentioned, has granted, bargained, sold, demised, leased and to farm-let, and by these presents does grant, bargain, sell, demise and to farm-let unto the said party of the second part, their heirs and assigns, all of the growing trees for turpentine purposes, now upon the following lots or parcels of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Crisp and State of Ga., known and described as follows: All of land lot No.50 and East half of No.47 and what turpentine timber there is on No.48, all being in 1004 District of Ga. of Crisp County, Ga. And also the right of ingress and egress, the right to build ways and roads on any part of lands whereon the said trees are are growing, and no such portion of the lands as may not have any trees thereof if necessary or convenient to reach the timber leased, in such shape as the party of the second part, their heirs and assigns may desire; and also the right unto the said party of the second part, their heirs and assigns, to peacefully enter into the possession of said lands, with their servants, agents and stock for the purpose of boxing and cupping said timber and taking away the turpentine therefrom, the right to a continuous and peaceable possession of said lands unto the said party of the second part, their heirs and assigns, to be only during such time or times as they may be engaged in boxing, cupping and working said trees and removing the product; but the right of ingress and egress, the right of ways over said lands may be exercised at any and all times, continuosly or not continuosly, now or at any time hereafter, as long as the part...of the second part of assigns may require the same to reach any other timber that he or they may lease in the neighborhood. Together with all of the estate, right, title, interest claim and demand whatsoever of the said party of the first part of, in and to all of the property, rights, ways, roads and privileges above described and granted. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD said rights above described and said timber, to cup and box, work and otherwise use said timber for turpentine purposes unto the said party of the second part, their heirs and assigns. And it is hereby expressly convenanted and agreed that the said party of the second part may commence cupping, boxing, working or otherwise using the said timber for turpentine purposes, or any portion thereof, at any time the said party of the ssecond part or assigns may desire, and shall have the right to continue to cup, box, work, or otherwise use the said timber and every portion thereof for turpentine purposes for the full term of Four years, beginning, with reference to each portion of the timber, from the time only that the cupping, boxes and working of each portion is commenced; it being the intention of the parties that this lease shall continue to operate until all of the timber, and each and every part thereof, has been cupped, boxed, worked and otherwise used for turpentine purposes for the full period of Four years from the winter during which the cups are hung or boxes are out. And it is hereby further covenanted and agreed that the said party of the second part, their heirs and assigns, shall have the free and unrestricted right to enter upon, occupy and use the said land for the purpose of cupping, boxing, working and otherwise using the timber thereon for turpentine purposes as aforesaid, during the continuance of this lease; and it is further covenanted and agreed that said party of the second part may have the right, at any time, to assign this lease in whole or in part, and that any assignee of this lease shall have the same right of assignment, and that all of the rights and privileges of the said party of the second part shall vest in whosoever may succeed to the inbterest hereby conveyed to said party of the second part. All of the rights, privileges and property aove granted to said party of the second part are intended to be exclusive, that is to say, none of said rights, privileges and property can ever be granted or sold to any other person, or persons except by the written consent of said party of the second part, or assigns, so long as these presents shall remain in force. AND LASTLY, the said part of the first part, for himself and his heirs, executors and administrators, covenants with the said party of the second part, that they, the said turpentine trees, and the said rights and privileges unto the said party of the second part, their heirs and assigns, shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents, not only for the full amount of the purchase money, but for all damages which the party of the second part may, in any manner, sustain, by reason of a defective title in the party of the first part. And the party of the second part agrees to pay to the party of the first part as a further consideration for said turpentine privileges and all other rights and privileges above enumerated, the following sums of money at the following dates, to-wit: Fifty dollars per thousand boxes when the boxes are out and counted. The one hundred dollars this day paid to be deducted from the total amount of all boxes. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said party of the first part has herunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of us: Ella Adkins. J.P. Hughes, Notary Public for the State at Large. J.A.Adkins Filed for record Dec.18th, 1922, at 10:30 A.M. (SEAL) Recorded Dec. 18th, 1922 ??Green Clerk _________________________________________________________________________ Transcribed from records resident at the Crisp County Court House Deed Book 13, Page 237