Lease: David Clarke of Aberdeen, Ms.

Source: Family History Collection of Thomas Ivey Clarke

Submitted for inclusion in USGenweb Project Archives by Thomas Ivey 
Clarke <Scribe10@bellsouth.net>

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Corporation of Aberdeen Lease to David Clarke
This indenture made and entered into this 10th day of October 1853 
between Jesse L. Walton, Mayor and Robert H. Walton, Elisha Strong, 
William A. Sykes and Hugh S. Walsh, Aldermen of the Corporation of the 
town of Aberdeen, Monroe County and State of Mississippi of  the first 
part, witnesseth: That the said Corporation doth hereby demise and lease 
unto the said David Clarke all the certain portions in said town 
designated as fractional block numbered fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen 
and lying and being north of Commerce Street and opposite to block 
numbered fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen in that part of said town known 
as Old Aberdeen and according to the plan thereof and which fractional 
block numbered fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen is bounded on the South of 
Commerce Street, on the East by the extension of Mulberry Street North to 
the Tombigbee River, on the West by the extension of Pine Street, North 
to said River, and divided and separated by the extension North of Cypress 
and Cedar Streets to said River, reserving and excepting from said 
demised and leased premises all right of wharfage privileges to said 
Corporation, to have and to hold for the term of ten years from the date 
whereof yielding and paying therefore yearly on every tenth day of October 
during the said term the yearly rent of twenty-three dollars ($23.00) in 
annual payments and the said David Clarke covenants to pay the said rent in 
the manner aforesaid and to deliver up the premises to the said Corporation 
or its Attorney peacefully and quietly at the end of the said term.  In 
testimony whereof the said Mayor and Aldermen have hereunto subscribed 
their names and affixed their seals on the day and year first above written.
                                                                           
                                           Jesse L. Walton, Mayor  [seal]
                                           (W.A. Sykes             [seal]
                      Aldermen             (Hugh S. Walsh          [seal]
                                           (R.H. Dalton            [seal]
                                           (Elisha Strong          [seal]