Jones County, NC - Williams & Missillier to Frederick H. Laroque, 1845 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This Indenture made on the 9th day of Feb'r in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six between Williams & Missillier of the County of Jones & State of North Carolina on the one part and Frederick H. Laroque of the County & State aforsaid on the other part Witnesseth that the sd Williams & Missillier for & in consideration of the sum of five dollars to them in hand paid now & at the time of executing these presents the receipt thereof is hereby acknowledged together with the further consideration of the covenant herein after contained hath leased & demised & by these presents doth lease & demise a part of a lot in the Town of Trenton on Jones Street & known in the plan of sd town by lot No 14 whereon the shop now stands, commencing at the line fence of the Hathaway or Huggins lot and runs on Jones St west 17 feet thence north 20 east 80 feet thence east 17 feet to sd line fence thence to the beginning for & during the term of eight years commencing on this day & to end & be fully completed on the 22d day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred fifty four - To have and to hold the same to this the sd Frederick H. Laroque his executors administrators & assigns free & discharge of any & all incumbrances whatsoever and it is convenanted and agreed that the sd Frederick H. Laroque is to have peaceable possession and quiet enjoyment of the sd term during the continuance thereof without any hindrance or molestation to be done or caused or suffered by them the sd Williams & Missillier and it is further agreed by the parties to these presents that the sd Frederick H. Laroque shall pay the tax that may be assigned on the above mentioned premises & shall keep the sd premises in a state of good repair during the continuance of sd term and at the expiration thereof or sooner if the sd Frederick H. Laroque sees fit to do so deliver up in repair without committing waste of any description - In testimony whereof we have hereunto set out hands & seal this day & year first above mentioned Signed Sealed & delivered } A.C. Williams {Seal} in presence of } Jno. Shackleford } L.H. Missillier North Carolina } Jones County } Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions March Term 1840 There the execution of the foregoing deed was proved in open court in due form of law by the oath of John Shackleford the subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be Registered H.H. Hammond CCl ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts ___________________________________________________________________