Lincoln County, NC - Michael Shenk, Absolom Warlick & Michael Beam, 
                     Article of Agreement, 1816

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Articles of agreement made & entered into this 27 day of April 1816 between
Michael Shenk & Absolom Warlick of the County of Lincoln & State of North
Carolina of the one part, and Michael Beam of the County & State aforesaid
of the other part Witnesseth that the said Michael Beam obliges himself to
build for the said Shenk & Warlick within twelve months from this date, a
spining machine, with one hundred & forty four fliers, with three sets of
flooted rolers, the back set to be of wood, the other two sets to be of
iron, the machine to be made in two frames with two sets of wheels, one
carding machine, with two sets of cards to run two ropings, each to be one
foot wide, with a picking machine to be attached to it with as many saws as
may be necessary to feed the carding maching, one toling machine with four
heads, all the above machinery to be completed in a workmanlike manner - 
and the said Beam is to board himself & find all the materials for the
machine & set the machine going on a branch of Ab Warlick's land, below
where the old machine stood; the said Shenk & Warlick are to have the house
for the machine & the running gear made at their expence but the said Beam
is to fix the whole machinery above described there to; the wooden cans for
the roping & spining & the real to be furnished by said Shenk & Warlick, all
the straps & bands necessary for the machinery to be furnished by said Shenk
& Warlick - In consideration of which the said Shenk & Warlick are to pay
the said Beam, the sum of thirteen hundred dollars as follows to wit three
hundred dollars this day, two hundred dollars three months from this date,
one hundred dollars six months from this date, and the ballance of the 
thirteen hundred dollars, to be paid to the said M. Beam, within twelve
months after said machine is started to spining - In testimony whereof we
have hereunto set our hands & seals the day & year above written

Test                                         Absolom Warlick {Seal}
Rob. H. Burton                               Michael Shenk {Seal}
                                             Michael Beam {Seal}


Source:
David Shench Papers
NC Archives
PC 35.1
Typed copy

David Shench (1835-1902) was an attorney, Superior Court Judge, and President
of Guilford Battleground Company

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