LEASE: MICHEL LYNN to CHARLES CORNWELL   
Prince William Co., VA Deed Book R, pg. 53   
   
THIS INDENTURE made the seventh day of November in the year of our Lord 
One thousand Seven hundred & sixty Eight Between Michel Lynn of Prince 
William County of the one part & Charles Cornwell the younger of the Sm. 
County of the other part Witnesseth that the said Michel Lynn for & in 
consideration of the Rents and covenants herein after reserved and on 
the part of the said Cornwell mentioned to be paid and performed hath 
demised granted set and to farm letten and by by these presents doth 
devise grant set and to farm let unto the sd. Charles Cornwell Seventy 
acres of Land more or less with the appurtenances lying and being in the 
County of Prince William on Powells run and its branches bounded on 
George Enoes line as the run goes for seventy acres of Land more or less 
which is now in the possession and occupation of said Charles Cornwell 
the younger.  To have and to hold the said Land and premisses to the 
said Cornwell and his assigns for and during the natural lives of him 
the said Charles Cornwell younger & Elizabeth his wife and during 
natural life or lives of the longest liver of them.  Yielding & paying 
therefore yearly and every year from the date of these presents three 
pounds current money to the said Michel Lynn his heirs and assigns and 
if it shall happen that the said yearly rent of three pounds or any part 
thereof shall be behind hand and unpaid by the space of sixty days after 
the days of payment & then and in that case it shall and may be lawfull 
for the said Lynn his heirs and assigns into and upon the said Land and 
premisses to reenter and the same to hold maintain retain and enjoy as 
of his or their former Estate this Indenture or anything therein 
contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding and the said 
Cornwell for himself & his Executors Admors. and assigns doth covenant 
promise and agree to and with the said Michel Lynn his heirs and assigns 
by these presents in manner following that is to say from time to time 
and at all times during the said term will and sufficiently maintain and 
keep all and singular the messages buildings & fences which are to be 
built or at any time during the said term shall be upon the demised 
premisses in good and sufficient repair and at the end or sooner 
determination of the term aforesaid will so yield up & leave the same to 
the said Michel Lynn his Heirs or Assigns & the said Charles Cornwell 
for himself his heirs & assigns doth covenant and agree to & with the 
said Lynn his heirs & assigns shall not at any time during the said term 
without the leave or licence of the said Lynn work cause or suffer to be 
worked the demised premises with more than four labouring hands - that 
is to say such hands as are allowed in Virginia to be full sharers in a 
crop and reckening so many weaker hands for a Sharer and that the said 
Cornwell shall not commit or suffer to be committed any waste upon the 
demised premisses or sell and dispose of the said premisses or suffer 
any of the wood and timber to be sold or disposed of otherwise for the 
buildings & fences and necessary uses of the Plantation on the demised 
premisses and the said Cornwell doth further covenant and agree to and 
with the s. Lynn that if he shall at any time make a breach or Failure 
of any part of the above Covenant that then it shall and may be lawfull 
for the said Lynn his heirs or assigns to reenter the said Lands & 
premisses and the same to hold again retain and enjoy as if this Deed 
had never been made.  In Witneess whereof the said Michel Lynn & the 
said Charles Cornwell the younger have hereunto interchangeably set 
their hands and seales the day & year first above written.   
   
Sealed and Delivered in the    
presense of ....   
   
Michel [M - his mark] Lynn {seal}   
Charles [C - his mark] Cornwell {seal}   
   
At a Court held for Prine William County the 7th day of November 1768.   
       This Lease for Lives from Michael Lynn to Charles Cornwell was 
acknowledged by the said parties to be their act and Deed and ordered to 
be recorded.   
   
Teste.  John Graham    Clk. Cur.

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