No. 4.-Agreement for the Sale of Land.

Articles of Agreement, made the fifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, between JOHN DOE, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe, and state of New York, of the first part, and RICHARD ROE, of Newburgh, in the county of Orange, and state of New York, of the second part, witnesseth, that the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars, to him in hand paid, has contracted and agreed to sell to the said party of the second part, all that certain piece or parcel of land, situate in the town of Newburgh, in Orange county, and state of New York, and which is bounded and described as follows, to wit: beginning at, &c. [here insert description of the land].*

And the said party of the first part agrees to execute and deliver to the said party of the second part a warranty deed, for the said land: Provided, and upon condition nevertheless, that the said party of the second part, his heirs or assigns, pay to the said party of the first part, his heirs or assigns, for the same land, the sum of five hundred dollars lawful money of the United States of America, payable as follows: the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars on the first day of June next, and the further and remaining sum of two hundred and fifty dollars on the first day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, together with lawful interest on the same, from the date hereof: And the said party of the second part, for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, doth covenant and agree, to and with the said party of the first part, his heirs and assigns, that the said party of the second part will pay the said several sums as they severally become due, with the interest thereon, without deduction of any taxes or assessments whatever. And it is further agreed between the parties to these presents, that if default be made in fulfilling this agreement, or any part thereof, on the part of the said party of the second part, then, and in such case, the said party of the first part, his heirs and assigns, shall be at liberty to consider this contract as forfeited and annulled, and to dispose of the said land to any other person, in the same manner as if this contract had never been made.

In witness whereof, &c. [as in No. 1].

* In describing land, buildings, &c., care should be had to make the descrip tion as complete as possible, so as to be readily identified on examination.

No. 5.-Agreement for the Hiring of a Clerk or Workman.

This Agreement, &c. [as in No. 1 to the * ]—

Witnesseth, that the said JOHN DOE has agreed to enter the service of the said RICHARD ROE as clerk [or journeyman], and covenants and agrees, to and with the said RICHARD ROE, that he will faithfully, honestly, and diligently, apply himself and perform the duties of a clerk [or journeyman] in the store [or shop] of the said RICHARD ROE, and faithfully obey all the reasonable wishes and commands of the said RICHARD ROE, for and during the space of one year from the first day of December next, for the compensation of five hundred dollars per annum, payable quarterly.

And the said RICHARD ROE Covenants with the said JOHN DoE, that he will receive him as his clerk [or journeyman] for the term of one year aforesaid, and will pay him for his services as such clerk [or journeyman] the sum of five hundred dollars annually, in quarter yearly payments.

In witness whereof, &c. [as in No. 1].

No. 6.-Agreement for making and delivering Boots.

This Agreement, &c. [as in No. 1 to * ]—

Witnesseth, that the said JOHN DOE, in consideration of the covenants on the part of the party of the second part, to be performed, doth covenant and agree, to and with the said RICHARD ROE, that he will, within [here insert the time] from the date hereof, make and deliver to the said RICHARD ROE, ten thousand pairs of boots, made from calfskin, of the first quality, and of the following sizes [here insert sizes].

And the said RICHARD ROE Covenants to pay to the said JOHN DOE two dollars for each pair upon the completion of the delivery of the said ten thousand pairs, if the same are delivered within [insert the time agreed upor] from the date hereof as aforesaid.

In witness whereof, &c. [as in No. 11.

No. 7.-Agreement for making Flour-Barrels. This Agreement, &c. [as in No. 1 to the |

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Witnesseth, that JOHN DOE, in consideration of the agreement on the part of RICHARD ROE, to be performed, covenants with the said RICHARD ROE, that he will make and deliver to the said RICHARD ROE, during the term of one year next ensuing from the date hereof, one thousand merchantable flourbarrels in each week, said flour-barrels to be made of good, hard, well-seasoned white-oak stuff, and the hoops to be of black ash.

And the said RICHARD ROE, in consideration thereof, agrees to pay to the said JOHN DOE at the rate of twenty cents for each barrel, such payment to be made on each thousand barrels immediately on the delivery thereof, until the whole quantity is made and delivered.*

In witness whereof, &c. [as in No. 1].

No. 8.-Agreement to sell and deliver Cord-Wood. This Agreement, &c. [as in No. 1 to the *].

Witnesseth, that the said JOHN DOE agrees to sell to the said RICHARD ROE one thousand cords of wood, all of it to be well seasoned, and to be of beech and maple only, and to deliver the same, securely corded, at the factory of the said RICHARD ROE in the town aforesaid, for the price of two dollars per cord, on the first day of June next.

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And the said RICHARD ROE, in consideration thereof, agrees

to pay to the said JOHN DOE, for the said wood, at the rate of two dollars for each cord of wood, immediately upon the completion of the delivery thereof.

In witness whereof, &c. [as in No. 1].

No. 9.—Agreement to sell Shares of Stock. This Agreement, &c. [as in No. 1 to * ]—

Witnesseth, that, in consideration of the agreement of RICHARD ROE, hereinafter contained, the said JoHN DOE agrees to sell, transfer, and convey, to the said RICHARD ROE

* The time and rate of payment may be altered to correspond with the special agreement between the parties.

on the tenth day of July next, one thousand shares of the Glenville Manufacturing Company, now owned by the said JOHN DOE, and standing in his name on the books of said company, and to execute and deliver to the said RICHARD ROE all necessary assignments, transfers, and conveyances, to assure and convey the same to the said RICHARD ROE, his executors, administrators, and assigns, for ever.

In consideration of which, the said RICHARD ROE, agrees with the said JOHN DOE to pay to him one hundred dollars for each share of the said capital stock, on the said tenth day of July next.

In witness whereof, &c. [as in No. 1].

No. 10.-Agreement to sell Goods in Store. This Agreement, &c. [as in No. 1 to * ]—

Witnesseth, that in consideration of the covenants on the part of the said RICHARD ROE, hereinafter contained, the said JOHN DOE doth covenant with the said RICHARD ROE, that he will take of the said RICHARD ROE all his stock of goods, wares, and merchandise, now being in his store in the village of Cooperstown, together with all the fixtures thereto belonging; an account of such stock of goods, wares, and merchandise, to be taken by the parties hereto in the presence of each other: and the said JOHN DOE agrees to pay for them at the invoice price; but if any of said goods be damaged, such damaged goods, together with the fixtures aforesaid, to be valued by two disinterested persons, one of whom is to be selected by each of the parties hereto, and to pay for the same the value or price that the said appraisers may agree to set upon them as a fair valuation of the same; and that in five days after the value of said goods, wares, merchandise, and fixtures, can be ascertained as aforesaid, said value is to be paid by the said JOHN DOE to the said RICHARD Roe.

And the said RICHARD ROE, in consideration thereof, agrees to sell to the said JOHN DOE the said goods, wares, and merchandise, at the invoice price, and the fixtures and such goods as may be damaged at such price as the appraisers appointed as aforesaid may fix and determine; and make, execute, and deliver, to the said JOHN DOE, a good and sufficient bill of sale and conveyance thereof.

In witness whereof, &c. [as in No. 1].

No. 11-Agreement to cultivate Land on Shares. This Agreement, &c. [as in No. 1 to * ]—

Witnesseth, that the said JOHN DOE agrees with the said RICHARD ROE, that he will properly plough, harrow, till, fit, and prepare for sowing, all that certain field of ground belonging to the said RICHARD ROE, which field lies, &c. [here insert description of the field], containing about fifty acres, and to sow the same with good winter wheat, finding one half of the seed wheat necessary therefor, on or before the first day of September next; and that he will at the proper time cut, harvest, and thrash, the said wheat, and properly winnow and clean the same, and deliver the one half part of the said wheat to the said RICHARD ROE, at his barn, on his premises, in the town of Washington aforesaid, near his dwelling-house, within ten days after the same shall have been cleaned; and will carefully stack the one half part of the straw on the premises of the said RICHARD ROE, near to his barn aforesaid.

And the said RICHARD ROE, in consideration of the foregoing agreement, promises and agrees, to and with the said JOHN DOE, that he may enter in and upon the said field for the purpose of tilling and sowing the same, and of harvesting the crop; and free ingress and egress have and enjoy for the purposes aforesaid; and that he will furnish to the said JOHN DOE one half part of the seed wheat necessary to sow the same, on or before the first day of September next, and permit the said JOHN DOE to thrash and clean the wheat upon the premises of the said RICHARD ROE.

In witness whereof, &c. [as in No. 1].

No. 12.-Agreement for the Sale of Horse.

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This Agreement, &c. [as in No. 1 to the 1

Witnesseth, that the said JOHN DOE hereby agrees to sell to the said RICHARD ROE his dark-bay horse, with a white star in the forehead, and black mane and tail, and to warrant the said horse to be well broken, to be kind and gentle, both under the saddle and in single and double harness, to be sound in every respect and free from vice-for the sum of one hundred dollars, to be paid by the said RICHARD ROE on the tenth day of May next.