Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-11-16
Witness. j. E. HOFFMAN
Witness, II A FREY,

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Aprila 81. I-56. Received by the hands Of B +
mrnti-nei ia the above eO1ir,et IN a check If Rec.
French N Co. of NPrIl 70. lSob. on Bank pf Commerce.
lrY-LsUd- pay able to order Of Il I Hoffman. AMI en-
dOr>ed ny him tsay s'Gt) JOHN hiNCApE
Isaac iIoirO~i five huRure,i ho!I,rs. being the "a, meut
-re tenih "f Apr l.. A .. I~57 and ninety two ard
'd,lsp 'olars BENG interest in 10 70 aaIr
This agreement between Henry ? R ce. Ed~in C.
French Ard Joseph Ch4ub-rIiiL (glc~. French Il 20 :
OF the one part. aud Jams Bennington 81 the SECOND
Part. IN ode this 23I day If December. A y ISJ6. wit
r-s>eJh-that III paitv Of the Erst part. (Ric-. frrneh
Geo hsve agreed to sell sat. Ct 30 the re eryatIOl >
hereinafter named u the aid Bennington the f"Il ~
ing described baud. TO wir: SirT,Je in WeathersEeId,
Trumtuil Touuty ohio. containing ntiy one scr-s and
twenty i've rois more or less. LeiIg the sast ha,r e
lot No - ia Tract Ne. L.. called StONr'S trart, to be
divides by q line runs porthrrly and S~outh-riy ~ "a
to include One -gl1l hair OF the bot being she sane
land con yry-t by 5 Stove and wife, =" : ,mnrl Philips
by deed recorded in TTumhGll County Record ~
De.ss, Book e.. rage IA. and tie same rand des'r b-d
in a ro-tra-t ,-tw- eE the nrsJ rartv and J,hn Sire
ade. Exe-utor OF 5 PhiIiP- The FIR party r->e yes
nut - thu alove lands the land Occup. 81 by hen for
Rail Rad ruri oses AID o Sued ~ the Min TtI Ridse
R1iI Roai c. IN any estimated hy survey at fur sLd
- Iun arr-s already l"cated. They also reserve a
right cf rail way of laid Co. size Tor man line Road
rrnn n rr TO ran fr m h. resent road a. nr about
station No ~, sputhwe-teTly - line Of VIM. Brooks
land or from most suita'lr point her after TO he deter
mined to said line PI-y al-o reserve ali STONE coal.
iron aTe and mineral shat may b. In or u on said lard
with right at any time free to EXPLORE for the same
and 10 rnt r upon id land to mine aud remove and
sell : ~ co .. ore and MINERAL or lease the right so to
do, and for this purpose to make all such entries.
shafts. air-hOles, draiIs, bitches. and erect such ma
chiaery. plat'O ms ~: as may he necessary and prop
er for the most econom cal aud adya' tageOus mining
and MARKETING ,Ii coal ore and minerals wirh suit
able read vaVs for rail road or otherwise to said
niues-Ite said hf-t Part. Or their assigns n>ing said
1 'rhts and privileges reserved. dong th-reiy no ur-
n, crssary ds e. to said land for farming a.d Other
uui ---s. TIE said James Benningto9 on his part N
cons liberation Of the above tgrees To bSi i an keep
M a FOOD and substantial feace on each side of said
Rail Il 'ad for mutual projection Of the same. and the
stock 1, al msy lee on said farm. estimated at ahodt
4Gn rods " fence for which fe ~ aiiO sei al durtisn
OF SO 10 IN the - h"l- piece tie is also allowed a
deduction Of st79 81 from said whole price on account
SAID { - 100 acres Of Rail Road strip. The Vhole
land IS estimated (~Suhject to T-ssTvatiOnsfO for mineral,
coal aud urr) 1t forty dollars per acre amounting
10 a. GIG Or ind the falance after taking said De
1.ctiouS, is .I7g735. The said Bennington is to paw
said land SUBJECT to all sad reservations TO said
frs: PARTY the sum Of seventeen hundred ninety seven
AMI 3 IO1 dollars (neing said halance) payable as
'ol Tvs: Eight huniTef dOll'Is, ApTil lis. AMI tho
balance (eI97 IS in two equal ANNA! insialm-utS
hereafter with interest thereon to he computed and
paid annually after April D., rs. said Remington 70
have possession April LIST, I-jI. said Bennington To
ray all ttxe as sesseI on said premises. beginning
those for the year lSJT. AMI as soon after aid
first parry shall obtain from the executors Of :. Phi
Inns under thrir sad contract a deed OILS and land as
ne a reasonable time thereafter to make it out
viii make. -x-cute and deliver to said Benning-
ON q good aud sufficient deed Of conveyance, Of said
AMI SUBJECT " SAM &C hibA eAh NEN
he first having paid all said money, interest and taxes
as ahoye stil ulated
witness our hands. this s3rd day OF Deeersrei. A.
D ie5i.
C. BEAMER Witness to HENRY ? RICE. (E.L)
irn.inre Of JAS. EDWIN q FRENCH. (sEAL)
BENNINGTON. J. CHAMBERLAIN tsE,L)
AMoS ALLISON, JAMES BENNINGTON. (sE,L)
The State of Ohio. Cuyahogt Cnunty-Personally
am- this dsy before me- Henry 2 Rice Edwin C.
',erch, and Joseph Chamber isin who Seyeraly &C.
that they lid sign and seal the foregoing
nStrument. that the zane IS their free act and deed and
they are still satisfied herewith Given nEier
hand. and seal at the city Of Cleveland, this s4th
Ay Of December lrJ6. /,
a.. II BENHAM. Justice OF the Peace.
The State Of OHIO. frumbrull County ss--Bctore me
DAY came James Benni 'gton who scknnwIrdged
at he did sign and seal the foregoing instrument.
nat the sane is his free act AMI dee Z. an tha- he IS
Till satisfied therewith. Given under my hand this
9Th day of July, 1857.
VI AJLIS'N J. P.
Appraised t slO46 %.
Terms OF tie. all .ums of 3 1908 and under cash ard
sums Of above $1,000. one-fouTth Cash ut the time
T sale. one fourth IN ak months, AM nn- fourth IN
inc months all with inter st-said deferred payment Y
he secured to the satisfaction of the unde>s gned !
~ to The approval OF the PROBATE Judge. of Cuya- '
oza County. Ohio a
K1REKT Y. PAINE, Assignee Il Trustee. :