Amos Fortune, The Man and His Legacy - eduScapes

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Simon Carter Agreement (1 769)
I.
Know all men By theas presents that I Simon Carter
of Woburn in the County of Middelsix and prvince of the massachusetts
.Bay in New England yeoman am Bound and firmly holden to
Amos Fortune of woburn in the afoarsaid County and province
Currier in the full and Just Sume of Six pund Lawfull mony to
to Be paid him yearly to the which payment well and truly to
be maid I Bind my Self my [hares] or Executors or administratives
firmly by these presents Sealed with my Seal dated this ninth
day of may anno dommy one thousand seven hundred and Sixty nine.
The condition of the above obligation is that of the above named
simon Carter shall pay to the above named Amos Fortune three
pounds Lawfull mony the afoorsaid amos is obliged by his Bond
of Even date with theas presents to pay to the afoorsaid Simon
which mony is to Be in Banke for the Said amoses yous if he Should
Be disenabled by Sickness or one other way then Said mpony is to
Endemnefy the [hares] of the Estate of his deseased master
Icobod Richardson and is then to be paid to him or Expended upon him
with Care and prudence and if Said amos Shall not Be disenabled
By Sickness or one other way So But that he Can Comfortedely
Suport him Self then the afoarsaid three pounds is Not to
to Be paid yearly But the Ingrest theirof is to Be paid
yearly during the natural Life of the Said Amos But the Said
Amos is at his Deseas to have a Rite to dispose of all the mony he hath
put in Banke in Said Carters hands In as full and ampel [?]
as if he had a never a have put Said mony out of his [one] hans
Provided Never the less if the afoorsaid Simon Shall pay to the afoarsaid
mony to be put in to his hand be the Same more or less then
the above obligation is to Be void and of none Efect
other wise to Remain and abid in full force and virtue
Sined Sealed and deliverd
In presents of us
Simon Carter
James Wyman
Isaac Johnson
John Cutter