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Provincial Court Land Records, 1749-1756
Volume 701, Page 587   View pdf image
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       Richard Snowden of Ann Arundel County in the Province of Maryland Ironmaster
       of the first part Edmund Jennings of the City of Annapolis Esquire
       of the second part John Galloway of Annarundel County af.d Gentleman of
       third third part and Joseph Cowman of the same County Gentleman of
       the fourth part It is therein amongst other things Recited that whereas     
       the parties thereto had entered into several Covenants and Clauses of
       Agreement with each other for the carrying on an Iron Work or Works and the
       business of a furnace and forge then and now erected on the head and
       Branches of Patuxent River and for which purposes the said Richard
       Snowden did agree to convey in Fee Simple ten Thousand One hundred
       Acres of Land in the said Articles Particularly Mentioned for the use
       of the said Ironworks And Whereas several other Tracts and
       Parcels of Land from Thomas Linthicum Edward and Margaret Gaither
       as well as slaves Horses Waggons and other Matterials and implements
       have been Purchased for the use and purpose of carrying on the
       Works but no Deed or Deeds have been made in pursuance of the
       said Articles whereby the said Lands and buildings thereon Still
       remained invested in him And whereas by a Certain Indenture
       of Bargain and Sale bearing Date the twenty fourth Day of August
       in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and thirty
       Seven made Between the said Richard Snowden of the first part the
       said Jonathan Forward of the Second part and the said Edmund
       Jennings John Galloway and Joseph Cowman of the third part
       It is therein also amongst other things Recited that the said Rich.d
       was by Virtue of the beforementioned Articles of Agreement possessed of
       Interested in and intitled unto eleven Sixteenth Shares or parts of the beforementioned
       Ironworks And that being so Seized and possessed the said
       Jonathan Forward by a Certain Writing under his hand bearing Date
       the Twelfth day of February one thousand seven hundred and thirty
       six amongst other things therein contained Did Authorize Derby Lux
       of Ann Arundel County af.d in the Name of him the said Jonathan
       Forward and on his behalf to agree and Purchase and from the said
       Richard Snowden two Sixteenth parts or Shares of the said Ironworks
       upon the same Terms Conditions Covenants and Agreements as the said
       five other Sixteenth Shares or parts were then held and enjoyed
       respectively by the several Other Partners or parties concerned therein
       And also Reciting therein that the said Derby Lux in Pursuance
       of Such Authority did on the behalf of the said Jonathan Forward
       Purchase of the said Richard Snowden for the several sums
       of Nine hundred and twenty one pounds four shillings and four
       pence sterling and one hundred and Fifty three pounds three
                                                                                     (shillings)


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