county afores.^d & on or about the said 17.^th day of May aforesaid
        the said copartnership was dissolved & ended by agreement between
        the said Parties, a Considerable Quantity of Goods, Wares, merchandizes
        & effects the property of the said Partners in Partnership
        as Joint Merchants then & still remaining on hand undisposed
        of & very many Debts outstanding due to the said Parties on Judgment
        Bonds, single Bills, notes, orders, Book accounts, & otherways
        which arose on dealings & transactions by the Respective
        Debtors which the sid Parties as Partners, and there is also
        Due from the said Parties as Partners divers sums of Money
        with & for which they are each of them chargeable & liable
        & on or about the said 17.^th day of May last on the disolution
        of the said Partnership It was agreed between the said Parties
        that the aforesaid James Forbes should make over, assign
        & effectually transferr to the said George Maxwell his
        Executors, Administrators & Assigns for his & their sole
        separate & only use all his the said James Forbes share part
        part & proportion of the sid stock in Trade & Profits be the
        same in Goods, Wares, merchandizes or other Effects whatsoever
        Debts due to them the said parties of any kind
        whatsoever, to the said George Maxwell paying & disharging
        all Debts due from them as Merchants in Copartnership as
        aforesaid  And also securing to be paid to him the said James
        Forbes his Executors Administrators or Assigns the sum of
        One Thousand three hundred & fifty pounds sterling at
        the times & in the Manner hereafter Mentioned
        Now this Indenture Witnesseth that the said James
        Forbes for & in consideration of the covenants & agreements
        herein after mentioned on the part of the afd George Maxwell
        to be kept done & performed also in consideration of the
        sum of One Thousand three hundred & fifty pounds sterling
                                                                            Money