Livingston County, Kentucky Agreement 1805

The following document is filed in Livingston County Circuit Court Miscellaneous Papers (Agreements), Accession #1986-293, Box 2, 1820-1830 at the Kentucky Dept for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. 

Articles of Agreement between Sally Parker and David McClanahan … Witnesseth that McClanahan has rented from this time until the first day of January next a plantation lying on the Eddy Creek of the sd. Sally Parker for which he is to pay her Ten bushels per acre for all [illegible] the cleared land on sd. place that is in repair and fit for cultivation and to deliver sd. place at the time above specified in the same repair that it is at present and to pay the rent at the customary time of gathering corn in the fall.  22 February 1805.  [signed] Sally Parker, David McClanahan.

 Published 9 Sep 2021, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog,  http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/

Jones - Wilson Agreement 1826

 Agreements between two parties often contain hints of the lives of the parties, but, sadly, these agreements often are not recorded in deed books or court minutes. Many times they are found only in the little bundles stored in the county clerk’s office with Agreements written across the reverse of the document. The agreement between Benjamin Jones and John Wilson was originally found as a rough bundle tied with ribbon. Later, this bundle, along with others,  was untied, dusted and unfolded to eliminate stress on the paper and similar documents were filed together.

"This article of agreement made and Entered into this 16^th day of October 1826 Between Benjamin Jones of the County of Caldwell and state of Kentucky of the one part and John Wilson of the county and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the sd. Jones on his part does agree bind and oblige himself to furnish a Cotton Machine at the mill of the sd. Wilson in the county aforesaid and keep same in good repair for the term of one year from the date hereof, And Wilson does on his part agree, bind and oblige himself to attend the sd. machine and keep the running gear in good repair for and during the terms aforesaid and they do mutually agree to shear [sic] the profits Equally between them for the time and term above mentioned.  In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the date and date first above mentioned. [signed] Bnm. Jones, John Wilson.   John J. Satterfield [Witness]"

Published 12 Aug 2021, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog,  http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/