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settlement on the lands you are serving for [illegible]
 
settlement on the lands you are serving for [illegible]
 
and our associates, we have concluded to offer the  
 
and our associates, we have concluded to offer the  
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following encouragement to search substantial persons
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following encouragement to such substantial persons
 
as shall be willing to become settlers thereon.
 
as shall be willing to become settlers thereon.
  
 
1. To the person or persons who will undertake
 
1. To the person or persons who will undertake
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to erect a saw mill and grist mill in situation
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to erect a saw mill and grist mill in situations
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which shall to you or other agent by us appointed yche appear most suitable for the accommodation of the
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which shall to you or other agent by us appointed
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greatest body of the expected settlers, we will DRAN
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appear most suitable for the accommodation of the
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greatest body of the expected settlers, we will gran[t]
 
two hundred acres of land adjoining to and meet-
 
two hundred acres of land adjoining to and meet-
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ing the requisite Mills seats for that two Mills aforesaid
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ing the requisite mill seats for that two mills afore-
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at the rate of twenty pounds per hundred [word cut off]
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said at the rate of twenty pounds per hundred [word cut off]
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to be paid in the [illegible] other settlers are to pay for there are lots, as hereafter mentioned. We will also
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to be paid in the [illegible] other settlers are to pay for
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give to such undertake sure one hundred twenty eight pounds in cash, to assess him in erecting these
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their lots, as hereafter mentioned. We will also
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give to such undertakers. One hundred and twenty  
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eight pounds in cash, to assiss him in erecting these
 
Mills.
 
Mills.
  
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2. The first of fifty settlers shall be at Liberty to
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2. The first of fifty settlers shall be at liberty to
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choose in what surveys they will fix their residence
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choose in what surveys they will fix their residence.
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such surveys shall be divided, the four hundred acre lots
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Such surveys shall be divided, the four hundred acre lots
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in 2/2 in the illegible illegible lots in two [illegible] thirds
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into the [illegible words] lots in two [illegible] thirds
 
and the one thousand acre lots into fourths or fifths
 
and the one thousand acre lots into fourths or fifths
 
and the parts to be granted to the settlers shall [word cut off]
 
and the parts to be granted to the settlers shall [word cut off]
 
be determined by lot; so that they do not take
 
be determined by lot; so that they do not take
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up more than half of any one survey line that they
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up more than half of any one survey-- that the
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quantity taken up by each sefler do not exceed
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quantity taken up by each settler do not exceed
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two hundred or three hundred acres
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two hundred or three hundred acres--and that
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and that
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the whole lie together in one lot. For the land
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the whole life together in one lot. For the land
 
 
is to be granted the company will accept of twenty
 
is to be granted the company will accept of twenty
  
 
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