INDENTURE between Moses Burnet & Thomas Helme - 14 April 1732


To all Christian peoples whome these precfents Shall come greeting Know ye that I Mofes Burnet of Brook haven in ye County of Suffolk and provance of new york Cord winder for and in consideration of the fum of Three pounds sixteen shilings to me in hand paid before ye ensealing and delivering hear of By Thomas Helme of ye Same town County and province aforesd To The receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge & my self there With fully satisifed and contented and thereof and ....of and every part and parts thereof Sd Exonerate .... and discharge the Sd Thomas Helme his heires Esecutors & adminiftrators for Ever by these prefents have given granted bargined ... alinated convaid and Confirmed and by the .... to freely and fully and abfolutely give grand bargin sell convey and confirm unto the sd Thomas Helm his heirs and asfigns forever one Cirtain M..... or half shear of Meadow scitrate lying and benigin the old mans harbor Near John Tookers creeck being .... Shear and a ioynning East H... to ye sd Burnet To have and to hold the said bargained premifes With all sd appurtitences priviledges and Commodities the same belonging on .... wise apportaining to him the Said Thomas Helme his heirs and asfigns forever and I the Sd Moses Burnet for me my Heirs Esectors and administrators do Covenant promis Grant to and with the Sd Thomas Helme his heirs and asfigns that Before the in sealing heareof I am the true and Lawfull owner thence and am Lawfully pleased and ... .... Right and have in my ... good Right full power to sell and Convey and Con firm the sd Bergained primifes in manner as above sd and that ye sd Thomas Helm his Heirs Executors administrators affigns may from time to time by Virtue of these prefeents Lawfully peaceable & quietly have hold use the sd demife and bargined premifes freely and Clearly acquited Exonorated and difcharged of an from all mannar of formeor Gifts fales .oyntor d.... Judgments and Incumbrances What-so ever and I the Sd Moses Burnet do bind my felf my Heirs Excers and administors firm by these ... to warrant amd defend Sd Thomas Helm heirs and affigns against any Just and Lawfull Claime of any ....... What foever In Witnefs whee of I the Sd Moses Burnet hereunto set my hand and feal this fourteen Day of Apriel being anog Domny one thousand feven hundred thirty and two 1732.

Moses Burnet

Samuel Deafe
John Gregory



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