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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
manlike manner and to be put in complete operation, which saw and Grist J\'.Iill thus completed, shall be the joint property of said James. George, and Joseph each one owning one third and each to receive one third of the nett proceeds- And the said James B. Austin agrees on his part to pay the Surveying nnd other fees on the said Concesion of land in full out of his own individual funds- Also it is agreed by the said parties that all further improvements besides the above mentioned saw and Grist J\1ill which may be made on said tract of land with the consent of each one of them shall be at the joint and equal expence of all three each one paying one third '- Also it is agreed that a Copnrtnership shall exist between the said James, George and Joseph for the purpose of working said saw and grist mill which shall continue for the term of ten years unless sooner dissolved by :Mutual consent and the business of tending said l\fills shall be conducted in the name of George Huff and Company- provided that neither of said parties shall contract any debts or make any contracts whatever in the name of the Company with out the consent of all three first obtained, and it is specially understood that- neither of them have any authority whatever to bind either of the >thers for the payment of any Money or the execution of any con- tract whatever unless their consent is first given to that effect- also it is agreed that should either of said parties wish to improve a fatm on said tract of land as his own individual property a sufficiency of land for that purpose shall be laid off with the consent of the other two and deeds of relinquishment mutually executed therefor, hut no other farms or Settlements shall be made on said tract without the consent of all _three- In witness of all which the said parties have hereto signed their Hands the day and date first above mentioned JAMES B AusTrN by his agent S: F. AusTIN [Rubric] GEO HUFF for him Self and Joseph Servison Witness Present SAMUEL :M W1LT,IAJIS [Rubric] The above Agreement between George Huff, Joseph Severson and James E. B. Austin is this day cancelled by mutual consent and de- clared to be null and void San Felipe de Austin May 21, 1825- GEO HUFF
JOSEPH 8EVESON JAMES B AUSTIN
by s. 1f. AUSTIN •
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