Agreement for Peter Yonce to use and clear Gleaves land.

Memorandum of
Agreement Between
P. Yonce & J. T. Gleaves

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Memorandum of an agreement made and entered into on this 22^nd day of December 1837 Between Peter Yonce of the County of Wythe & State of (the other p – the previous is marked out) Va of the one part and J. T. Gleaves of the Same of the other part witnesseth that the Said Peter Yonce doth agree to this Lease of the said Gleaves the plantation whereon the said Yonce now resides to have the land that is now cleared next year gratis and afterwards for four years from this date to pay the one third of all the grain or anything else that he may make off it  the said Yonce also agrees to clear Ten acres of land or upwards and to put the Same under good fence of nine rales high & to be well proped to leave but five trees to the acre and to have the use of it four years after cleared, to build a cabbin of 22 feet long & 18 feet wide to be hewed down after built and to be made comfortable and all the other buildings if he should put up any to be well done the Said Yonce also agrees to put three acres or upwards in meadow

The said Gleaves doth bind himself to (comply wi – the previous is marked out) let the said Yonce have the priveledge as above mentioned as witness our hands & seals the day & date above written

Peter Yontz {seal}

J. T. Gleaves {seal}