contented, by these presents is contented and agreed, and by these presents doth consent and agree to sever himself from the trading and dealing together with the said C. D., E. F. and G. H. AND ALSO.doth by these presents for the consideration aforesaid, grant, assign and set over unto the said C. D. and E. F. all such right, title, property and interest whatsoever, which the said A. B. hath, should or ought to have, of, in or to all and singular such goods, wares, merchandises and debts, as are mentioned and expressed in and by the balance of an account subscribed by the hand of the said A. B. bearing date the day of now last past, and delivered to the said C. D. and E. F. AND the said A. B. for himself, his heirs, executors and administrators, doth covenant, promise and grant, to and with the said C. D. and E. F. and each of them, their executors and administrators, by these presents in manner and form following: that is to say, THAT the said account, according to the tenor of the aforesaid balance, is just and true, and that he the said A. B. at any time heretofore hath not received, released or discharged, and that he the said A. B. his heirs, executors or administrators, at any time hereafter shall not receive, release acquit or discharge any of the goods or debts mentioned in the said account, nor any part thereof, nor do any act, deed or thing, to let or hinder the said C. D. and E. F. or either of them, of or in the having, recovering, receiving or enjoying of the same or any part thereof without the consent and agreement of the said C. D. and E. F. their executors and assigns, in writing first had and obtained in that behalf; but shall and will permit and suffer the said C. D. and E. F. their executors or administrators, to have, take, recover, receive, and enjoy to their own proper use, the same goods and debts, and every of them and every part thereof, without any account to be yielded or made for the same or any part thereof to the said A. B. his executors or administrators. AND that the said A. B. shall and will, if need require, upon reasonable request to him made by the said C. D. and E. F. or either of them, their executors or administrators, further help them in the receiving, recovering and obtaining of the said goods and debts, at the costs and charges of the said C. D. and E. F. their executors or administrators. AND the said C. D. and E. F. for themselves jointly and severally, and for their joint and several "executors and administrators, do covenant, promise and grant, to and with the said A. B. his executors and administrators, by these presents, THAT they the said C. D. and E. F. their heirs, executors and administrators, shall and will at all times hereafter content and satisfy all the creditors to whom the said A. B. standeth

any manner of ways charged or indebted, for and concerning any as well the affairs and dealings mentioned and contained in the said account, as well owing on this side the seas as in any parts beyond the seas,and of and for the same and every of them, as also of and for such part and proportions as doth appertain to the said G. H. and likewise of and from all accounts, actions, suits and demands concerning the said G. H. in the accounts and affairs aforesaid, shall and will at all times hereafter save and keep harmless the said A. B. his heirs, executors, and administrators, and every of them, by these presents. IN WITNESS, &c.

An indenture on separation of copartnership—covenant, that one puriner is to receive and pay all debts, and to indemnify the other.

THIS INDENTURE made &c. between A. B. of &c. of the one part, and C. D. of &c. of the other part, WHEREAS the said parties to these presents have been. of late copartners together in the trade and business of ; and by reason of the said joint trade and dealing divers debts have become and are due and owing unto the said A. B. and C. D in the way of their joint trade and business. AND WHEREAS the said parties have concluded and agreed to put an end to their joint trade, business and copartnership, and the said A. B. is contented and has agreed, for the consideration hereafter mentioned, to assign unto the said C. D. all the debts and sums of money which are due and owing to them the said A. B. and C. D. jointly. AND the said C. D. hath agreed and undertaken to discharge and pay all debts and sums of money which they the said A. B. and C. D. do jointly owe to any person or persons for or by reason of their said joint trade, business or copartnership as aforesaid; and it is agreed that all the joint property and all other the joint stock in trade of them the said A. B. and C. D. is to be appraised and valued, and all the book debts forthwith ascertained, and a balance struck, and to be forthwith paid and secured to the said A. B. by the said C. D. AND thereupon the whole of the said joint property, and all other the said joint stock in trade, and all other the estate of the said A. B. therein or thereto, or to any part thereof, be assigned to the said C. D. NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, That the said A. B. for and in consideration of the sum of ten shillings, and also of one moiety or half part of the appraised value of all the joint estate of the said A B. and C. D. taken and ascertained previous to the execution hereof, and as hereafter in these presents mentioned, DOTH grant, assign

and set over unto the said C. D. his executors, admit. trators and assigns, ALL and singular such debts and sums of money as are owing to him the said A. B. jointly with the said C. D. for or concerning their joint trade or business aforesaid, and all his right, title, interest, property, claim and demand whatsoever in and to the said debts, or any of them, and also all and singular bills, bonds, specialties and writings whatsoever for and in respect of the said debts and late copartnership between them. TO HAVE, HOLD AND ENJOY all and every the said debts, specialties and writings mentioned and set forth in the said first schedule hereunto annexed, unto the said C. D. his executors, administrators and assigns, to his and their own proper use and behoof, without any manner of account therefore to be given to him the said A. B. his executors, administrators or assigns. AND ALSO, to have, hold and enjoy, the said debts, specialties and writings in the second schedule hereunto annexed, unto the said C. D. his executors, and administrators, IN TRUST, as to one moiety of the said debts, specialties and writings in the said second schedule mentioned, to pay the same to and for the only proper use and behoof of the said A. B. his executors, administrators and assigns, when and as soon as the same or any part thereof shall be collected and got in. AND the said A. B. doth by these presents give and grant unto the said C. D. his executors administrators and assigns, full power and authority to ask, demand, recover and receive all and singular the said debts and sums of money by all such lawful ways and means as shall be thought requisite by the said C. D. his executors, administrators and assigns: that is to say, as to the debts in the first schedule, to the only use and behoof of the said C. D. his executors, administrators and assigns, without any account to be made, had or given for the same or any part thereof; and as to one moiety of the debts in the said second schedule, IN TRUST, to pay the same to him the said A. B. to the only proper use and behoof of the said A. B. his executors, administrators and assigns. AND the said A. B. for himself, his executors and administrators, doth covenant, promise and agree, to and with the said C. D. his executors and administrators, that be the said A. B. shall not nor will at any time or times hereafter relieve, release or discharge any of the said debts or sums of money mentioned in the said first schedule, or any of the said debts or sums of money mentioned in the said second schedule, save only as to such debts in the said second schedule as to the said A. B. may compound or release by and with the consent in writing of the said C. D. and that only to the moiety of the said debts in the said second schedule assigned IN TRUST for the said

A. B. as aforesaid; nor shall nor will at any time or times hereafter willingly do or suffer any act, matter or thing to hinder, prevent or disturb him the said C. D. his execu tors, administrators or assigns in the recovering, getting in or obtaining the said debts or any of them. And the said A. B. for himself, his executors and administrators, doth by these presents make, ordain and appoint the said C. D. his executors, administrators and assigns, the true and lawful attorney of him the said A. B. for the better enabling the said C. D. to get in and recover the said joint debts or any of them. AND the said C. D. for himself, his heirs, executors and administrators, doth covenant, promise and agree, to and with the said A. B. his executors, administrators and assigns, that he the said C. D. his executors administrators or assigns, shall and will pay all debts and sums of money which they the said A. B. and C. D. jointly owe to any person or persons for or by reason of their said joint trade or copartnership, and shall and will procure and obtain, to and for the said A. B. his executors or administrators, sufficient discharges in the law from all their said joint creditors, and shall and will from time to time, and at all times hereafter, save harmless and keep indemnified the said A. B. his executors and administrators, against all and every person and persons whatsoever to whom they the said A. B. and C. D. are indebted touching or concerning the said copartnership, and of and from all actions, suits, costs, damages, charges, judgments, executions and demands whatsoever which shall at any time hereafter arise and come against the said A. B. his executors or administrators or any of his or their lands, tenements, goods or chattels, or any part thereof, for or by reason of any debt or sums of money owing by them as copartners, or for or by reason, of any bill, bond, specialty, promise, contract or any of them, touching the said copartnership mentioned. AND ALSO that he the said C. D. his executors, administrators and assigns, shall and will pay to the said A. B. his executors, administrators or assigns, one moiety or half part of the debts set out in the second schedule, as soon as the same shall be got in, or in proportion to such part as shall be got in. IN WITNESS, &c.

An agreement upon the dissolution of a partnership, that the debts owing shall be equally divided as they are got in. THIS INDENTURE, made &c. BETWEEN A. B. of &c. of the one part, and C. D. of &c. of the other part. WHEREAS the said parties were late partners together in, the business and trade of which partnership by mutual consent is dissolved and determined,

and the said parties have fully accounted together for and received their equal share of all stock and monies belonging thereunto, and have fully released each other except the sums hereunder mentioned. AND WHEREAS there is due and payable unto them the said parties from E. F. of New-York, in the United States of America, merchant, the sum of £- for goods sold and delivered, and also from G. H. of Leghorn, merchant, the sum of £also for goods sold and delivered : NOW it is hereby agreed by and between the said parties to these presents, for themselves, their executors and administrators, that as well the said sums due and payable aforesaid, as also the sum of £- standing out in debts, are due and payable upon account of their said late joint trade between the said parties, and that they are each of them interested in one full and equal moiety thereof; and that as the said monies or any part thereof shall be received by the said A. B. or C. D. or either of them, the same shall be immediately paid and divided unto and between them the said parties equally share and share alike and that no benefit of survivorship shall be taken or claimed by either of the said parties to all or any part of the said monies, in case either of them shall happen to die before the same shall be received, but that his part thereof so dying shall remain and go unto his executors and administrators. IN WITNESS, &c.

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An assignment from executors of a deceased copartner's stock to the surviving partners.

THIS INDENTURE,.made &c. BETWEEN A. B. of &c. and C. D. of &c. executors of the last will and testament of E. F. of &c. deceased, of the one part, and G. H. of &c. and I. K. of &c. of the other part. WHEREAS, the said E. F. in his life time, together, with the said G. H. and I. K. were copartners and joint traders together in the trade or business of which trade, by virtue of the death of the said E. F. is now vested in the said G. H. and 1. K. AND WHEREAS there is due and owing from the said G. H. and I. K. on account of their said late joint trade and stock thereof, to the estate of him the said E. F. at the time of his death, the sum of £ of &c. which when paid will be in full of all further claims and demands of them the said A. B. and C. D. as executors of the said E. F. upon or out of the said joint trade or the stock thereof. NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, That for and in consideration of the said sum of of &c. to the the said A. B. and C. D. or