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Article of Agreement between [[James Francis Beals]] and A. A. Brinkes signed in 1910.

# Article of agreement made and entered into the Ninth
# day of July AD 1910 Between A A B[illegible] of Salem
# Township Clarion Co Pa of the first part and J F Beals of Richland
# Township Venango Co Pa of the second part <u>witnessed</u>[?]
# That the A A B[illegible] for the consideration hereinafter mentioned
# doth for himself his heirs Executors and administrators [covenants?]
# promise grant and agree to and with the paid J F Beals his heirs
# and [illegible] by these pre[illegible] that he the paid A A Ba[illegible name] shall
# and will on or before the 25 day of July this [illegible] at the proper 
# [illegible] and charges of the said A A Ba[illegible name] his heirs and assigns by [illegible]
# and lawful Deed or deeds well and sufficiently grant convey and 
# [illegible] unto the said J F Beals his heirs and assigns no[?] fee single clear
# of all encumberance all that [illegible] or piece of land situate[?] in Salem 
# Township Clarion Co Pa described as follows   on the north by lands of 
# Samuel [[illegible name]] on the East by Public Road on the south by
# Church lot and Public Road on the west by John [illegible name]
# Eight and one half acres more or less.  In consideration whereof
# the paid J F Beals for himself his heirs executors and administrators
# doth covenant promise and agree to and with the paid A A B[illegible name]
# his heirs and assigns by these present[?] that he the paid J F Beals
# his heirs Executors and adminisrtators or some of these shall and will
# will and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the paid A A Brin[illegible name]
# his executors administrators or assigns the sum of One Thousand 
# Nine hundred dollars in manner following to [illegible].
# Fifty dollars on the execution of this agreement and Eight hundred 
# and fifty ($850.00) dollars on delivery of Deed as above stated
# and the balance One thousand dollars on or before the 15th day
# of October AD 1910.  the paid A A Brinkes[?] to have possession
# and reside on said lot until Oct-15, 1910
# It is hereby further agreed that the fire insurance now carried
# on the Buildings by the said A A Brinkes[?] be paid to the paid
# J F Beals in case any loss would occur on or to the Building