Notary: William Bignell About: https://advitam.banq.qc.ca/notice/78402 Act number: 5558 Record type: Bail (Lease) Act date: 18680214 (YYYYMMDD) Record place: Québec City, Québec, Canada Parties involved: Bartholomé Brown, John Baile Source: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ), Trois-Rivières Site: http://www.banq.qc.ca/archives/entrez_archives/centres_archives/ca_mauricie.html Site: http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/notaires/affichage.html?serie=04T_CN402S27&a=s_u Site: https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3778604?docsearchtext=bignell Site: https://advitam.banq.qc.ca/notice/78402 Source: https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/archives/52327/3778618?docref=5ooLundWwym6voU-qTgI1g (Image 7 of 27, Index des noms "Baile") Source: https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/archives/52327/3778611?docref=Yrf1v4mQNPz6ZpuO2FXT3g (Image 17 of 31, Répertoire chronologique "5558") Source: Obtained through: http://www.banq.qc.ca/services/services_reproduction/repro_photo/index.html BAnQ Fond: 03Q,CN301,S294 Key: Printed Text (handwriting) [page count] /italics/ ~struck~through~text~ _underlined_text_ ????? <---unreadable text No 5558 14 Feb1868 Lease Ino Baile On the (fourteenth) day of (Febuary) in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty- (Eight ~~~~~------) Before me, WILLIAM BIGNELL, Notary Public, duly commissioned and sworn, residing at the City of Quebec, in that part of the Dominion of Canada, heretofore called Lower Canada, personally came and appeared (John Baile) ( in the City of Quebec Merchant) who did declare to have leased and demised, and by these presents do(th) lease and demise for the space and term of (five ---) year(s) , to be computed from the (first---) day of (Febuary???????) and fully to be complete and ended on the (first) day of (Febuary ---) , which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ~sixty~ (seventy three) unto (Bartholomew Brown of the Township of) (Ireland Farmer) hereunto present, and accepting hereof, that is to say: ( ) ( ) ( Township of Ireland ) ( ??? ?? County of Megantic ) ( distinguished quarter of lot ) ( number ~four~ six in the fourth range and ) ( the South West half of lot number six in ) ( the fifth range of the said Township ??? whole ) ( ) and with all which the said Lessee (is) content and satified. And during all which period, the said Lessor (doth) hereby promise and engage to cause the said Lessee to enjoy the said premises peaceably and quietly ; ~to~maintain~ ~the~same~in~the~landlord's~repairs,~and~keep~the~same~wind~and~water~tight,~according~to~ ~law. And the said Lessee do(th) hereby bind and oblige (himself) to use and enjoy the premises /en bon pere de famille/, and ~maintain~the~same~in~all~small~and~internal~ ~repairs~;~also~that~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~will~observe~all~rules,~ [ page 2 ] [ page 4 ] (On the fourtheenth day of February in the) (year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred) (and sixty eight. Before me William Bignell) (Notary Public duly commissioned and sworn) (residing at the City of Quebec on that part of) (the Dominion of Canada heretofore called) (Lower Canada, personally came & appeared) (John Baile of the City of Quebec Merchant) (who did delcare to have leased & demised) (and by there pre???? doth lease and demise) (for the space and term of five years, to be) (computed from the first day of February) (?????? and fully to be complete and ended) (on the first day of February, which will be) (in the year of our Lord one thousand eight) (hundred and seventy three unto Bartholomew) (Brown of the Township of Ireland Farmer) (hereunto present and accepting hereof, that) (is to say ; All those two certain parcels or) (tracts of land belonging to the Lessor) (situate and being in the Township of Ireland) (in the County of Megantic known and) (distinguished on the quarter of the lot numbers) (six in the fourth range and the North West) (half of lot number six on the fifth range of) (the) [ page 5, same as page 4? ] [ page 6 ] (the said Township the whole containing about) (one hundred and fifty acres and with all ?????) (the said Le??? is content and satisdied.) ( And during all which period the said) (Leasor doth hereby promise and engage to) (cause the said Leasee to enjoy the said premises) (peaceably and quirtly;) ( And the said Leasee doth hereby bind) (and oblige ?????? to use and enjoy the ) (premises en bon père de famille. That he) ["in a prudent and responsible fashion"] (will pay over and above the rent herein =) (= after stiplated all taxes which may be) (payable in respect of the said land, and) (will make maintain and uphold ????????) (and ditches which may be necessary upon) (or corrected with the said land be charged) (upon the said premises ; That he will ?????????) (the same in whole or in part without the) (??????? of the Lessor first ??? and detained) (in writing ; and that at the end and) (expiration of the present Lease and without) (any notice to that effect he will surrender) (and deliver up the said premises in as) (good order and condition as he received) (the same reasonable allowances being made) (for) [ page 7 ] (for wear and tear.) ( The present Lease is th??? made for and in) (consdieration of the sum of ten dollars current) (money of Canada for each year of the said) (???? And which the said Leasee doth hereby) (pr???? to pay unto the said Leasor or the) (bearer of bearer? hereof in and by yearly) (payments , the first of which shall be made) (on the first day of Feburary next) ( it is agree that the Leasor will have) (the right at any time by giving to the) (Leasee six months notice in which case should) (the leave be cancelled before the expiration) (of the said five years the Leasor promises to) (pay to the Leasee the value of any ?????????) (he may have made to be ????????? by) (arbitration) ( And to these presents came ?????????) (who, after taking communications of this) (Lease did and doth hereby voluntarily) (become and constitute the s???? of the) (Leasee and did and do hereby bind and) (oblige heirs and assigns jointly) (and ???????? ???????? ???? the Lessee) (one) [ page 8 ] (one for the other , each of them for the whole, ) (under the ???????? and different renunciations) (required by law towards the Lessor for the) (payment of said rent at the time and in ) (the manner ???????? mentioned and) (generally for all the obligations & covenants) (of the Leasee in virtue of those presents , the) (said ???? hereof making own) (proper affair as sole and principal) (The Leasor receives the right to) (take ??????? of an acre of said land to build) (upon should he desire it at any spot he) (may select without any) (in the same) (Lastly the Leasee binds himself) (to allow no person to cut wood upon said) (land nor to cut any wood ther??? him=) (self on pain of ??????? of the present lease) (and of all damages) (And for the due execution of the) (present Lease the said parties do hereby) (elect their domiciles to wit ; the said Leasor) (at usual residence and) (the said Leasee at the premises ) (at which places &c , ) ( &c) [ page 9 ] (&c renouncing &c) ( Thus Done and Passed at the) (said City of Quebec , in the office of the said) (William Bignell on the day and year first) (above written under the number five thousand) (five hundred eight . In faith and) (Testimony whereof the said parties h??????) (these presents first duly read , set and ???) (= ????? their names and signatures) (with me the said Notary also hereunto) (subscribing . __) ((Signed]) (John Baile) (B Brown) (Wm Bignell) (NP) (A true copy of the original remain) (ing of record in my office)