the

AND

DEED of Covenants for a Dissolution of Co-partnership,
ASSIGNMENT of the Partnership Effects and
Debts to Trustees to sell and collect and to pay the
Debts due from the Partners, and divide the surplus
between them with several other special provisions.

THIS INDENTURE, made the

day of

year of our Lord 18- BETWEEN A. B. of

the county of

in

ia

lighterman, of the one part, and C. D. of the same place, lighterman, of the other part, AND BETWEEN the said A. B. and C. D. of the one part, and E. F. of

in the county of

barge

builder, and G. H. of in the same county, sail maker, of the other part. WHEREAS by articles of agreement and co-partnership bearing date the day of in the year 18- and made between the said A. B. of the one part, and the said C. D. of the other part, they the said A. B. and C. D. did mutually agree to become co-partners together in the trade and business of lightermen, for such term, and upon such conditions, and under and subject to such agreements and stipulations as are therein particularly expressed and declared;, AND it was amongst other things agreed, that the said A. B. and C. D should pay to X. Y. of widow, (who had then lately resigned the said business to them) one annuity or clear yearly sum of £ ; AND WHEREAS the said A. B and C, D. have, in pursuance of the said in part recited articles, carried on the said trade and business in co-partnership together until the day of the date of these presents, when it has been mutually agreed to dissolve the said co-partnership; AND WHEREAS upon the treaty for such dissolution, it was (amongst other things) agreed

that the said A. B. and C. D. should assign all the debts and effects due and belonging to the said co-partnership, to the said E. F. and G. H. their executors and administrators, upon the trusts hereinafter mentioned. Now THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, that in pursuance and part performance of the said agreement, and in consideration of the premises, they the said A. B. and C. D. with the mutual assent and consent of cach other, do determine, vacate, put an end to, and dissolve the said co-partnership now or heretofore subsisting between them as lightermen, under the firm of "B. & D." from the date and execution of these presents, and do severally agree and declare, that the same shall henceforth wholly and absolutely cease, and that notice thereof shall be inserted in the London Gazette; and that every clause, article, matter, and thing relative to the said co-partnership and joint trade in the said in part recited articles of agreement and co-partnership contained shall hereafter be and be considered null and void to all intents and purposes whatsoever. AND the said A. B. and C. D. each of them separately and apart for himself, and for his heirs, executors, and administrators, doth hereby remise, release, and for ever quit claim unto, and discharge the other of them, his heirs, executors, and administrators respectively, of and from all manner of actions, cause and causes of actions, suits, controversies, accounts, reckonings, debts, sums of money, claims, and demands whatsoever, both at law and in equity, which either of them, his heirs, executors, or administrators hath or shall or may, or without these presents might at any time hereafter have, claim, challenge, or demand, or otherwise be intitled to, from, or against the other of them, his heirs, executors, or administrators, for or by reason or in conse▾

quence of the said co-partnership so hereby dissolved, or any clause, covenant, agreement, matter, or thing whatsoever in the said in part recited articles of agreement and co-partnership contained, touching, or in anywise relating to the same. AND the said A. B. and C. D. do hereby for themselves severally, and for their several heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant and declare with and to each other, and with and to the heirs, executors, and administrators of each other, that neither of them the said A. B. and C. D. have at any time during the said co-partnership, contracted any debt or debts in the name of the firm of the said co-partnership, or otherwise made the said joint trade or co-partnership liable to the payment of any sum or sums of money whatsoever, otherwise than in the usual course of trade, and with and by the privity and assent of each other; nor done any act, matter, or thing whatsoever, whereby or by means whereof the joint stock of the said co-partnership, or the monies, goods, debts, gains, or effects belonging to the same, can or may be seized, attached, taken in execution, incumbered, or prejudicially affected in any manner howsoever. AND THIS INDENTURE further WITNESSETH, that in further pursuance and performance of the said agreement, and for carrying the same fully and effectually into execution, and also for and in consideration of the sum of 10s. a piece of lawful money of Great Britain to the said A. B. and C.D. in hand, at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents, paid by the said E. F. and G. H. the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, they the said A. B. and C. D. have granted, bargained, sold, assigned, transferred, and set over, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, assign, transfer, and set over unto the said

E. F. and G. H. their executors, administrators, and assigns, ALL that lighter or barge called the George, and all that other lighter or barge called the Richard, and also all that punt or vessel called the Thomas, and all that other punt or vessel called the Joseph, together with all the skiffs or boats, oars, tarpaulins, hurdles or gratings, sacks, and all other implements and utensils in trade, and all and singular the anchors, cables, ropes, masts, sails, sail yards, tackle, apparel, and furniture whatsoever to the said lighters or barges, punts, boats, or vessels belong. ing or in anywise appertaining, and all other the estate and effects belonging to the said trade and co-partnership so heretofore carried on and subsisting between the said A. B. and C. D. and so hereby dissolved as aforesaid; AND ALSO ALL the debts, whether special or of simple contract, and sums of money now due and owing to the said joint trade and co-partnership, or to the said A. B. and C. D. as such traders and co-partners as aforesaid, which debts are particularly specified and set forth in the first schedule hereunder written; and all deeds, bonds, bills, notes of hand, and other securities, books of account, and all other writings and documents whatsoever touching or concerning the said debts so hereby assigned, or the said co-partnership so hereby dissolved as aforesaid: AND all the estate, right, title, interest, use, trust, possession, property, profit, claim, and demand whatsoever of them the said A. B. and C. D. of, in, to, or out of the same several hereditaments and premises so hereby assigned as aforesaid; TO HAVE, HOLD, RECEIVE, TAKE, AND ENJOY the said lighters or barges, punts or vessels, skiffs or boats, oars, tarpaulins, hurdles, gratings, sacks, implements and utensils in trade, anchors, cables, ropes, masts, sails, sail

yards, tackle, apparel, furniture, debts, deeds, bonds, bills, notes of hand, securities, books of account, writings, documents, and all and singular other the hereditaments and premises hereinbefore expressed to be hereby assigned, with their and every of their appurtenances, unto the said E. F. and G. H. their executors, administrators, and assigns, from henceforth for ever, UPON THE TRUSTS and to and for the ends, intents, and purposes hereinafter mentioned, expressed, and declared of and concerning the same, that is to say, upon trust, as soon as conveniently can be, to sell and dispose of, either by public auction or pri vate contract) for the best price or prices that can be got for the same, the said lighters or barges, punts or vessels, skiffs or boats, oars, tarpaulins, hurdles, gratings, sacks, implements and utensils in trade, with their and every of their appurtenances, and all other the estate and effects belonging to the said joint trade and co-partnership, and so hereby assigned as aforesaid, and to collect and get in all the debts or sums of money so hereby assigned and specified in the said first schedule hereto; AND by and out of the money arising therefrom, and so to be collected and got in as aforesaid, in the first place to pay all the debts or sums of money due from the said co-partnership, or from the said A. B. and C D. as such joint traders and co-partners as aforesaid, which debts are specified and set forth in the second schedule hereunder written; AND in the next place, pay and apply or set apart a compe Lent sum of money, or invest the same in government funds, sufficient to answer and pay to the said X. Y. or her assigns, during her life, the said annuity or clear yearly sum of £ →so agreed to be paid to her by the said A. B. and C. D. as aforesaid, the same to be paid to her