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Lease of Land

Memorandum of an Agreement made and entered into this 13th day of May 1868 between 2d Lieut Owen Jay Sweet 40th US Infty & Asst Sub. Asst Commr duly appointed under the Acts of Congress respectfully approved March 12th 1863 and July 2d 1864 for taking charge of captured and abandoned property and leasing abandoned and confiscable lands Houses and tenements in the Sub Div 3d Sub. Dist of Beaufort in the County of Carteret and State of North Carolina, Witnesseth that in pursuance of said acts and of the instructions of the Secretary of the treasury the said 2d Lieut Owen J Sweet for and in behalf of the United States agree upon the terms hereinafter contained gratutiously to lease to the said Enoch York from the 13th day of May 1868 to the 29th day of January 1869 the following described lands and premises to wit part Lot No 187 Situated on Pine Street in the town of Beaufort Carteret County N.C in accourdance with instructions from the Asst Commissioner dated Bureau of R F & A.L. Hd Qrs Asst Commr State N.C Raleigh N.C. January 29th 1868.

Owen Jay Sweet
2d Lieut 40th U.S Infty
Asst Sub. Asst. Commr