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Lease of Land

Memorandum of an agreement made this 13th day of May 1868 between 2d Lieut Owen Jay Sweet 40th US Infty & Asst Sub Asst Commissioner 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 Dis 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 Lieutenant Owen Jay Sweet for and in behalf of the United States agree upon the terms hereinafter contained gratuitously to lease to the said Clinton Wallace 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 180 situated on pine Street in the town of Beaufort Carteret County N.C. inn accordance with instructions from the Asst Commissioner dated Bureau of R F & A L Hd Qr Asst Commr State NC Raleigh NC January 29th 1868

Owen Jay Sweet
2d Lieut 40th Infantry
Asst Sub. Asst Commr