In March 1868, Halcyon and Emily rented Sherwood Farm to Jonah Parks. The rental agreement was for three years, beginning in April 1868. It also stated `The rent to be paid to Mrs Bailey'.

Emily successfully received rent from Jonah Parks for the first three quarters. By the fourth quarter (April 1870), Halcyon had forbidden Jonah Parks from paying Emily the rent.

The situation was described in a later court case ( Hayt vs Parks) that made its way to the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors as follows:

It was agreed that one copy of the lease was left in the hands of said Emily, and that immediately after the execution thereof said Halcyon directed the defendant [Jonah Parks] to pay the rent to his wife. But the defendant claimed to have proved by the testimony of said Halcyon that this was because he was disabled by ill health from attending to his business. He also claimed to have proved that before the fourth quarter’s rent became due the husband had forbidden the defendant to make further payments to any one but himself, and it was agreed that the defendant so notified the said Emily as soon as she applied to him for the fourth quarter’s rent.
--Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Errors of the State of Connecticut.

Sources

• Town of Ridgefield, Connecticut. Ridgefield Land Records. v25 pg 635. Town of Ridgefield, Connecticut: Town of Ridgefield, Connecticut.

• Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Errors of the State of Connecticut. v. 39. State of Connecticut, 1873. url: https://books.google.com/books?id=fjUsAQAAMAAJ.