Ridgebury Fairfield County Conn March 18th, 1868

This agreement made between Halcyon G. Bailey and his wife Emily Bailey  of the first part and Jonah Parks of Ridgebury the second part, that is to say the parties of the first part, have let and rented or leased to the party of the second part the tract of land known as the Sherwood Farm, bounded as follows North by the land of George Hunt, West by the Highway, and land of Daniel Hunt, South by the land of Allen Rundle, East by Highway. For the time of three years from the first day of April Eighteen hundred and sixty eight (1868) on the following Condition, that is to say for the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) Payable quarterly in equal payments of (62 50/100) Sixty two dollars and fifty cents. The first quarter on the first of July, Second first of October, third first of January. Fourth first of April of each year during this lease, and the said Jonah Parks is to hold peaceable possession of said land for the time mentioned if punctual payment be made and contract fullfilled. Said Parks is to sow two tums of plaster this spring at his own expense on said land, also to keep all line road, and other fences in condition that no expence will be made for the parties of the first part to pay, and to cut all bushes required to be cut round the fences of said land, that is now grown with grass. but the part of spring lot said Packs is to plow and seed for grass the first year with oats or rye, the parties of the first part to furnish the grass seed and Parks to sow the same on said ground in good order. said Parks may draw hay from said land to be fed at another place, on condition that he will draw back and spread manure on said land where most needed in his judgement one oxcart load of Manure for every load of hay drawn from: said land and said Parks to keep or cause to be kept account of the same

In Witness. The rent to be paid to Mrs Bailey
Halcyon G. Bailey
Emily Bailey
Jonah Parks

Received for Record May 14th AD 1869 at 11h 30m Am. and recorded by me and I hereby certify that united states Internal Revenue stamps to the amount of fifty Cents were affixed to the fore going Instrument and duly Canceled 
Elijah L. Thomas Town Clerk