Charity School of Kendal Contracts

              [corresponds to page 1 of contract between the trustees of the Charity School of Kendal and perspective instructors]
	
This Indenture made this twenty [carrot mark] seventh [above carrot mark] day of November A D 1828
	
between Arvine Wales Isaac Bowman and William Hurly
	
surviving Trustees of the "Charity School of Kendal"  in their
	
corporate capacity and on behalf of the said Charity
	
school of the first part and Hezekeah Camp  William G
	
Macy, Edward Dunn and James Bayless of the second
	
part.  Whereas  Charity Rotch late of Kendal Stark
	
County deceased having left by will a large amount of
	
property for the establishment of a Charity School
	
the bringing up and educating of poor children; and
	
having  by her said will particularly directed the [illegible]
	
of the application of such property:  And whereas the [illegible]
	
lature of Ohio for the purpose of aiding the benevolent
	
designs of the said donor, having by an act of the
	
said Legislature passed January twenty forth AD
	
made and created the above named Arvine Wales,Isaac 

Bowman and William Her[illegible] together with James W. Sat[illegible]

and politic with perpetual succession by the name of

the "Charity School of Kendall" and also with  power to

contract and be contacted with in their corporate

capacity.  Now therefore this indenture [illegible] forth

that the said parties of the first part in their corporate

capacity and on the behalf of the said Charity School

for and in consideration of the covenants and agreements

hereinafter contained on the part and behalf of the said party

of the second part their heirs executors and administrators

to be performed fulfilled and kept, have engaged and

appointed and by these present do engage and appoint

the said parties of the second part managers and

instructors for the said Charity School, for the Term of

eight years for and after the first day of January next

[illegible] the date hereof fully to be complete and ended.

  And the said parties of the first part in their corporate

capacity for themselves and their successors in office do

covenant and agree to and with the said parties of the

second part their heirs, executors and administrators that

 they the said parties of the first- part and their success-

-ors in office shall and will yearly and every year of

the said Term pay to the said parties of the second part

their heirs executors and administrators, the sum of one

thousand dollars lawful money of these United States

to be paid as much and as nearly quarterly as the money

can well be collected from the funds of Said Charity

School: provided the said parties of the second part shall

provide for and educate each year according to the stipulations

and Terms hereinafter contained, a Sufficient number of

scholars to amount of the said sum of one thou-

sand dollars. [sentence crossed out]