Robert M. Chalton
	   Commissioner of the Teritory of Florida
	True Copy Recorded this twenty first day 
        of October 1834
				I. Garrason Clk C.C.
				            A.C.
      This Indenture made the third day of May 1834 
between Ducan L. Clinch Colonel in the Army of the United 
States now of the City of Mobile of the first part and Martha 
J.P. Bench of the City of New Orleans widow of Daniel E. 
Bench late of New Orleans deceased by her legally constituted 
Attorney Doct. J.P.C. Mahon of the second part Whereas the 
party of the first part was, on the first day of October 
1833 justly indebted to the said party of the second part 
in the sum of thirteen thousand one hundred and ten 16/100 
dollars (say $13 110.16) and whereas it was then agreed by and 
between the said parties of the first and second parts that 
the said party of the first part of the first part should retain 
the use of said sum of money for and during the tenor 
of six years from that date payable by annual installments 
of one fifth part each year the first part to be paid 
on the first day of October eighteen hundred and thirty 
five and an annual Interest rate of seven per cent the said 
interest to be paid annually on the whole sum with the 
privilege secured to the party of the first part of pay
ing the said debt or any part thereof with the interest 
at any time or times before the expiration of 
the said period of credit with which the said party of 
the second part declares herself to be content and whereas 
the said party of the first part hath this day Executed 
& delivered to the said party of the second