These are to certify or home itt maye concerne yt where as I Johannah Coldhum of Lyn did see cause in ye daye of it to order & Bequest unto my daughter Mary Symonds a good cowe or the value of it & also five pounds to Sara Hart to be pd unto them by my sone in law Clement Couldum as may appeare more at large in ye second page of wrighting on this paper yett not withstanding as the matter & case is circumstanced at this present I, Johannah Couldum due make null & of none effect ye same & doe free my soul [sic] Clement Coldum from ye payment thereof as witnes my hand this 2d of August 1682
Joana Coldum
her mark
Witness
Andrew Mansfield
Elizabeth Mansfield
signed
Joanah Coldum acknowledged the above written statement to be her act & deed signed January 1684-5 before mee
Jno. Hathorne assistant
This indenture was transcribed from the original by James G. Dempsey and retranscribed for inclusion on this website by Richard C. Norwood, Jr. 4 April 1998
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