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Know all men that we Stephen Codner of Bristol and Welcome Burdick
of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island in con-
sideration of the sum of five hundred Dollars to be paid by Henry Clarke of the
said town in the County and State aforesaid the receipt whereof we do hereby
acknowledge in full’s quantity, paid, cleared money, well and truly from the said Henry Clarke
above said sum of five hundred Dollars, as the right title, and interests in our and in one
and other part of a piece of land lying and being on some part of Charlestown
town, called mixed of meadow or land, bounded westerly on the land of Henry Clarke
easterly on the land of Welcome Burdick, southerly on the land of Seth Potter and others and
northerly on the land of Samson Clarke or others aforesaid the same may be bounded
it being along the straight title, and interests in our and in the form and parcells found
by Meason & Simon late of state Connecticut here after.
We do hereby to sell and convey the bargain Promised with all the Privileges and app
urtenances there to the said Henry Clarke hereby his heirs and assign forever, and
that we the said Stephen Codner and Welcome Burdick do agree with the said Henry
Clarke that we have good right and lawful authority to sell and Convey the same
and will warrant forever against and defend the same against the lawful claims of
all people claiming through or by ourselves or under us.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands, and seals this 26th
day of April 1814 In presence of
Elizabeth R. Southcome
Joshua Clarke
Stephen Codner
Welcome Burdick L.S.
State of Rhode Island
Washington Co.
at Charlestown on the 26th day of April 1814 Before
ally above Stephen Codner and Welcome Burdick and acknowledged the
above instrument by them signed to be their voluntary act and deed hand and
seal
Before me
Joshua Clarke Justice Peace
Recorded June 5th 1814 No 21043
By John Wanton S Clerk
These Articles of agreement made at Charlestown Rhode Island
this fourteenth day of June 1806 Between Gideon and Dennis Harris
both of said town Charlestown on the one part, and John J. Knowles of Bristol
on the other part Witnesseth that the said Knowles has made a lease to a piece
of land at Charlestown on Burdick’s land above called the said the said
Alvan and Dennis have the lease said agreeing to have said lease land and are now
only half of the Maison of Master Dow for the possession of properties and law
suits, heirs and Consideration of the said Knowles to be paid to Gideon and Dennis
Knowles his heirs, successors, descendants or assigns for the term of twenty
Years or adds. The said Alvan and Dennis for their part then have hired ten
and administrators his heirs lately paid for the term and lease have the right
night to the half water of the lake of Burdick at Charlestown now summons
by said while such right now belongs to said Alvan and Dennis for the term hereafter
Specified that the said Alvan and Dennis for themselves their heirs, successors and
administrators hereby covenant and agree with said Knowles his heirs and assigns
that during the said Alvan and Dennis have their added and secure paid and make
and during the term of the said maintain a good and sufficient Dam on a part
of said lake from the said lake on which said Alvan and Dennis
have their lease to the river of Maine state, and as is required by said Knowles
the said Alvan and Dennis shall maintain as the keeper of the Riparian
by two muffs above rocks that one muffs above rocks which we mean the mouth
of the River and the other a hole added in a work upon the Banks of the river
said Knowles to hand and to vote Before conveyed promises to himself his heirs
and administrators and assigns for and during the term of twenty years from the
date hereof And said Knowles for himself his heirs, successors, descendants and assigns p
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