7/31/1844 · DEED · book 7 page 157 doc 10358

Whereas the New York, Providence and Boston Rail Road Company give on This Execute a Mortgage to Joseph Cowperthwait and William D. Lewis and also on the 11th day of April 1838 said company did Execute to said Joseph Cowperthwait and William D. Lewis of Philadelphia a Certain other Mortgage as Trustees for the purposes Therein stated which said Mortgage debts are duly acknowledged and executed in the Seven State of Connecticut and Rhode Island through which said Rail Road passage to which particulars said Rail Road company have taken up and caused to be said and actual said Rail Road company have taken up and caused to be cancelled some discharges the obligations and bonds for the security of which said Mortgage were given and now appear to the said Trustees for a discharge of said Mortgage and a release of said Mortgage property, Now therefore we the said Trustees Joseph Cowperthwait and New York known any more by these presents that we Joseph Cowperthwait and William D. Lewis of the City of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania in and consideration of the payment of the sum of the part of the party of the first part to said any of Mortgage before referred to of this agreement and execution in said any of Mortgage before referred to of this agreement and execution in their due manner, efficient and convenient, and for the further consideration of The sum of one acre to execute by the Act Notarized, Providence and Boston Rail Road Company in expectation to pay immediately by the Legislatures of the State of Connecticut and Rhode Island State the said Trustees named above and for whom quit claim, assign to the said Rail Road company their Successors and assigns forever, all the right titles and interests which we have or ought to have in the Rail Road and the Right of Way in the State Providence and Boston Road together with all the buildings and courses and causes situated in the Town of Wappington in the State of Connecticut and in the Town of Smithfield State of Rhode Island, Blackstones River, Newton State Connecticut and state Northbridge in the County of Providence following also in State Providence and Providence and Providence in the County of Kent and Providence and in County of Rhode Island and the Rail Road Engine Houses Engine and other tools and utensils with all the machinery car and engine which we have or have had in possession, making and intending hereby and cause to have company at the property called Rail Road and Rail Road which we pray to be by these deeds area of mortgage to said Rail Road company and for a particular description therefore reference is hereby made to said area. So have and hold the said premises granted to them the said New York Providence and Boston Rail Road Company their successors and assigns forever together with all the privilege and appurtenances annexed to the said belonging In Witness whereof we have executed these our hands and placed at New York this 31 day of December AD 1840 our seals J. Cowperthwait Mortimer Potter Wm D. Lewis S.S. S.S. State of New York New York City sf. December 31st 1840 Before me appeared Joseph Cowper- thwait, and William D. Lewis deliverers to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be their free voluntary act and sealed before me Witness my hand and Notarial Seal of office Mortimer Potter Attorney General S.S. State of New York Received July 31st 1841 by John Martin Cl. Clerk.