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Know all Men! That I Joseph Perry of Charlestown in the
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island; for and in consideration
of the sum of ten Dollars to me paid by Williams H Perry of Dennis Charles-
ton, in the aforesaid County and state; the receipt of which I hereby acknowledge
moreover, do remise, release, and forever quit claim by these presents real
unto the said William H Perry this deed and Assign forever one undivided
one half the portion of a lot of land situated in said Charlestown it
being all the north side with one hundred feet, which fronts bootstraps at the line of the
description, in the north east corner of said lot containing as laid out by
estimation forty poles squared to the same more or less and boundary as follows
namely the north by lands of Joseph Perry, south by the line of said Joseph Perry, east
by lands of Henry Perry and west by Caltaguete Brooks lot to extend or however
the same may be otherwise construed.
To have and to hold the same together with all the privileges and
appurtenances thereof to the said William H Perry his heirs and Assigns forever
and I the said Joseph Perry for myself my heirs executors and administrators
hereby do covenant and agree with the said William H Perry his heirs and assigns that
I will warrant and forever defend the said premises to the said William H Perry his heirs and
assigns forever against any persons claiming the same by through me or my heirs.
And I Susannah Perry wife of said Joseph Perry do hereby on consideration
of the sum aforesaid place my hand hereunto as by these presents remise
remise, release, and forever quit claim unto said William H Perry his heirs and
assigns forever all the right title and interest which I the said Susannah
have had and may have now and time of the signing and executing of this
deed in and to the above described premises and gender premises.
To have and to hold the same together with all the privileges and appurte-
nances thereof to the said William H Perry his heirs and assigns forever, and
furthermore, I the said Susannah for myself my heirs executors and adminis-
trators do hereby covenant and agree with the said William H Perry his heirs owners
and defend the said premises to said William H Perry his heirs and assigns forever against
any persons claiming the same by through me or my heirs.
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twelfth day
of June, 1846 in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty four
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In the presence of
John Stanton
Caleb Nenogue
Joseph Perry S.S.
Susannah Perry S.S.
Charlestown June 12th 1846 Then came to me the Hosp of Perry thereunto
fronts and acknowledged the same to be his free act hand and seal
and at the same time his wife Susannah Perry and having been examined by me
privately and apart from her husband and having said instrument explained
to her by me she acknowledged the same to be her free act hand and seal etc.
from which she did not wish to retract.
Witness Oct 18, 1846
By John Stanton cl Clerk.
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