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Know all men by these presents, that I Eunice Hodges of Christia-
ton, Town in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, one of the
trustees of the Narragansett Land Trust, for and in consideration of One hundred
dollars paid me by Oliver Arnold, also one of said Trustees, the receipt of
which I hereby acknowledge, do by these presents and in virtue of power
vested in me by an act of the General Assembly, passed January Session 1847,
grant bargain sell and convey and forever quit claim unto him
the said Oliver Arnold, his heirs and assigns forever, all my right title and interest
in and to a certain lot of land lying situated in Charlestown Town as follows:
to wit: on the West by the lot of Elijah Slader; on the North by a line
running by the East edge of a lot of said Slader extending and on the East by the North
line of Mill lane; and then running easterly by a straight line, for acres,
To have and to hold the above described land and premises pure and
to the said Oliver Arnold, his heirs and assigns forever, in fee simple.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourth
day of September A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty seven. 1847.
Executed in presence of
William S. Perry
(Signed and sealed)
Eunice Hodges [L.S.]
S. Perry
State of Rhode Island ss.
Washington Co. to a Court held Sept 4th, 1847.
Personally came Eunice Hodges, who executed the preceding instrument,
and acknowledged the same to be her seal on the above stated act.
Before me William S. Perry J. O. C.
Recorded Sept 6th by
Wm S. Perry J. O. C.
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Know all men by these presents that we Simeon Perry and
Jonathan Perry of North Kingstown in the County of New London
and State of Connecticut in consideration of the sum of ten dollars
to us in hand paid by Pardon Perry of Charlestown town in Washington
County State of Rhode Island SC do grant sell and quit claim
unto him the said Pardon Perry his heirs and assigns forever, two
undivided eighteenths of certain lots of land or cedar swamp lle
called / known as in said County containing by estimation thirteen
acres more or less and bounded northerly on Philip Boyds lane,
easterly partly on said Boyds lane and partly on Williams of Hodge's lane
and then westerly on Neilsons lane southerly on the highway,
or pasture road and westerly on said lane and the burying ground,
or however otherwise the same may be bounded.
To have and to hold all the above granted and quit claim
premises with the privileges and appurtenances belonging to the
same unto the said Pardon Perry his heirs and assigns forever, to his
and their use and behoof forever. And we the said James
and Jonathan Perry maintain lawfully seized in fee of the
properties, and that they are clear of all incumbrances, and
that we have good right to release and quit claim the same
unto the said Pardon Perry his heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 22nd day of April A.D. 1833.
Signed sealed and delivered
(Signed) Simeon Perry [L.S.]
(Signed) Jonathan Perry [L.S.]
In presence of
Wm S. Perry Joseph H. Croft
Toby Camp
(L.S.)
George Kenyon
Silas Bottaus
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State of Rhode Island &c
Charlestown April 23rd A.D. 1833.
Personally appeared Simon Perry one of the signers
and sealed to the precessions instrument of quit claim
and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary
act and deed. Before [illegible]
Philip Cross Just Peace
Washington DC
Hopkinton April 28th A.D. 1833.
Personally appeared Francis King one of the signers
and sealed to the written instrument and acknowledged
it to be her voluntary act and deed and have and hue
Before me
Isaac King Justice Com. C.C. Pleas.
Recorded by W. M. 16. 204 p. 66
Know all men by these presents that we Master M. Clark &
Hannah Clark wife to said Master M. Clark of Webster, in the
County of Kent State of Rhode Island aforesaid for and in
consideration of the sum of twenty four hundred Dollars receive
of Sophus M. Miller of Providence opposite the receipt whereof we
do hereby sell convey and transfer with full power and authority
One piece of land five acres grave, angular, corner, alleys and corners
situated near the house of Philip Miller the house being adjacent there,
on the southern side of a certain line of fence situated on
the lower part of the road from the house of Isaac King to the
house of the Clerk from the said fence southerly for hundred and
fifty feet across to the term marked as follows:
[illegible] a stone boundary, and easterly by a fence
of said boundary the road west side, and northerly by land
of said boundary the road and by Eugene Burt, or however otherwise
the same may be bounded.
We have and do hold the said granted more language
premises with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging
to the said Sophus M. Miller his heirs and assigns forever;
and we the said Master M. Clark and Hannah Clark wife of the
said Master, for ourselves heirs executors and administrators
do covenant with the said Sophus M. Miller his heirs and assigns
that they are our lawfully seized in fee of the premises that they are
free of any encumbrance that we have good right to sell and convey
the same as aforesaid and that we will warrant and defend the
same to the said Sophus M. Miller his heirs and assigns against the
lawful claims and demands of all persons.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this twenty fourth day of August A.D. 1847.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
(Signed) Master M. Clark L.S.
Edmund M. Clark
Hannah Clark L.S.
Philip D. Cross
State of R. Island &c
Washington Co
Westerly August 10th 1847
Master M. Clark signer and sealer of the within instrument
acknowledges the same to be his free and voluntary act; and at the
same time came Hannah Clark wife of said Master and being
examined separately confessed and after her husband acknowledged
her signing and sealing of the within instrument to be her free and
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