The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents That I Joseph Hushnah Kingdon of Charlestown County
Washington State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of Eighty Dollars to me in hand
paid by the consenting and delivery hereof betweenly paid and twenty pounds paid by Jonathan J. Hopper of South King
town in the County above stated the presenter the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged to me
mine heirs bargains sold delivered and confirmation more as by these presents convey
assign unto John Allen and his conserve for himself his heirs Heirs forever his heirs and assigns for
ever the following Lot a piece of land lying in Charlestown aforesaid containing by estimation
twenty acres and not less but more if at the same measure or be stirring Measuring westerly
by the line of the boundary westerly by land of Samuel Moore, from the corner of the wall, north
westerly by an old wall in a stake a stone boundary, then by some of the land, however running
South easterly distance bounding the boundary the land of some is a heap of stones running
northerly by the same corner being the South west corner of land to my brother Allen and a
border to the granite stone Northerly by said Granite land to the boundary of Benjamin Simon
three hundredly and westerly by said Samuel Moore from the corner of the granite or far
boundary However it and here to hold the same convey promised to the same
Jonathan J. Hopper and his heirs and assigns forever with all the privileges & land
and appurtenances thereunto belonging to the same belonging to the same however rights
fishing and manufacturing & great force from his south west corner and the
present to the State Rhode Island specified by the wall bounding Seventy by rods, and
of the said Joseph Hushnah Kingdon in myself my heirs creators or administrators do
covenant and to with the said Jonathan J. Hopper and his heirs and assigns that at all
times creating the boundary Same Sole and lawful conveyances of the same
claims that I have and right more, its heirs and lawful continuity to convey the
to him to hold it specified that the promise given are indemnified from the same agreement be
of the same and that I shall prove several secure from the same agreement be
long time some hundreds of all persons suite that I Jordan Kingdon inform to the said
Jonathan J. Hopper for the praying consideration Goods and land promised up all my right
Power and promise of the faith in the praying Conveyance promised to the said Jonathan J.
Hopper his heirs and assigns forever
Signed sealed delivered and delivered
John S. [illegible]
Joseph Hushnah Kingdon
Hazard Wilcox
Albert P. Allen
Witnessed at Charlestown
Witnessed at Charlestown
Witnessed at Charlestown
We have hereunto our seal with seal this 4th day of July md
18[illegible]
It is intended before signing
Joseph Hushnah Kingdon : Lot :
Jordan Kingdon : Lot :
Washington St, at Rhode Island day and date above written
Primarily Some Joseph Hushnah Kingdon signed and sealed to the
presenting instrument and acknowledged the same to be
his act and seal 12 o'clock home and seal
Rhode Island Aug 29 th 1854 A.M.
By Mason Hopkins Jr. C. S.
Before me
Hazard Wilcox Justice
Know all men by these presents that we Charles Clark and Simon D. [illegible]
of Rhode Island in consideration of Ten Dollars and seventy five Dollars paid unto us
by Samuel A. Hopper of Charlestown sole and his heirs lawfully convey unto the
said Hopper one half interest in the sole and the lotes of Privileges
river at Clarks Mills in Rhode Island land price right belonging to us aware
of repairs in our case Develop Clark first Samuel Hopper
Of the said title sole this conveyance being to make the said Samuel A.
Hopper an equal owner with us of one half of the whole stream at all seasons
of year And further it Develop Clark in consideration of the above sum told
to Charles and Simon D. Clark do hereby surrender up all my interest in or
to the above water power
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In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twentieth day
of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
Bazard Willey
Charles Clark LSS
Simneon P. Clark LSS
Pendelope Clark LSS
Wilmington St. P. & O. Richmond August 31th
1849 Before me Bazard Clark Simneon P Clark
and Penelope Clark who appeared the preceding
instrument and individually acknowledged the
same to be their voluntary act and deed
before me Bazard Willey Just Peace
Witnessed Augst 29th 1849
By G. Haskell pps P. R. Cillo
Washington Co. Richmond August 2d 1849
The subscribers who were appointed arbitrators by Charles Clark & Simneon P Clark of the
one part and Samuel A Copley of the other part by an instrument of agreement or
contract dated 1 September 1848 and again ratified on the 2d day of August 1849 for
the submission decided settling certain matters in said submission specified respectfully report
that they met today and after having being present and after having reviewed the premises
upon which the said submission rests and having heard the parties to their entire satisfaction upon
both sides speaking the same arbitrators do aware and determine that the said
Charles & Simneon P Clark shall execute in course to be conveyed to the said Samuel
A Copley an instrument of Conveyance by which the said Hosie shall
have conveyed only as at all times and seals the full one half of the water
as at water power only as at all times and seals the full one half of the water
as at water power only as at all times and seals the full one half of the water
Cypress shall be equal at all seasons to the priorleage owned by said Clarks
and the said arbitrators do further award that the said Hosie shall pay
thereupon the sum of Two hundred seventy five dollars money to be paid
upon the delivery of said instrument according to said submission
M. Stillman
H. Lang worth
Arbitrators