8/29/1849 · DEED · book 7 page 356 doc 10490

356* 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 [ See next page ]

357. 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