The instrument's own words
page 1
Know all men by these presents that we Aly Coggshall and W. Wilson
Coggshall, residents of Dive Street, in the City and County of Providence State
of Rhode Island, in consideration of Hundreds of America to sell and convey,
and duly paid by Gideon Perry Potter Kepner and Gideon Perry in, all of the Town
of Charlestown, County of Washington and State aforesaid, the receipt of
which we hereby acknowledge, do hereby grant bargain sell and
convey unto the said Gideon Perry Potter Kepner and Gideon Perry
their heirs and assigns forever certain tracts of parcels of land lying
in Charlestown. The first tract containing by estimation One Hundred
acres be it more or less, with the enclosing House and other
buildings thereon being and premises is bounded as follows) beginning at the
stone that leads from the East Field to Hampshire bridge, at the
West corner of the Smithtown turn pikes from thence northerly,
straight line to the boundary of the Sandy Point Store, thence by a road
and the great Indian canal South through marshes to a swamp belonging to William White
corner of a heap stone in the reg. of Bennett thence southerly partly by boundaries
mostly by a line drawn right angle then, index then south the said
West boundary on a line right angle, and on the South side by Southern land
until it comes to the road called Highway, meaning to include all the
lands formerly owned by William Welch and Philomena King lying in
this tract. The second tract containing by estimation thirteen acres in the
same place be it more or less, bounded as follows: easterly on some boundary, westerly
and northerly on some boundary, and on the North boundary twelve and one half
and seventeen rods be it the same more or less, and bounded as follows
beginning at the shade and stone about it in a swamp farther the South
end corner of the said tract of land’s boundary it’s plain & clear’s the boundary
running north west by a line running from thence 45 rods East boundary
downe maple bush in the east & swamp to a heap of stone a road enter
ing upon house by the way of the road line to the first mentioned boundary before
being hereby transferred to the aforesaid parties’ owners of Charlestown for
a portion subscription of the amount stated here before
on price and the road etc. The remainder of our rights over a parcel
of land together with all the premises appurtenances heretoby
to them the said Gideon Perry Potter Kepner and Gideon Perry for their
their heirs assigns forever and over the said Aly Coggshall and Wilson
Coggshall for their heirs and assigns appointed and covenant with the
said Gideon Perry Potter Kepner and Gideon Perry in their heirs and
assigns that we are lawfully seized in some of the premises here to grant
of land, that they may be fore safely in the use appurtenances, that we have good right
to sell and convey the same in manner aforesaid. Further that we
will warrant defend and repose the same to the said Gideon
Perry Potter Kepner and Gideon Perry for their heirs and assigns Foreign
against the lawful claims and demands of all person
in their witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and Seal at Providence
this 18th day of February 1838
Aly Coggshall [Seal]
Wilson Coggshall [Seal]
Presence of
Philip G Scott Clerk of Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations
Providence ss. In the City of Providence on this 18th day of February 1838
personally came Wilson Coggshall the signor of the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged the same to have been signed to be his free voluntary act and deed
the same place in the any aforesaid personally came Aly Coggshall wife of the aforesaid and
and loving husband of previously and request after had her hand acknowledged
the above deed be her hand signed to be her free act deed that she has with it all
after a deluxe the same before me Philip G Scott Justice of the Peace