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State of Rhode Island &c
Washington Co. Sc. Westerly March 30th 1852
Personally appeared Henry Hall, Nickham Hall, Abigail Hall
Margaret Nash, Joseph & Nash, Stanton R Hall Horinda Hall
Rebekah Taylor Stanley Hall William J Hall Catherine Brandall
Parmelia S Hall Polly Hall precept Hall Elizabeth Bardick
Henry & Bardick & William Brandall being their signatures and sealers of
the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be
their voluntary act and deed
Before me
Recorded July 3rd 1853 J Robert Cross
By Charles Cross P Clerk Town Clerk
Cranberry bog & Cranberry bog,
haven bog 50 acres to Rowland Nickham
more or less 5.50 bounded North East & South by
Wichang Pond West blank
[On map]
Rowland Nickham
$265
17 1/2 2 1/4 24
Elisha S Nickham
$33
5 4/10
Perry Healy
$43
S Bradley &
Elisha S Nickham
East 13 chains
Perry Healy
[Other labels on map: "Cranberry Bog", "Wichang Pond", "Rowland Nickham", "Elisha S Nickham", "Perry Healy", "S Bradley & Elisha S Nickham"]
Healer wood lot $4.50
Bounded North by Rowland
Nickham East by Wichang Pond
South by Mill Brook
West by Brightman Brandall
One acre more or less
Recorded July 19th 1853 South
By Charles Cross P Clerk
Know all men by these presents That I Alvah
Esqy of Westerly County of Washington State of Rhode Island in
right of wife & by virtue of power of Attorney from the heirs of Theodory
Hall late of Westerly deceased for and in consideration of the sum of
Sixteen nine dollars paid unto me by Rowland Nickham of said Westerly the
receipt whereof i do hereby acknowledge to by these presents bargain sell
convey and confirm unto the said Rowland Nickham his heir and
assigns forever two entire bogs or parcels of land situated in said
county and state opposed opposite bounded as follows The first lot contains three
acres three quarters of an acre on per and is bounded on the North and East by
land of Rhode Island Railroad on the South by land of the heir of said
Theodory Hall & on the West by land of the said Rowland Nickham