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This indenture of Lease made and executed this Twenty fifth day of
March 1 eight hundred and fifty three by and between Welcome Brown of
Charlestown in said county of Washington and state of Rhode Island of the first
part, and Pardon Card of said Charlestown of the second part Witnesseth
that in consideration of the rents and covenants hereinafter mentioned to be
said and performed by the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns
said Welcome Brown as lessor hereby lets and lets to his said Pardon Card my farm for
the term of one year the said Pardon Card is to pay the said Welcome one hundred
Dollars for the rent of said place, Seventy four Dollars of the said rent is to be
done in work on said place, ten dollars of this amount is for cutting brush
on said pasture Pardon Card is to cut all the brush that has been cut on the
ground where he has cut the two great prairies and to cut them in a
workmanlike manner several seconds he is to have fifteen Dollars for carrying off stones
of said Meadows the Lower meadow and Lower North of the orchard lane and
three Meadows South east of the home place and the lost orchard where the Plants
he is to plough at the Meadow that joins the Brook or where the old pine
tree stands he is to plough as low as the old altana more or less, the
said Save [Pardon] is to seed down all of the ground where the corn grew last year, and
the said Welcome is to furnish plows and harness for the same the said Card is to plant
Northwest orchard with potatoes three slabs stable manure, South orchard potato
trees or lanes of stable manure the last orchard he is to plant the old pine
with potatoes and the south prairie to be planted if there is manure enough
the said Save [Pardon] is to plow all of the said gardens he is to draw all of the toes
out of the hills first he is to use all of the toes of the toes before cutting any more
The said Card is to occupy one half of the house and the said Welcome one room
the other half for his own use the said Pardon agrees to keep the form and
house in as good order as he takes it the said Pardon agrees not to sell hay
or wood cut on the place and furthermore the said Welcome reserves the Shop
for his own use but the said Pardon owns the cellar
In Testimony whereof we have set our hands and seals this twenty fifth
day of March AD 1853
Welcome Card L.S
Pardon Card L.S
Witness
David C. Card
Recorded April 8 1853
by Charles Jones T. Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I William Ellis of Charlestown
County of Washington & State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum
of Fifty dollars to me in hand before the executing & delivery hereof well and
truly paid by George P Daggs of the town county and State aforesaid the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have remise release & quit claim unto the
said and by do this present remise release & quit claim unto the said
George P Daggs his heirs and assigns forever all the right title interest
and property of right to me belonging as an Heir at Law to the estate
of Joseph Ellis late of Charlestown Said releasing in Three undivided
lots of Land bounded as follows (to wit) Lot 1 bounding Southerly in
line of George B Brockwell Meet on the Rail Road North westerly in line of
Thomas and Dennis Ellis and Easterly by the Corner Boundary Line Lot
2 bounding West on Pewatucket River some North and Easterly in line of
Thomas Ellis and Southerly in Line of Arnold Kison Lot 3 begin
ing North of the Rail Road boundary Westerly by Line of Dennis Ellis
northerly by Dewatucket River Easterly Southerly and finally Westerly by
Thomas Ellis and the Rail Road with a Dwelling house and other building
thereon Standing and altogether estimated to contain one Hundred acres
be it the same or more or less, for a more accurate description of the same
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reference to be had Two parts of mid lot now on record in Charlestown
therein will appear - To Have and to Hold the said undivided lots
and premises premise with the privileges and appurtenances thereto attached
(the damages of the Rail Road crossing the same excepted the same being
here reserved to myself) to him the said George B Daggs his Heirs
and assigns forever Guaranteeing to him and the same against the Lawful
claims of all persons or claiming the same through write of any of any act
of mine practicing the same as done respecting the Premises - And I Strange
Ennis wife to the said William Ennis in consideration as Hereafter mentioned as spouse
ex change and surrender up all my right of Seizure and power of thirds of
in or unto the foregoing premises to him the said George B Daggs his Heirs
and assigns forever
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seal this 14th
day of March 1853 Wt Initialed P & 6 from top before Signer
[signature] [signature]
John H Enris
Lucy Ann Carpenter
Witnesses to the signature of William Ennis Nancy E Ennis L D
Washington St. Westerly March 14th 1853
Personally appeared the above named William Ennis Signer & Taker of
the aforesaid Deed and acknowledged the same to be his free act and
deed Before me
Recorded March 18, 1853 John H Enris Justice of the Peace
by Charles Lows L D
Know all men that I Joseph B Hazard of South Charleston
South Kingstown County New York in consideration of three hundred and
Five hundred paid me by Nathan S Kenyon of South Kingstown County
of Mashkingtown Rhode Island the rector whose I do hereby acknowledge
hereby give grant bargain sell and convey one piece of land situate located
Kenyon his heirs and assigns forever containing sixty five acres and four
in South Kingstown aforesaid containing sixty five acres and four
and South westerly on William Baudouins estate on the Heirs of Thrasher
and North easterly on the Heirs of Christopher Browning South westerly on
said Hazard and the Heirs of Christopher Browning South westerly on
Christopher Browning his heirs and assigns further and More westerly on
William's Browning's Browning Melan and Meyer Wedlow or her
ever others likewise bounded also one other tract of land situated in
Charlestown county of Mashkingtown Rhode Island containing
fifty five acres more west by sea boundary North westerly on the Heirs of Thrasher
and South easterly on the Heirs of John Browning and Westerly on the
Parquessette fence on the Heirs of John Browning and
bargained premises with the privileges and appurtenances thereunto granted
to him said Nathan S Kenyon his heirs and assigns forever
I since said Joseph B Hazard for myself my heirs executors
and administrators do covenant with said Nathan S Kenyon
his heirs and assigns that I am Lawfully seized in fee of the
premises and that they are free of all incumbrances That I have
right to sell and convey the same to said Nathan S Kenyon
to hold as aforesaid and that I will warrant and defend the same
to said Nathan S Kenyon his heirs and assigns forever against the
lawful claims and demands of all persons In such his
town this twelfth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand