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Know all men by these presents that we Charles Clark and
Simon P Clark of Richmond County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island in consideration of Twenty five dollars paid to us by Caleb Morgan
of Charlestown County of Washington and State of Rhode Island have bargain
and sold and do hereby convey unto the said Simon Morgan his heirs
and assigns forever a certain lot of land in Charlestown in the privilege of
North Kingstown Mills and bounded as follows viz on the south by the lot belonging
to [illegible] on the east by the lot belonging to [illegible] on the north by the lot
bordering with the south line of the lot now with first distance along the same, on
the West by the a continuation southerly of the line which is the Western
boundary of the lot belonging to be the heirs of George Atwell the said
buyers his heirs and assigns are to make and maintain and carry out the all the
fences between the premises herein granted and the lands of the Grantee
and it is further agreed as an express condition of this deed that no intoxicating
beverages or spirituous liquor be kept for sale on the horizon conveying premises
said buyers and to hold the aforementioned described premises
with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to their saying
Simon his heirs and assigns forever
In witness whereof we the said Charles and Simon P Clark and
also Mary wife of Charles Clark and Catharine wife of the said
Simon P Clark of State Rhode Island set our right and seals to it to Seven
in the premises premises hereunto set our hands and seals this 24th
day of March in the year of our lord eighteen hundred and fifty five
In presence of
Caleb Morgan
Charles Clark LS
Mary Clark LS
Simon P Clark LS
Catharine P Clark LS
Washington St Richmond March 27th day A 1855
Personally appeared Charles Clark and Mary Clark his wife and
Simon P Clark and Catharine P Clark his wife the signers and
sealers of the above and preceding instrument and acknowledge the
same to be their voluntary act and deed thereto and Seals
Before me
Caleb Morgan Justice Peace
(recorded for Record Oct 31 1855)
(2nd minutes part 1 p 10 clerk S H)
(Recorded Nov 8th 1855)
O. Omar Clerk