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Washington Sc
Weston September 29 1856.—Personally appeared Lilies
soon Daniel N Mueller Joseph R Ross Luis Robs and John R Ross by
his attorney Lilies Simon and acknowledge the foregoing instrument by
them signed to be their free voluntary act and deed, And at the same
time personally appeared Fanny A Simon wife of Lilies Simon, Lucile
Mueller wife of Dr N Mueller, who after being examined by me represented privately
and apart from their said husbands, and having this instrument by me
fully explained to them did acknowledge the same to be their free act
and deed from which they did not wish to retract
Before me
[Signature] Josiah I Gray [Signature] J Dawn Clerk
Washington Sc
Charleston Oct-pt 1856.
Personally came before me, Susan & Ross wife of Joseph R Ross
and acknowledged proceeding instrument by her signature to
be her free voluntary act & deed.
[Signature] Joseph Mc Griffins Justice of the Peace
Received for Record Dec 12th 1860
at 10 O'clock A M
Recorded Jan 28th 1860
by Chas Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I Welcome B Tucker of Charleston
in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, do sell convey for ever
and in consideration of fifty dollars paid me in hand by the said B Baird to be paid I the said
the receipt whereof I hereby hereby acknowledge do hereby give grant bargain
sell and convey unto the said B Baird & his heirs forever to have and hold his heirs and assigns forever
a certain piece of land situated in Charlestown in said county of Washington
together with all the privilege and appurtenances to the same belonging and
bounded north by a stone wall running northeasterly 80
rods thence south 8 rods and sight angle thence to the Northwest corner to
the stone post r. I do also here by agree to hold the above granted premises to the
said B Baird & Love his Heirs and assigns to his Heirs and their heirs of body
forever And I also for myself my Heirs executors and administrators
covenant and agree to all and lawful titles said B Baird & Love his heirs and assigns
that I am and lawfully seized in fee simple of the above granted premises, that they are
free from all incumbrances that I share every right to sell and convey the same to the
said B Baird & Love his Heirs and assigns and that I will and cause my heirs executors and ad-
ministrators warrant and defend the title of the said B Baird & Love his heirs and
assigns against the lawful claims and demands of all persons forever Provided
that if the said Welcome B Tucker his heirs executors
Administrators or assigns shall fail you pay the said B Baird the sum of
executors, administrators or assigns on the twenty first day of november in my
given from the date hereof hereby declared as a sole warranty performing all
of the above premises granted by the said Welcome B Tucker to
indemnitate the said B Baird whereby he promises to pay the said sum or the
the said B Baird & Love hereby he promises to pay the said sum or the
unspecified interest some certainly at the rate of its per centum per annum but shall be in
entirety and purpose, their title shall remain in full force and virtue so unless whereas the said
Welcome B Tucker have unto my seal and hand set my seal and hand this 16th day of May in the year of our
one thousand eight hundred & sixty
[Signature] Welcome B Tucker L S
In the presence of
[Signature] Th M Clark
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On this 15th day of September 1857 I Samuel of Wickford & Co
paid amount [Illegible] [Illegible] 3.41 [Illegible] the same [Illegible] [Illegible]
Washington the [Illegible]
Charlestown Nov 16th 1860 — Then the above named Wm
G Foster personally appeared and solemnly acknowledged the foregoing instrument to
be his free act and deed
Signed, sealed and delivered
before me
Paul M Clark
Justice Peace
Know all men by these presents that I John Peckham and
Elisha S Peckham of Wickford in the county of Washington and State of
Rhode Island and Robert Clark and Dorcas Clark both of us residents
of Wickford in said county and State said Elisha S alone being resident of
Charlestown and this act of love filial affection of said Wickford to our
considerations of the engagement and promise of said Wickford that we shall
maintain and support our honored Father, in sickness and in
health during his natural life free of any charge against us, as well
as for the tender affections and assistance to the health already rendered
to our said Father in his perils and helplessness often age, heral remedies
released and quitclaimed land, I say these premises now do release, remise
and forever quitclaim unto said Wickford Peckham, their heirs and assigns
forever all claim and right the full title and interest that we had or
right may hereafter have hereon as heirs at law of our said Father Peckham
have all and surrender the Seal and deliver a special warrant of sale said Father
John Peckham, and more especially in one part certain tract of land
now the property of said John Peckham bounded and described as follows
(to wit the first lot is situate in said Wickford, Wickford and extends Southward
acres more or less bounded westerly on land of Daniel Peckham
formerly Eastly and Southward on land of [Illegible] of Wickford
The second Lot is situate in said Wickford in said County of Washington
and extends slightly acres more or less and is bounded to [Illegible] to the
beginning at the South east corner of two lot of a neighbor, thence south
Westerly bounding Northway on said side bordering on land of John Peckham
thence North Westerly bounding Westly on land of [Illegible] Peckham to land
of William S Peckham, thence Easterly bounding Easterly on land of [Illegible]
bounding on said [Illegible]
land to some other person further Southward and Easterly bounded
Eastly and Southward of said persons land to land of Martha followers
Eastly and Southward thence North Easterly bounding Easterly said
and Wickford Peckham thence south easterly to the Highway at the place of
Johnsons and said the Highways then to the highway at the place of
beginning)
To have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges and
appurtenances thereof or mine belongings or appurtenances to the same said
William Peckham his Heirs designs forever And we the aforesaid
Grantors do covenant for our heirs begets and assigns and heirs hereafter to do
convenant with the grantees their heirs and assigns that we will warrant
and defend the aforesaid premises for our heirs the said grants their heirs
and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons claiming by Title through or under us — In Testimony whereof we
have signed our hands and seals this 14th day of April 1851
Signed Sealed and delivered
In my presence of
John De shore
Josh W Wright
George W Champlow
Edward W Colletton
[Signature]
[Signature]
John Peckham L S
Elisha S Peckham L S
Robert Clark L S
Dorcas Clark L S