2/4/1861 · AGREEMENT · book 8 page 351 doc 11016

231 Whereas the trees which have marked the boundary lines between lands owned by the heirs of Oliver Cosandall on one side & Benjamin Burdick & Lorenzo Burdick & wives on the other side all situate in Charlestown State of Rhode Island are likely to decay or be destroyed now in order to prevent future disputes & to mark said boundaries as nearly as can be done we the subscribers crave this 14th day of April 1811 found a Stone placed on the south side of the such swampy ground which marks the South boundary corner so called in the same property on one side & against said trees now and another stone on the other side & bearing opposite a cedar tree which stands in the edges of a bog & located one of the boundaries refered to in a deed from John Simpson to Oliver Cosandall dated February 14 1799 [stamp] map this line through swampy ground to the cedar tree which has been cut burned & bolted & stands among a parcel of younger cedar trees Signed & placed in our presence Benjamin Burdick Mary Le Burdick Lorenzo D Burdick Christopher S Cosandall Charles H Cosandall Witness Thos W Conner Daniel Larkin This indenture made this 27th day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty four between Joseph Fourth on part and Humphrey Fourth of the other part witnesseth that the said Joseph Fourth hereafter known hereby sells and conveys unto the said Humphrey Fourth to hold for the term of one year quit the privilege of using the first pit of sand on the south side of the road through the said lot bounded with a wall of stones and a ditch of water flowing in the said lot representing the line between the lands of Oliver Cosandall & Joseph Fourth received in the said month the terms of the said indenture provided that he will not move the stones water flowing and the privilege of using the said pit knowing that the said privilege the said Joseph all the indemnities in accordance with the act of the legislature Governor Samuel Samuel Kenton and Anne and in any other by a form from the legislature to one Other agree agreement and have here given and promise to one another in said term furthermore to Joseph Fourth and Humprey Fourth and here guaranteeing to said Joseph a right of way to come from his house premises the spot where shall have the privilege of building one fire place and occupying space water not on the other side and privileges thereunto belonging running with the appurtenances pertaining to the use of the other premises or as hereby or in his right fight and the said house built the right and privileges to construct one table of lime burned furnaces all water needed building or other improvements which may be placed there for the purpose of the occupation said limestone or similar from the bottom of the said premise first once paying and that the sum of twenty four dollars for each year he will accordingly promise and after the same state for any foot of a other all the same yearly and the said house likewise for himself heirs and administrators hereby covenant to the said house forever sells and assigns that the said will pay the rent said at the expiration of such year he shall occupy the house premises and will remove quickly deliver up the premises to said Joseph his heirs etc etc et al they now realize this reasonable care was necessary attention