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Washington SS ) State of Rhode Island &
Providence SS
Witness, May 19th 1861. Personally appeared Felix E. Peckham
and his wife Martha E. Peckham and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them
signed to be their free act and deed.
Before me
Joseph A. Longyear Justice of the Peace
Received for Record June 4th 1861
at 3p State P.O.
Recorded July 8th 1861
by Chas Cass L Clerk
Memorandum of agreement of hire time fence between Benjamin F. Wittow
and London M. Hospie around the land sold Wittow Bought of Jordan Galebe
and from Peter Slater The said Wittow agrees to make and mend the hire fence between
said Wittow and Hospie running North as the distillery runs right ore roots and
mines until it comes to a rock marked LB with a cross on it and the
said Hospie agrees to make and mend the time fence from the aforesaid rock
to the South East corner of said Wittows home and home West to the said Slaters
Charlestown June 11th 1861
Gordon M. Hospie
B F Wittow
Recorded July 8th 1861
by Chas Cass L Clerk
Know all men by these presents That on this twenty sixth day
of September in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty
six I Joseph Church of the town of Charlestown County of Washington
State of Rhode Island and my wife for and in consideration of the sum of
three hundred and fifty dollars to me in hand paid by Sarah P. Church
of said town the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge do hereby grant
bargain sell and convey to the said Sarah P. Church in married woman
forever all the my right title and interest in and convey a certain lot of land
in said Charlestown bounded as follows beginning at a stone wall in Wheres field
Corner of an old road land now owned by Peter Slater Stone
North 84 degrees East 30 rods on said Slaters lot to a stone at corners to being
Slaters land then North 24 degrees westerly on said Slaters lot to a stone at
corner to Wittows land then South 12 degrees West to the above described first
stone with the appurtenances thereto belonging with the same bounds Areas
Heritages and assigns forever and appose all persons claiming the same
thereby warrant and forever defend set our hands & seals the day and year first above written
Signatures sealed & delivered
In presence of
Sarah P Church Joseph Church L.S.
William Slater Mary G Church L.S.
State of Rhode Island )
County of Washington )
Then personally appeared the above named Joseph Church & Mary his wife
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be their free act and deed
before me
William Foster Senator
Received for Record Aug 1st 1861
at 3p State P.O. & Recorded by Chas Cass L Clerk