The instrument's own words
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420 p.a.
Know all men by these presents that I Philip G. Peckham of Pawtucket
in the County of Washington state of Rhode Island I name execute for value
my consideration of one dollar to me in hand whilst and truly paid by Ezra D.
Homans of said Pawtucket Proprietors the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
for the uses of the purposes aforesaid I remise release and forever grant bargain
sell and convey unto the said Ezra D. Homans the heir and assigns forever those all
divided eighth parts of said tracts of land situated in Warwick and Charlestown
in said county of Washington in the same town land described in a deed to
me executed by Philip G. Peckham of Pawtucket dated the eleventh August 1826
of the following described namely A certain piece of land called the pastureage page 343 249 acres
and conveyed in deed to me by Isaac Potter dated 1822 page 484 487 acres except the fourth
of said land that was deeded while I have conveyed to Albert Comins of Pawtucket
of the same to have and hold these Deeds of Pawtucket for a particular description of
said tracts of land except said fourth some part One an undivided quarter part
of the following parcel not exceeding four acres more or less situated in the sloping
so called in nature said land bounded North by the line of solute Gidney’s land
by the Pasture fence South by the line of Lepardine Conant’s Wood and by the line
of the road The all by the line under boundaries & measurements described estate of
each land and their heirs successors & assigns the property may be noted the premises
notes books accounts bills in action and all sorts of money dues and owing to me
excepting any of said property as is exempt from attachment by law
I do grant and hold to the same and to the same their heirs said Ezra D. Homans his heirs and assigns
forever upon the premises aforesaid notwithstanding that the said Ezra D. Homans shall
entitle take possession & seizure of the premises and without such embodiment here
as to him shall show some right but by public or private sale for the first part that one
be procured shall contain all singular the premises into Money and shall distribute
the said aforesaid and said Appointees the net proceeds of said sales & collections
in the manner following namely
First The said Ezra D. Homans shall first pay all necessary expense of advertising and
executing this deed of assignment and of securing the heirs by whom this deed create
and shall retain by amount a reasonable compensation for his services as attorney
since the said Ezra D. Homans out of the proceeds remaining he has handled aforesaid
pay and satisfy will full sum of money that may be due and owing from me and
for which I may be Debtor to the estate of my late father Philip Peckham
as the administrator
Third since the said Ezra D. Homans after having done claim and performed the said things
aforesaid out of the proceeds remaining see his hand shall make pay and satisfy
in full a certain promissory note signed by me payable to myself under Seal or ended by
indorsement by Cornelius Bradley for one hundred dollars and other
Fourth the said Ezra D. Homans after having done claim and performed the said things
aforesaid divide the proceeds remaining see his hand shall distribute among all the other
executors solely & in proportion to their claims aforesaid
Fifth whereas I the said Philip G. Peckham do hereby constitute & appoint the said
Ezra D. Homans my true and lawful attorney for me in my name to claim to
demand sue for & recover any of the above said any sum or supplement to appoint one or more
attorneys to the same name or names to represent & guarantee to do and cause
the same all necessary acts & things necessary & proper for executing the intents in the said
deed of assignment sealed with the bottom where of these presents to my hand & seal
said Witness my hand and seal this twenty first day of August one thousand eight hundred 21
Counsel in appointment Philip G. Peckham 21
The above instrument between lines ninety four following is
on page first instrument before signing & sealing Witnessed by Wednesday 21st 1821
Edward S. Mills
Philip G. Peckham of Pawtucket and acknowledged the same to be
his act and instrument to be his hand and seal entry act for signs & seal before me the
Notary Public for Rhode Island on the 21st August 1821 at my office in the town of
Pawtucket in the County of Washington Rhode Island on this 21st August 1821
his instrument in Charlestown dated the 21st of August & Sealed by Charles Comins Witness
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