The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that we Manuel Foster John Peckham and Judith
Peckham his wife of North Kingstown William Foster and Betia C Foster his wife & Charles P Perry his legate—
to them William Foster and Anna A Foster his wife inherits Betia Ann Perry Elizabetth Perry
and Lawrence P Perry of westerly John F Foster and Peter M A Foster his wife
George C Foster and James M Foster of Newport in the County of Newport in the State
of Rhode Island Charles Shepherd of North Kingstown in the County of Kent in the State
and State of Connecticut namely Browning and Morton Brownes the wife of
his wife and Close Rebecca and Elizabeth Rebecca Perry the wife of Manuel in
the County of Providence and State of New York by Thomas Perry of westerly
assign into enter into or the Estate of John Foster late of westerly deceased and attorney
said unrevoked and confirmed Foster Perry for himself and behalf of the heirs
of Jesse-son to the children Elizabeth P Perry Charles Perry Ann Perry Thale P
Perry and Matthew Perry for and consideration of fifty dollars paid to us
said paid before the delivery of these presents by Humphrey H Nimmo of said
Westerly the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge he is hereby given grant sell and
convey to said Humphrey H Nimmo his heirs and assigns forever prime and undivided
seventeenth part of a certain wood lot situate in Easttown Rhode Island found
belonging to the Estate of James Morris late of Charlestown deceased containing
twenty acres more or less and known as follows On the North by the
Line of Thos Magpies land on the East and North by land belonging to the heirs
of Samuel Stanton deceased and on the West by William Saunders land to
to have and to hold the said grant and herpised premises to him the said
Humphrey H Nimmo his heirs and assigns forever meaning simultaneously in the part
of the premises hereby to convey as appertains the said premises as hires at last
of said John Foster deceased and to include all rights of way dower and the like
of whatever kind or nature And we the grantors aforesaid for ourselves our
their successors administered and assigns do covenant and agree that they
the true and sole owners of the said undivided seventeenth part of the premises
aforesaid until the delivery of these presents and that we will warrant and defend
to convey the same as aforesaid and that we will warrant and defend
same to the said Humphrey H Nimmo his heirs and assigns forever against the
lawful claims of all persons
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
16th day of March and the year 1864
Exequitte in presence of
Manuel Foster
John Peckham
Judith Peckham
William Foster
Betia C Foster
Ethan Foster
Anna A Foster
Charles Perry
Ann Perry
Elizabetth Perry
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Siméon S Perry
John W. Foster
Betsey M. A. Foster
George C. Foster
Amos W Foster
John Foster
Paulina Foster
Sarah Sheffield
Jeremiah Browning
Martha Browning
George Shove
Mary Ann Shove
Peace Peckham, and
Elizabeth Peckham, he Thomas
Perry Administrator their Attorney L.S.
Thomas Perry L.S.
Charles Perry Guardian to Elizabeth A
Perry [illegible] Perry for Philah W Perry and
Father Perry L.S.
In presence of
William P Coy
Geo H. Putnam
State of Rhode Island ss
Washington Co Ss In Wartley in said County on this 25th day of March
1864 then personally appeared Thomas Perry Administrator and Attorney
for the aforementioned persons Thomas Perry and Charles Perry Guardian
subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be their
free and voluntary act and deed
Before me William P Coy Notary
Received for Record April 14th 1864
at 12 o'clock A.M. and recorded by
Charles Cross Y. Clerk
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