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Know all men that I Charles P. Williams of Stonington in the county
of New London & State of Connecticut in consideration of my desire to aid and assist residents
who desire the benefits of a good common school established among the lands parts
of said District No 7 in the town of Charlestown, County of Washington & State
of Rhode Island, do hereby remise, release, and quitclaim unto said district and their
assigns certain lot of land situated in said town of Charlestown, containing about
one eighth of an acre be and the same area as is here below described as follows (beg beginning
at the corner of the court of said town at the highway, thence North east three rods and
two links thence North west three rods three links thence South westerly three rods and
two links, thence South easterly four rods and twenty links to the place of beginning)
bounded on the East, South east, South west and West on the land of the said Charles P.
Williams and on the North east side Highway, or otherwise known boundary
I have done to hold the same to the said District so long as said lot shall be
used by said District for the purpose of maintaining there a district school house
and land appurtenances for the support of the District school of said patric district
and in case said lot shall at any time hereafter cease to be used for the
purpose herein mentioned, the same shall revert to the said Charles P.
Williams his heirs or assigns And I Georgia P. Williams wife of the
said Charles P. Williams for the consideration paid my husband do hereby
release unto said School District all my right of Tenure and Privid
of thirds in and to the aforesaid premises
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this tenth
day of August AD 1864
Charles P. Williams L.S.
Georgia P. Williams L.S.
Signed and witnessed
By the M. Brockmanhize
the J. M. Pollard
State of Connecticut SS In the town of Stonington on this tenth
County of New London
day of August AD 1864, personally appeared Charles P. Williams
and acknowledged the preceding instrument by him signed and
sealed, to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Before me Wm J. M. Pollard Notary Public
Received for Record Aug 15th 1864
at 11 o'clock A.M. and Recorded
by Charles Cross Town Clerk
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