The instrument's own words
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Washington Sr
Charlestown Sept 21st 1864. — Personally came Arnold Perry, Jr
and acknowledged that the preceding instrument by him signed to be his pursuant and seal
and Martha M. Perry wif of said Charles, having remained separately and apart from her
said husband, and having said instrument separately executed to be by me were acknowledged that same
to be her free and voluntary act and deed from which she did not wish to retract
Before me
Charles Crane Town Clerk
Decreed on Monday Oct 2nd 1864
at 4 o'clock PM and Recorded
by Charles Crane Town Clerk
U. S. S. P.
Know all men to whom
it may concern
that I H. B. Berry Sheriff of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the
Commonwealth of Rhode Island situated at the seat of Newport Bayes Page bs [illegible] in the County of
Providence and appeared at the Office of the Washington County Court, a Writ
issued in the Village of Charlestown in the aforesaid County of Washington in said County
and State by said Newport H. B. Berry Sheriff of said County of Washington in the
twenty fourth (24th) day of June 1864 at two o'clock in the afternoon, directed me on
the eighteenth day of August of the said William D. Baxter in and unto the aforesaid
following described, Real Estate lying and being situate in the village of Carlisle in
the aforesaid town of Charlestown in said County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the South west corner of said
lot at the North West corner of Daniel G. Coady's lot on the Highway running and
intersecting on said highway about one hundred feet to the Washington County
Court House; thence South east night or north with the first mentioned boundary described lying
thence South easterly said Parcel to the first mentioned bound four rods thence North lying
along with the first mentioned bound about four rods thence North easterly
until to the corner of Daniel G. Coady's lot about four rodsly by said corner about
twenty rods to the place of beginning, containing about one acre and one half in the
above described the same way the boundaries together with other buildings and appurtenances
to the same belonging and whereas this property to be sold was duly notified to
be sold at public auction on the third day of October 1864 at two o'clock in
the afternoon all the right title and interest and property of the said William D.
Baxter located as on appeared over by the said William D. Berry Sheriff as
Berry located as on appeared over by the said William D. Berry Sheriff as
appointed said at public auction on the said day’s said Berry having been highest bidder for
the Sum of eight hundred dollars which the said William D. Berry has paid me now
said sale and the first payment to the said William D. Berry now I know
that the said Bayes Page’s heir and assigns of the above said cause and made the aforesaid sum of eight hundred
dollars paid for his as aforesaid do by these present bargain sell and assign over and over
unto the said Bayes Page’s heirs and his assigns and forever all the estate right
and interest and property perfects and indivisible of the said William D. Baxter of in
unto the said premises and appurtenances at the time of the levy thereof
I do here and to hold said premises and the appurtenances to the said Bayes
Page’s heirs and assigns forever his heirs and assigns forever
In witness whereof I have this day set my hand and seal Charlestown D. R.
October 3d 1864
Signed Sealed and delivered
Wedenon H. B. Berry Sheriff L. S.
In presence of
R. G. King
State of Rhode Island — Washington Co
Charlestown Oct 3d 1864 — Personally appeared Wedenon
H. B. Berry Sheriff as aforesaid who has in his official capacity signed this writ deed
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and acknowledged the same to be his free voluntary act and deed
Before me
Albert S. Potter Pab. Notary
Recorded for Record Oct 11 1864
at 8 o'clock PM and Recorded
by Charles Cross Cl. Clerk
No all people to whom these presents shall come I Joseph M. Shannin
of the town of Wickford Wickford County of Washington in the state of Rhode Island
and Providence Furthermore that I the said Joseph M. Shannin for and in consideration
of the sum of one thousand dollars received beforehand the receipt whereof well and truly
paid by the William S. Potter of Rhode Island in the said state the which aforesaid paid
hereby acknowledged and any further the fully satisfied settled acquitted paid and freed and
of any further part and parcel thereof parted released acquitted and discharged have the
said William S. Potter to his heirs executors administrators forever by these
presents given granted bargained sold conveyed fully absolutely conveyed mortgaged and
conveyed confirmed and by these presents do grant and by these presents do fully absolutely
sell convey transfer assign and convey unto the said William S. Potter his heirs
and assigns forever the following described subject lots to wit a certain tract of land
situated in the town of Wickford in the county of Washington and state of Providence containing
acres and seventy rods more or less that is viz as follows beginning at the South
west corner of a road named the Hope road the Hope road on the west bounding from Broadmore
to Corniston Depart North 34 East 11 poles 23 links 22 links 22 links bound
Northly 20 poles west 10 poles South 11 poles and 22 links on the land of J. H. Page
then North 34 East 13 poles 13 poles then South 64 West 21 poles 11 links and
18 poles bounded Eastly and Southly on the land of Samuel S. Hyde be bound
North 25 West 10 poles to the place of beginning 18 rods and five links on this
wad aforesaid the same and helds the said granted and bargained premises
with all the appurtenances privileges customs commodities to the same belonging or in any
wise appertaining to the said William S. Potter his heirs and assigns and
forever to the same in the first place more fully and further forever that I the
said Joseph M. Shannin for my heirs executors and assigns witnesses testedo and accord
promise to grant and to yield unto the said William S. Potter his heirs and assigns
that if before the making hereof this instrument I the said sole and lawful owner of
the above bargained premises and on my truly legal right and possessed of the same
in my own proper right most as good proper full legal and lawful authority to the
said bargain shall come and challenge the said bargained premises in manner and
otherwise that the said William S. Potter his heirs and assigns be free and clear and
may from time to time and at all times forever free and clear from the fore above
of these presents lawfully peacefully and quietly have hold enjoy possess and
enjoy the said demised and bargained premises together with all the appurtenances free and
clear and fully and completely released conveyed and quit claimed and discharged of any all
and all manners of claims for others the said grants bargained delivered in manner and
wise until such disabled device warrant in any manner or describe’d’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’