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This indenture made this twentieth day of August Eighteen hundred and fifty nine
between Joseph Horsie resident of Newport town County of Newport Washington and state of Rhode Island
of the first part and John S. Knowles of the town of East Providence County of Bristol state of Rhode Island
of the second part witnesseth that in consideration of certain monies received on the part
of said Knowles to his heirs and assigns to be kept and performed, the said Horsie
for himself his heirs and assigns does hereby lease to the said Knowles his heirs
and assigns the privilege of building and maintaining a fence or stone wall across
said [illegible] meadow measuring fourteen rods from the [illegible] of Mr. Knowles and the
said S. Knowles further does covenant the said [illegible] by holds Mill Bridge not to
expect [illegible] until the [illegible] and to hold the same to the said
Knowles his heirs and assigns for the term of ninety nine years from the date hereof
The said Knowles does agree for the term of the said ninety nine years to pay the following manner
one dollar on the twentieth day of August 1859 and one dollar on the twentieth
day of August 1860 and one dollar on the twentieth day of August 1861
one dollar on the twentieth day of August 1947 [sic], and one dollar on the
twentieth day of August 1863 And the said Knowles for himself his
heirs and assigns covenants with the said Horsie to pay that said rent in
the manner aforesaid and to keep the road of driveway across said
fence or stone wall in good repair.
In testimony whereof the parties have
interchanged their seals set their hands and seals this twentieth day of August
Eighteen hundred and fifty nine
Executed in my presence of
Ann C. Barkham
Albert S. Filler
Joseph Horsie L.S.
John S. Knowles L.S.
State of Rhode Island
Washington Co.
Providence August 20 th 1859
Personally appeared Joseph Horsie and John S. Knowles signer
and stated that the within and foregoing instrument was acknowledged
the same to be their free voluntary act and deed hands and seals
Before me Albert S. Filler
Public Notary
Received for record Oct 26 th 1864
at 11 o clock AM and
Recorded by Charles Conn Town Clerk
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