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At Charlestown in Washington County the Day and Date first above
written Personally Appeared the subscribers to this Present Instrument and Acknowledged
signed the same it be their Act and Deed and had meaned that thereunto be affixed
Signed this Day Jan^y 18, 18^y92 Before me Riley Colp^s Justice Peace
By Riley Colp^s q^r X L.S.
Articles of Agreement Entered into by and Between Edward Wilcox
And his Father Joseph Wilcox Both of Charlestown Common farmland for their lives and
then to their Heirs Male heirs Edward Wilcox died of late then Said Deed by his last Will
gave One Acre Certain piece of Mach Lakey's land to the South of the Boundary for a road
Between the East and West Branch of the Lake said Joseph Wilcox and Edward Henry
and the aforesaid Joseph Edward Wilcox have Decided the said piece be divided following Way
Beginning at the stake and stones situated Boundary by the road for a road branched following
last known Direction north a Straight line to a stake and stone and thence East to the boundary
of the Highway all the east to the Northward is to be for Joseph Wilcox his Heirs and
Assigns forever And all to the Southward of the above said line is to be Edward
Wilcox his Heirs and Assigns forever with Confirmation whereing we have
hereunto set our hands and Appressed our seals this 2^day of September 1883
signed and sealed
In presence of us witnesses
Robert Congdon
Riley (clerk)
Edward Wilcox (seal)
Joseph Wilcox (seal)
Recorded this Agreement
in July, 18^y92
By Riley Colp^s q^r X
At Charlestown in Washington County in the 22^d July 1791
Personally Appeared the subscribers to this Instrument and
Acknowledged the same to be their Act and Deed and had means that thereunto be affixed
Before me Riley Colp^s Justice Peace
By Riley Colp^s q^r X
To all People to Whome these presents Shall Come it is known That I Joseph Wilcox
of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island do make this Indenture
to Edward Arnold Constable Arnold’s [illegible] that the Said Joseph Wilcox granted to
and conveyed of some four hundred and Fifty Seven acres Land Slaves Morey to be in
hand Said by Deed Signed by Edward Wilcox of the same Charlestown Common for the [illegible]
I do hereby Acknowledge and Attest that I have convey with fully Content and [illegible] to the
said Given Grantee Edward Arnold and [illegible] and [illegible] and [illegible] to the
their Presents I the said Joseph Wilcox All farmland and All Forest and [illegible] to be the land
at a fully Given One Grant [illegible] all All Forest and any other Land [illegible] to be the land
at a fully Given One Grant [illegible] all All Forest and any other Land [illegible] to be the land
Edward Wilcox and his Heirs and Assigns forever Content and [illegible] of the [illegible] of the
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Bounded as followeth Castly meet On A Marsh Or ledge boundary Setting [illegible] more than
Between John Birch's Land And Pratt's on A rock One hundred One Rods of Water westerly and Meeting
On the S.W. Corner Joined together With all the Partitions of fence Boards and all other the Appurtenances
there to belong Or there With Appertaining being Or Also Appertaining being all the Estate in Contest
Right And Title of all the Lands Tenements Farmes and Appurtenances &c to the same Belonging which
fourth Miles Corner boundary home by the Indenture Dating the 22nd Day of December &c 1794
to have and hold all the said Granted and Bargained and sold Premises and Appurtenances there to be
all the Appurtenances Tenements and Demises to the said Bargaining and sale Belonging again there
to the said David Wilcox his Heirs and Assigns forever to have and to hold her and their Only Purpose for
their Profit and for forever Amen I the said Joseph Wilcox Corner say my here Executor
to be my Executor to the Honorable Court of Chancery General Court and Judge and etc etc of the
State of Rhode Island his Heirs and Assigns that not be and before the Closing of the present Instrument and’
stipulated and signed the Premises of aforesaid and leave in my very Good Heart and mindfully
Authority & Settlement in the name of Manner as aforesaid And that from these
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