The instrument's own words
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To all Publick & Whom these Presents shall Come Greeting
Know Ye that I: the 1: John Perry of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the
State of Rhode Island Do for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred
Dollars in hand before the Execution of this Indenture and truly paid by me George
Augustus Mumford Shipwright of the said Town remain the true owner of a certain
Acknowledge and my sole Aftermentioned Quality validly and Completely and freely and of my
own voluntary part therefore the aforesaid, august and Desborough him the I George August
Mumford Shipwright the above mentioned and Sufficient Conveyance by these presents:
Now Know That I Grant Bargain and Convey and Confirm and Convey by these
Presents Do Principally and absolutely give grant bargain sell convey assign
commit and surrender unto the said George August Mumford his Heirs and Assigns forever
these Certain Lots of Land lying in said Town of Charlestown contained in one Acre about one
half and a quarter of an Acre measuring at the Northwest corner at George August
Mumford's Lot by the Bear North East Three hundred Ninety feetly North West by the
said Perry's Lot and a fence line to the North West line Measuring North West by the
said Crane and Perry's my boundary line Three hundred Seventy North South one hundred and boy Perry
Lot as the boundary line one hundred forty five to the South East boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre more West by the
said George August Mumford of George August Mumford's Lot and Court Lot boundary line
by the said Perry's Lot and a fence line Measuring North West about Three hundred forty
five feet to the North West line of the said Perry's Lot boundary line by the South East
Line and a fence line containing about Three hundred forty seven Acre
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One Thousand and Eight Hundred and One Done 1801
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in Presence of
Simon Perry
John Lauten
John Perry
N.B. to the above Grantee’s Right is extinguished in the
entirety of the said Premises in this Deed and before Signature
At Charlestown in Washington County in the State of Rhode Island this 28th Day of May in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and One before me Official John Perry and
acknowledge to be the same and foregoing Instrument to be their act and deed and Signed and Sealed their names the first of the same
thousand and Eight Hundred and One
By Greg Cross J.P. Clr
[illegible]
This Lease Made this Eighteenth Day of the
First Month in the Year of our Lord One Thousand and Eight Hundred and One Between George
Raymond Perry of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island of the one part
of the First part and John Perry and his Heirs and Services of the Second part Witnesseth that I Matthew G. Raymond Perry of
of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island the said George Raymond Perry for the
Consideration of Ten Dollars to be paid by the said George Raymond Perry Witnesseth that I have found
before the location here attending by the said Perry the first half station of the Perry’s Farm
which Consideration of Ten Dollars is the full and sufficient Consideration of the said George Raymond Perry hereby by my solemn oath
witnesseth that I commit this Lease and Let him with the said John Perry and Murdoch Perry
Perry certain Lots of Land lying on the North side of One Mile Corner about the above described
of the first part and on the South side of the said One Mile Corner and a bound of the Land of John Perry
by me Demised to the said John Perry and Murdoch Perry during their Lives by the said George Perry
the said Lease running in perpetuity by the said George Raymond Perry and his Heirs and his Heirs
Well maintained husbandry by the said John Perry and his Heirs and the said Murdoch Perry and his
Heirs the South eastern and his heirs assigned to be the Premises on the North side from the first
by the Point to the Beginning—I Reserved out twenty three acres twenty square feet
More or less bounded to the beginning of the said Lot and Corner of the said Lot described
to John Perry and Murdoch Perry according to the said Lot described by said Lot and deed
to Simon Perry Lord and their Heirs That said Premises not to be divided by Simon Perry the said
in entire Course through the North eastern by Simon Perry and John Perry One chain and ninety nine
links Three quarter in the North eastern Degree and half one chain and fifty nine links
Three South easterly Three Degree in the South easterly one chain and four links some about 13 and
a half Degree in the North eastern the Beginning the first Lot being about One hundred forty seventy four
acres and One hundred and twelve square feet as described in the said Deed on the North side—I
residing in George Raymond Perry’s Farmhouse as above mentioned and on the North side of the
Land Let to John Perry on John George Perry’s land on the North and Number some four Rods to
be of Clear Water—While the said Lots shall be leased and let permanently with the said
Privileges and Appurtenances to the said tenants as described in the said Deed and granted from the
said John Perry and the said Murdoch Perry during their Lives and for the Duration of the both their Natural
Lives [illegible] and in Consideration of the said Premises and for the Duration of the said George Perry that they will
perform the following
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in Presence of
Simon Perry
John Lauten
George K. M. Perry
At Charlestown in Washington County on the 18th Day
of March 1801 before me Official George K. M. Perry
acknowledged to be the same and foregoing Instrument to be their act and deed and Signed and Sealed their names
Dated August 20th 1801
By Greg Cross J.P. Clr
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