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Charlestown Sept 23 D 1807
Be It remembered that I Peleg Cross of Charlestown in Washington County Ye
Yeoman, and Sarah Charles Chid[ren] of the same town woman of sd Town County Ye
Do agree for our selves our heirs and executors Administrators & Assigns to Divide
the Line between our lands and sd Sarah Charles’s lands as follows [illegible] that we
may fix the Line between our lands and sd Sarah Charles’s lands as follows [illegible] that we
do agree that we shall run a line from the North West corner of the South half of the Parcel
to begin at the corner of the Corner by the Regulatory and run Eastwardly to the Corner of the
the upper or North West Corner of the house which is about a chain and a half to a Stone
with the Ground by the South of the wall. And the sd Sarah Charles is to make and
have made and maintain in perpetuity in the North half part of sd Wall to begin at the
North Corner run Eastwardly to the Corner the House and run Eastwardly one half the Distance
to the Corner of the North or Lowly Corner which is about at alley crossing her to a Stone
with the Ground by the South of the wall in conformation
which the Parties above named Pursuant hereunto have hereunto set their Hands and
seals the Day Year and Date first above written.
In presence of
Wm D Powell
John Nichols
Augustus Harry
John G. Co[u]rt[s]
The above agreement Recorded Novr 2nd D 1810 by Peleg Cross Yeoman J. L. Conn Clerk
Signed & sealed
Charlestown April 20 D 1808
Be it remembered that we Nathan Tucker and Peleg Cross ye Yeomans
of Charlestown in Washington County ye Yeomans
Do agree for our selves our Heirs Executors Administrators & Assigns
to Divide and Settle a Line between our lands in Giddeon Wake’s sd sold in said
Charlestown, the said Line is to begin at the Stake & Leg of stones On the East
side of the path at the mouth or going in of the notch and run North north-east
Degrees That we to a stake and stones a few feet to the North east and northwest
of a Black Oak Tree Standing in the Line the Distance is fifty one rods and
five links. And the sd Nathan Tucker is to make and maintain the South
half part of sd Line with a good & sufficient fence to begin at the stake &
run eastward by the Path or mouth of the notch & to extend 81 Ye 11 [illegible]
the Distance of 57 Rods & 5 Links to a stake kept with stones and the
Cross is to make and maintain the North half part of sd Line with a good
sufficient fence to the Other Stake stones Near the sd Black oak and
the fence to be made as튼튼 as Conveyancy will Admit of it In conformation
and Testimony of the Above Agreement we the sd Nathan Tucker & Peleg
Cross have hereunto set Our Hands and Seals the Day month & Year
Above Written.
Signed & sealed
In Presence of