4/10/1812 · DEED · book 5 page 88 doc 11834

80 Know all Men by these Presents that in Order to promote useful Learning and to erect a School House in our Neighborhood the Undersigned have contributed and subscribed to pay the Several Sums annexed to our Names for that Purpose viz Joseph Hocksey ten Dollars, Simeon Perry ten Dollars, James Congdon ten Dollars, Samuel Perry ten Dollars, Jedidiah Perry ten Dollars, Thomas Perry two Dollars, Hosea Perry one Dollar, Joseph Perry ten Dollars, Philip Perry ten Dollars, Peter Perry five Dollars, Benjamin Lewis two Dollars, Joseph Hocksey jr six Dollars, Stephen Browning eight Dollars, Jose Shanns six Dollars, Joseph Stanton 5 half Dollars, Gideon Hocksey ten Dollars, James Kimmo ten Dollars, Lewis Perry five Dollars, Gideon Benedict two Dollars, and Philip Perry Enter ten Perry for one Dollar, Benjamin May three Dollars, they the said Hocksey boys of Charleston in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island do hereby grant by these Presents & in Consideration of promoting Learning in aforesaid manner and useful to Mankind with due hearty good grant convey and Confirm unto the said and Undersigned to their Persons Successors and whoever their Heirs & Assigns forever as Trustees in Trust for the Use of a School a small Lot or Parcel of Land containing about Eight square Rods - in said Charleston on the south side of the Road between Ltd Joseph Hocksey & Gideon Hocksey who are dwelling Houses and bounded as follows beginning at a heap of stones by the Highway thence Westly by the Highway from said heap of stones thence southerly three feet and a heap of stones thence Easterly from said heap of stones southerly thirty feet Northly thirty feet to the beginning and also a forever to get swamp Wood in the Swamp nearby and said School House of any sort except Colles during Cleaning to have the sd Joseph Hocksey an equal Right or share in said School House and Lot he being one of the Subscribers whose House is to be improved as a School House at such Time & in such Manner as the aforesaid Trustees shall from Time to Time agree upon for the Use of said House shall from Time to Time agree In Confirmation of all the above and better written Agreements we have hereunto set our Hands This first day of the first month in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and ae 1808. I hereby Acknowledge the foregoing Instrument to be a Voluntary act and Deed made my hand and Seal there unto affixed the Day of Date aforesaid the aforesaid Date 10.10.1812 By Philip Perry J.P. Joseph Hocksey Justice of the Court Common Pleas L.S. Simeon Perry Samuel Perry Philip Perry Gideon Hocksey Augustus Lewis Gideon Krofs Thomas Perry Joseph Stanton s Joseph Hocksey jr James Perry Philip Perry jr John Perry jr Stephen Browning Hosey Perry James Congdon