The instrument's own words
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and Mary his wife hath Hereunto set their hands and Seals this Twenty Sixth Day
of November in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and
fourteen. Withe—
Signed Sealed and Delivered
In Presence of
Benj^rs Perry
Peleg Cross
Joseph Stanton [seal]
Mary Stanton [seal]
State of Rhode Island & p
Washington s.s. To wit at Charlestown On the 26 Day of November
A.D. 1814— Personally Came Jose ph Stanton Jr and
Mary Stanton his Wife before me Signon and seales of the
foregoing Instrument and Acknowledged the same to be
their Act & Deed hands and seals.
Before Peleg Cross Town Clrk
To all People to Whom these presents shall Come Know
ye that I Robert C. Sahham of Lebanon in the County of Windham
State of Connecticut I common doing Creating Know Ye that I said
Robert C. Sahham for and in Consideration of the sum of Four
thousand Dollars to the said Robert C. Sahham in hand writt and truly
paid by Joseph H. Lewis of Charlestown in Washington County State
of Rhode Island & me the Present Witness of hereby Acknowledging
have given granted Conveyed and Sold unto the said Jo^s H. Lewis
his Heirs and Assigns forever two Certain Tracts or parcels of Land
situate in the Town of Charlestown County of washington State of
Rhode Island the One of These Tracts Contains by Estimation sixty acres
the Same more or Less and lays in a piece called Lunnaconting Neck
with a Dwelling House and other Buildings thereon the said land is
bounded Northerly by land of Thomas Hoasy Easterly by Land of
Thomas Sheffield Southerly by the sea and Westerly by Lunnaconting
Pond and Breach the Other Lot being wood Land and lays to the
Northward of the Post Road and contains by Estimation twenty acres
be the same more or Less and is Bounded Easterly and Northerly By
Land belonging to the Heirs of Enoch trendall Deceased Westerly and
Southerly by Land of Thomas Hoasy & Edward Millox et aleng the
two Totals of Land formerly Owned By Robert Congdon Esq Late of
Charlestown Deceased Reference being had to the Deeds of Conveyance to the
said Robert
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said Robert Engerson in his Life Time for a more Particular Description
of the Bounds To have and To Hold the said Grants and beyond
premises with the premises and Appurtenances thereon the
Joseph R. Lewis his heirs and Assigns forever to his and their use and
behalf forever And I the said Robert C Peckham for myself my heirs
Executors and Administrators do Covenant with the sd Joseph R Lewis
his Heirs and Assigns that I am Lawfully Seized in fee of the premises
that they are clear of all encumbrances that I have good right to
sell and convey the same to the said Joseph R Lewis to hold as
aforesaid And that i will Warrant and Defend the same to the sd
Joseph R Lewis his Heirs and Assigns forever against the lawfull
Claims and Demands of all Persons.
And Anna Peckham wife of the said Robert C Peckham doth
for the Consideration within mentioned yield up and surrender
all her right of Dower and power of thirds of in and into the
before Described and bargained Premises unto the said Joseph R Lewis
his Heirs and Assigns forever.
In Witness whereof the sd Robert C Peckham and Anna
his wife have hereunto set our Hands and seals this 10 Day of
February in the Year 1815.
Signed sealed & Delivered
In Presence of
George D Crogs Robert C Peckham [seal]
Peleg Crogs Anna Peckham [seal]
Sarah T Williams
William T Williams
Witnesses to
Signing of
Anna Peckham
State of Rhode Island Pc. Washington sc
to wit at Charlestown on the 10th Day of February 1815
Personally came Robert C Peckham Signer of sd deed to be
preceding Instrument and Acknowledged the same to be his
Voluntary Act and Deed here in and sealed.
Before Peleg Crogs T.C.
State of Connecticut
sc
to New London County On the 14 day of Feby 1815 Personally
Appeared Mrs Anna Peckham aforesaid the wife of Robert C Peckham
aforesaid & Acknowledged the foregoing Instrument by her Executed in
her free Act & Deed.
Recorded Mar 12 Before me Wm T Williams Justice Peace [seal]
13. 10 M P
By Peleg Crogs T.C.
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