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Know all men by these Presents that I Simeon Adams moth of
Charlestown in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island & Provs on 26 Years on
this day and in Consideration of the Three Hundred Two Dollars and Eight Cents to
me in Hand Paid and received for the Conveyancing here of by Rowland Peckham of
of the Town County and State above aforesaid, the Receipt whereof I
do hereby acknowledge upon my oath that I am fully satisfied contented & paid, do
hereby Give Grant Bargain Sell and convey unto the said Rowland Peckham
his Heirs and assigns forever One Certain Lot or piece of Land situated in said Town
town bordering on Eastmoreland on the East side bordering on West side on
a fellow, West on the said Henry Harvey's land, North on the road way and South on
Chadworth's land, containing on the North 110 Rods & on South land, South by the North
boundary and contains Regulars and Difference being more or less than the Survey of
Land and made by a Committee Appointed by the Court of Probate and
Surveyed by said Court February 1823.
I do have and to Hold the above Bargained and Premises to the said Row
land Peckham his Heirs and assigns forever, to his and their only proper and
use Benefit and behoof forever, And I the said Simeon Adams guarantee
myself and my Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns to Covenant and Grant
to the said Rowland Peckham his Heirs and assigns before and with the under-
said and with the said Peckham his Heirs and assigns for the true sole and Lawful owner of the
aforesaid Premises That he and his Heirs for ever and from all and every Incumbrance that
might in any degree be more or behold to this present Deed, and will redo
Warrant Issue defend and the same to the said Peckham his Heirs and assigns
to Hold as aforesaid.
In Testimony whereof I have set my Hand and Seal at Charlestown
afore said the 14 day of February in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and
ten (1823)
Simeon Adams
Witnessed & signed in presence of
Samuel Stanton
Samuel Stanton
Recorded Feb 14th 1823
by Samuel Stanton Clks Off.
Charlestown Washington Co. on the Day and date
herein above written in Presence appeared the Above named
Simeon Adams and acknowledged the Above Instrument
to be his own Signature to be free and Voluntary act & Deed
Stand and Seal
Before me
Samuel Stanton Jp Court
Simeon Adams had this day made a Deed of a Certain tract of
land lying in Charlestown to Rowland Peckham and said land being situated
to furnish a Mill for Peckham of Northfield with the water’s flow and being’ situated
during his Natural life’s’ He agreed by the Deed that Land Rowland Peckham
shall for the said Rowland Peckham the fore said water which is intended to act and intend to
during and term Ten years’ whereof we have hereunto set our hands this
14th day of February 1823.
Rowland Peckham
Simeon Adams
Recorded Feb 14th 1823
by Samuel Stanton Clks Off.