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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 76 Years on
for and in Consideration of the Three Hundred Two Dollars and Eight Cents to
me in Hand and Paid before the Conveyancing here of Rowland Peckham of
of the Town County and State above aforesaid, the Receipt whereof I
do hereby acknowledge upon my oath myself fully satisfied contented & paid, do
hereby Give Grant Bargain Sell and convey unto the said Rowland Peckham
his Heirs and assigns forever One Certain Tract or piece of Land situated in said Town
town containing by Estimation three Acres more or less bounded on the North by a
followen, West by the highway Henry Warrens land, North East on the highway and on
Charlestown road, Easterly on Then Couder & Ethan roads, South by the highway of
Townway and some Tenugers roads and Difference being more or less to the Survey of
said land and made by a Committee Appointed by the Court of Probate and
Surveyed by said Court February 1823.
To have and to Hold the above described Premises to the said Row
land Peckham his Heirs and assigns forever, to his and their only proper and
her Benefit and behoof forever, And I the said Simeon Adams guarantee
myself and my Heirs Covenant Affirmation and Agree to Covenant and Grant
to me and my Heirs Covenant Affirmation and Agree to Covenant and Grant
to the said Peckham his Heirs and assigns before this court and witness the
con delivery of these presents come to the true sole and Lawful owner of the
aforesaid Premises Without any Encumbrance of whatever kind And furthermore that
insight in any degree on make void or disturb this present Deed, and will redo
Warrant Issue & defend 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
Executed in presence of
Jonathan C. Potter
Samuel Stanton
Recorded Feb 14th 1823
by Samuel Stanton Clrk
Charlestown Washington Co. on the Day and date
at time 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 Jce Clerk
1823/1 Simeon Adams has this day made a Deed of a Certain tract of
land lying in Charlestown to Rowland Peckham and made said Deed being Seventy six
years old
to furnish said Peckham of Northfield with an old horse’s skin now being Eighty
during his Natural days’ life Agreed by the Parties that said Rowland Peckham
shall pay for the said Said Peckham the fine wood which within it intend to cut
during and term Ten years henceforth whereof we have hereunto set our hands this
14th day of February 1823.
Rowland Peckham
Simeon Adams
Recorded Feb 14th 1823
by Samuel Stanton Clrk
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