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Know All Men by these Presents that I J. Abraham Allen of Charls-
town in the County of washington State of Rhode Island do in and for that consideration here-
after promoting Education in said Charlestown do in and for that consideration here-
after Give Grant Bargain convey and sell in trust to and for the use of a School house be-
fore a School to be built there and for some other purposes whatever On a certain lot of
Land lying in said Charlestown situated in the School house standing there being the east line
thereof being the west line of the said lot and the north line running North west side to a road west-
hence South west to a stone wall hence west to a road hence North west side to a road west-
and the last line beginning to be dotted to the following courses and to their beginnings and
to their ends Beginning at the school house aforesaid in the following proportions that is to say
To Judge J. S. Allen, [illegible] to Judge N. C. Crandall Eighteen Dollars to
Abraham Allen Eighteen Dollars, [illegible] to Joseph T. [illegible] Twelve Dollars, [illegible]
Twenty Dollars, [illegible] to [illegible] Twenty Dollars, [illegible] to [illegible] Allen
Twenty Dollars, [illegible] to [illegible] [illegible] to [illegible] Dollars, to the said proprietors
twenty Dollars, [illegible] to [illegible] to them the said proprietors
their Heirs and assigns in trust for the purpose of the aforesaid
School and to hold the aforesaid Premises in tenement on all widths or
so Near and to hold the aforesaid Premises in tenement on all widths or
said lot of said Abraham Allen together with a conveyance way from a
Lot North westerly to the land of Judge N. C. Crandall, likewise way
for people to pass and repass said way until some side lot on foot, with string
title damages as convenient, also to Daniel Edwards the newest son of Delilah
and Cynthia heirs of the proprietor of the venue aforesaid a portion
of the same aforesaid And I the said Abraham Allen do here agree with said proprietors
for myself my Heirs [illegible] and assigns that will not right to dispose of
some of the aforesaid Premises and further have Secure and Defend the venue to
them the said proprietors in trust for the purpose of preparing a School room
and School thereon as agreed and for no other purpose
And I Elizabeth Allen wife of said Abraham Allen do hereby for the con-
sideration above said yield up and surrender all my rights of dower in said
afore said Premises to the said proprietors to their Heirs and assigns forever to be
as provided
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and a seal this Ninth
day of December in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred
and Thirty four
Executor in presence of
Oliver Purser
Samuel Stanton
Wram Allen (LS)
Elizabeth Allen (LS)
Washington Co. ss (At Charlestown in said County on this
Recorded December 17th 1834 day and Date written above personally
by Samuel Stanton Clks appeared the above named Wram Allen
and Elizabeth his wife and acknowledged with their
foregoing instrument to be their signed and sealed
voluntary act and deed and a school for
the purposes therein expressed
Before Samuel Stanton Just of the Peace
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