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all the Right Title Interest Estate Property Claim and Demand whosoever which the said John Cap[t]
in his life time had or ought to have; and which I the said Philip Cape as his Executor have engross'd
here, of in or to the Lands within mentioned. To have and to hold, the same Wherein the said Charles
owned his Lands Trees & Privileges forever. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this
Sixth Day of May, in the Year 1774 or in the Twenty Fourth Year of his Majesty King George the Third.
Signed sealed & delivered
Philip Cape L.S.
[illegible]
[illegible] Bekham
Amity Co. County jo. At Northampton this Sixth day of May
[illegible] Robinson Justice
1774 in open Court come and appeared the above Letter writer
the above Assignment made to Philip Cape, and acknowledged the above Assignment to be her Act and
Deed. Signed sealed & delivered’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d
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Manner of former a then Giffts Grants Bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Wills Codicils Jointures Doweries
Judgments Executions, or any other Conveyance of what Name or Nature jenis, That might in any
wise or Degree obstruct or make void the present Deed. Furthermore I the said Daniel Peckham
for myself, my Heirs Executors and Administration, do covenant and agree the above mentioned Body
and their heirs forever Release and quitclaim any right Title Claim or Interest whatever they have or hereafter to warrant Seize and Defend by rightful Rights.
And Mary Peckham my Wife to the sd Daniel Peckham junr, as also in the Conveyance aforesaid
by these presents demise and forever give quit and surrender all her Rights Dowries & Powers of thirds of in and
unto the above described Demisee, to hold the said James Peckham, his Heirs and Assigns forever.
In Witness whereof We have here unto set our Hands the twenty ninth Day of August, mille
Septencentes Eighty five by my Sign and Seal, Prege the Third King of Great Britain &c. AD 1785.
Signed sealed and delivered
in Presence
Joseph Gardner
Wm J. Peckham
Daniel P Peckham Junr
Mary Peckham Es
North Kingstown County fo
Wednesday 21st of Aug AD 1785
the aforesaid deed dated
twenty ninth Day of Aug 1785 Mary Peckham the Wife and acknowledges the above Acknowledgment to be her
act and Deed, Placed and Sealed to
Jo Gardner & T. B. T. [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
Stephen Joseph Gardner Justice of the Peace
To all People to whom these Presents shall come I Gideon Hervey of Charlestown
in Kings County and Colony of Rhode Island & Province General Just Saying: Whereas that the said
Gideon Hervey in and Consideration of the Sum of One Pound lawful Money to me in Hand well and
sufficiently paid, by John Congdon and Peter Gose both of the Corporation of Jamestown, the same acknowledged
I do hereby acknowledge to be lawfully and forever fully satisfied, and thereupon do hereby request and discharge
the sd John Congdon, & Peter Gose their Heirs Executors and Administrators person by these Presents
Have bargained sold remised released, and do by these Presents grant quitclaim unto the said
John Congdon and Peter Gose their Heirs and Assigns forever, the inscribed part of the One Fourth
East part of the West End of a westerly Half, and a Quarter of an Acre of Land lying in Charlestown, that was
John Congdon, Peter Gose, and Peter Gose, and the sd Gideon Hervey bought of Daniel Tyson as
may appear by the Deed dated the 28th Day of June AD 1766. And whereas as the said Gideon
Hervey have since bought the sd Peter Gose's Right to the Stamps and Salt spring as may appear by a
Deed dated the 12th Day of August AD 1775
Now know 16th Day of August AD 1785 that the said Gideon Hervey, do by these Presents hereby remise release and
assign forever to the sd John Congdon and Peter Gose the other One Fourth part of the western Part of the salt
that I bought as above mentioned to his and each of their Heirs and Assigns forever, as well as that line
and marking here to, that from and after the date of this Deed aforesaid, the other Three Parts and
Quarter of an Acre of Land be owned equally between me the sd Gideon Hervey, and the said John
Congdon & Peter Gose, and each of our Heirs and Survivors, and Assigns forever, as Tenants in
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