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To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Knows
that whereas we David Lewis of westerly in Kings County Yeoman and Nathan
Hinson of Stephenhen in the County above Yeoman being each of us Owner of a
Lot of North March & edge Lodge Land lying in Charlestown in the County above in the
State of Rhode Island beyond the Slates on the North side of the Salt Pond, in which Lot being
bounded on each side's Lot, at the South end of a Cove, commonly called the Date,
Dead Hope Cove, & Lewis's Lot on the West and s. Hinson's Lot on the East throughout and
as time was a Breach made from some Days past from the Cove through the Reach into
the Sea, whereas since s. Lands did join, the running of the Water has carried away the bank
between our s. Lands, and at last, and removed some of the Land a dont s. Cove, and
between our s. Lands & Cove a considerable part of Land, which has become a Salt Marsh
also now into s. Cove a considerable part of Land, which has become a Salt Marsh
So that the Dividing Line between our s. Lands became unknown
Therefore in order to settle the Line between our s. Lands for our Peace, Comfort
and Avoidance of future Quarrels we have agreed and entered into a Firm Pact on the
Reach a little to the Northward of the South end of s. Dead Hope Cove, and agree
to run from there about North 26 the Degrees West a Straight Line through s. Dead
Hope Cove and edge Lodge toward a small Corner Timber in the West Part of the Salt Marsh
the Lot Distinguishable Plain and void to live in, until it comes to the Main Salt Pond
to the Northward of s. edge Lodge. All we have agreed that s. Line is and shall be
the Dividing Line between our s. Lands; that is to say it is the East Line of s.
David Lewis's Land, and the West Line of s. Nathan Hinson's Lands & All
which Line we the s. David Lewis, and Nathan Hinson do agree and attest it
to be the Dividing Line between our above s. Lands in Consideration whereof our
we have hereunto set our Hands and affixed our Seals the Twentieth Day of
September AD 1779.
Signed and Sealed
in Presence of
Joseph Marvson
Peter Marvson
David Lewis L.S.
Nathan Hinson L.S.
September 20th AD 1779
before the Subscribers Mr David Lewis, and Mr Nathan
Hinson personally appeared in westerly and acknowledged
this Instrument to be their Act and Deed Had & Seal
By Joseph Marvson Justice Peace
The foregoing Instrument
was recorded Dy 20 1779
By the Longdon & Toth
In the Name of God, Amin
This Twenty fourth Day of January, in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Seven hundred
and Seventy Seven, I Joseph Davis of Stephenhen, in Kings County, and State or
Government of Rhode Island, Yeoman being Sick, and in a very poor State of Health
but of sound and composed Mind and memory, thanks be given to Mighty God
for the Same, and calling to Mind the mortality of my Body, knowing that all
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