The instrument's own words
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Whereas there hath arisen a Dispute between us John Bard, and Joshua Bard junr both
of Charlestown in King's County, of and concerning the Settlement of the Line between our Land
whereas we now have our Line And in order to prevent any further Dispute about the Line between our
Lands we the said John Bard, and Joshua Bard junr have agreed for us, our Heirs and
their assigns that the dividing Line between our Lands after ward shall be as follows with
Agreement sever, that the dividing Line between our Lands shall be as follows with
beginning at a Rock with Clause on it at the North East Corner of said Joshua Bard, &
shared, and from there running to a Maple Tree Standing in the Swamp with Stones about it
being about that Four and six Degrees North, and from thence between the North and West a
straight Line but two Maple Trees which we have markeds, Standing by Rogerat's Land, and a
straight Line but one Maple Tree, which is in the Bounds of Joseph Rawings Lands, and a
straight Line but to the 3rd Joshua Bard junr shall have a payment Way for his Herd wide as
four as 3 Brooks that intersperse in a straight Line. All we agree shall be the dividing
Line between our Lands after ward. In Confirmation of the above written Agreement between
here between our Hands and seals dated the Fourth day of January A 1786
Sign and Seal’d
in my Presence
by
Cosgdon Thing's County, January
Joseph Rossey
Truman Terry
Ed. Crig
Olyn Clark
Ob. Clark
[illegible] 4th Day of 1786 Joshua Bard junr. [illegible]
Personally came John Bard and Joshua Bard junr: Signers to the
above written Instrument, and did acknowledge the same to be their
voluntary Act and Deed Before me
Witnessed 1786 [illegible] Joseph Hoxie Justice of the Peace
By Joe Condores, & J. Ch.
King's County, October Superior Court A.D. 1779, in a judgment entered
in the following Words:
I do remember’d, this heretofore been Court at the Court hold at East Greenwich
within and for the County of Kent on the third Monday in October A.D. 1779 now brought into this Court his wrist’s’s
piece of Charlestown in the County of Thing's County Region, and be brought into this Court his wrist’s’s
in Equity framing, Post on the fourth day of May A.D. 1779 being found in his own right, and in
Sum of a certain of certain Rack of Land with the Appurtenances thereunto belonging in Charlestown opposite
containing about four feet from Stone’s bound Northarly on the Salt Marsh, Eastarly partly on the Salt
Marshes and partly on Land of Charles Clarke, Charlestown, Southarly on the Salt Marsh and Westerly upon
Eliz. Bard Land the 3rd Joseph further that he at the same time and further, was found in an
Sum of another a certain Rack of Land with the Appurtenances containing a about Ninety Acres stand
bounded Northarly on a Saltmarsh Body, Eastarly now and of Charles Eph. Rawings containing
upon the Saltmarsh and Westerly upon Land of Eliz Bard, and having be found the Part of the
Land over paid, the said Joseph did then and there by his Deed dated the 4th day of May said
Agreement and gave to the said Charles Clarke the Right of enjoyment of the Bounds in the County of Newport
his Heirs and Assigns forever, conditioned that if the said Joseph should pay me to be paid to
Charles the Sum of one hundred twenty five and one quarter of a Pound sterling called
on the eighth Day of Jan A.D. 1782, with the Interest thereon, then the above Deed shall be
the said Joseph executed as a Mortgage. Now the said Joseph further that he hath been at all
-reaties, and felt is to redeem said Mortgage and bring with the Money and Interest required
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by Law into Court, and therefore pray that due process may issue according ly. And then upon the Court-
receive the Writ, and order the same to be returned to the Firm; and that in the mean Time Citation be
issued to the Sheriff in the County of Kings County ordering him to cite the Defendant to appear at the Court in January
the first Friday Date. And that the said copy of the said Citation be executed in both the parties
named John Page whose article was receiving by done. And at this Court has come’d the said
Joseph Page’s Attorney man as the Sheriff who was returned of the Citation, that he had notified the said
Charles Dickenson by causing Copies of the Citation to be imprinted There therefore judgment is in both the
Condemned Sums’s Page’s according to order. Against the said Charles not appearing in Court in January
case or any other process Against the said Robert White who the said John Page’s Court should be executed
the Court adjudged that the said Lands are redeemable in their order that the Court might
be further advised what monies are due upon the said Mortgage, and that further and Equity
may be done under the Parties, the Court makes further order that while the matter is pending
proceed to nominate and appoint Freeman Perry and James Felton Esquire Masters in Chancery
to evaluate the Sums of Money due and unpaid upon the said Mortgage making proper Deductions
for such Terms as accrue to the said upon the payment of any so to calculate the Compound Interest
thereupon from the Time from became due up to the Current Year and make Report to the Court upon
as may be. And upon the said just Party bringing the Monies into the Office of the Clerk of this Court
which shall appear to be due upon the Mortgage and to satisfy the Debt of the said Citation that the
said Mortgage shall be discharged. Which reported of the Sum of Five Hundred Dollars
Thirty and Seven and some Pennies’s which Report was accepted by the Court And the said
Joseph having paid the Sum aforesaid into the Office of the Clerk of this Court for the aforesaid
Purpose. Wherefore considered by the Court that the Lands, and Premises above described be and is
hereby acquitted released operated etc &c discharged from the Mortgage aforesaid void to all intents
purposes and constructions as if the said Mortgage had never been executed. And that the said
Joseph pay all costs.
Rendered Feb 18 1790. [Signature] Edward Perry Off.
[Signature] Ja. Congdon, Dep. Comr Clrk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come I Robert Congdon
of Charlestown in Kings County Rhode Island woman for and in Consideration of the Sum of Six Dollars do
further these Indenture will and hereby yield and pay by myself as Free Condal of the Sum given to me
receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and confest the same with further full payment contained receipt paid
Have remised released and forever quit claimed and conveyed by and through the Act of Descent to me right law
and forever quit claim and forever confirm with the said John Page aforesaid in its actual possession and Tenure
being and to his Heirs and Assigns forever all my Right Title Interest Property Claim Conveyance
or Demand however have once had or ought to have in any and entire certain Lot of Land being and
being in said Charlestown above specified containing one half Acre of Land Bound and Divided as
followeth beginning at a Stake and Stone bent it then North East 2. ft two Chains to a Stake and
Stone about 13 ft then N 24 E. three Chains and four links to a Stake and Stone bent it then
S 3 W two Chains then to the first mentioned Bounds Remised and Released and Conveyed to the Genral
Authority on Lands in Possession of Oct. Norton and Release paths on the South side Land’s
carried’s Signed 1790.