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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come—
Greeting Whereas I, Jonathan Perry of South Kingstown in
the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island Yeoman Not having Money to me in hand
in Consideration of the Sum of Fifty Pounds of lawful Money to me in hand
before the subscribing witnesses full and Sufficient Proof by William Harvey of the
between us in the County and State aforesaid Signatures the Receipt Whereof I do
hereby acknowledge and myself herewith satisfied & contented & Therefore of owing
part Parcel of my House & Homestead against discharging the said William
Harvey his heirs & assigns forever— by these Presents have given
Granted bargained Sold alien Conveyed & Confirmed & by these Presents do
Grant bargain Sell alien Convey & Confirm fully fully & absolutely to give Grant bargain Sell alien Convey & Confirm
unto him the said William Harvey his heirs & assigns forever— a certain
piece of Land situate in the aforesaid County & State aforesaid
or Parcel of Land situate in the aforesaid County & State aforesaid
Containing by Estimation thirty Acres of Land Butted & bounded
as followeth being beginning of a Black Oak Tree marked with Stones
as follows being beginning of a Black Oak Tree marked with Stones
about 11 Southeast Corner of this Parcel and from thence West 21 Degrees
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To his & theirs only proper Use, Benefit, & Behoof, for ever, and I the said
Jonathan Perry for myself my Heirs Exec[utors] Admt[inistrators] do Covenant promise
& Grant Agreed with the said William Harvey his heirs & assigns that he
for the Purchasing hereof I am the True Sole & Lawfull Owner of the above
Bargained Premises & am Lawfully Seized & possessed of the same in
my proper right as a good perfect & absolute Estate of inheritance
suffice[nt] & take in myself gold full Power & Lawfull auth[ority]
only to Grant Bargain Sell convey & confirm said Bargained premises
in manners aforesaid and that the said William Harvey his heirs &
assigns shall and from time to time & all Times forever hereafter by
force and Virtue of these Presents Lawfully Peaceably and Quietly
have hold up Use Occupy Possess & enjoy the said Demised & Bargain
Premises with the appurtenances free & Clear & freely & Clearly acquitted
Conveyed & Discharged of from all & other all manner of other gifts grants Bargains
Sales Leases mortgages wills Entails Pointer Decrees Judgments Executions
or incumbrances of What Name or Nature however that Might in any Measure
or Degree Obstruct or make Void the Same And furthermore I the said
Jonathan Perry for myself my heirs Exec[utors] & Admt[inistrators] do covenant and Engage
the above Demised premises to him the said William Harvey his heirs & assigns
against all Lawfull claims Demand of any Person or Persons Whatsoever
forever hereafter to warrant Seize & Defend by these Presents & morey the
Wife of the said Jonathan Perry doth by these Presents freely & willingly give up
& surrender all her right of Power and power of Mind of the above
Granted Premises unto him the said William Harvey his heirs & assigns
In Witness whereof the said Jonathan Perry & mercy his wife have set
unto these their Hands & Seal the thirtieth Day of April in the Year of
Our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty Two
In Presence of
Saml Perry
Thos. [illegible]
Jonathan Perry [seal]
Mercy Perry [seal]
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S.t. South Kingstown. Personally Appeard Jonathan Perry
and Mercy his wife, and acknowledgd the above Instrument by
them subscribed to be their Act & Deed this thirteenth Day of April
1702. Before Saml Perry Prst of the Peace
Recorded May the 29 d 1702 by me John Chubbs clk.
Be it known to all Persons to whom these Presents shall come
That the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island assent at their
Session held in Newport in said State on the Second Monday of June
AD 1702, granted a lottery for the disposing of the Real Estate of
George Hazard Wickham lying in Charlestown in the County of
Washington, and did appoint Immanuel Case & Samuel Seagar Es-
quires & Samuel Potter Gentleman of South Kingstown in y County of
Washington, and William Davis of Newport in the County of Newport
Esquires Directors for the furtherfull management of the same, And
Whereas the said George Hazrd Wickham did by his certain Deed
poll bearing date the sixth day of February in the Year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and eighty three give Grant bargain Sell alien and
convey & confirm unto the aforesaid directors in trust all his houses Land
Buildings & appurtenances lying in said Charlestown, to be appropriated to and
for the use of those who should be fortunate in the Draw of y Lottery, to
have and to hold said Land & premises with all the privileges &
appurtenances to the same belonging or appertaining to them the said
for the use aforementioned- Now Know ye that Thomas Lena
Wensor, James Smith & John Aldrich all of Smithfield in the County of
Providence Yeoman were jointly and equally Named & holders of the