The instrument's own words
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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 Pickham 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 Geo: Hazrd Pickham 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, I do
have and to hold said Land & premises with all the privileges y
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
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Ticket Number two thousand one hundred and forty which aforesaid Number
was fortunate & drew the lot number one with the house & Buildings thereon
Wherefore we the Immanuel Case, Samuel Legar, Samuel Potter, & William
& Davis for and in Consideration of the premises, Hereunto moving, HAVE and
by these Presents for our parcels, due fully & fairly grant alien transfer and
Convey & confirm unto the Tenas Minor, James Smith, John Aldrich & the
Boundary & confirm unto the Tenas Minor, James Smith, John Aldrich & the
each of them, & their & each of their Heirs & assigns as Tenants in common the
Lot Number one or a parcel of land containing about Three Acres, be the same
Nor or a Lot bounded & described as follows, Northerly partly on a highway, Westerly
more or Less bounded & described as follows, Northerly partly on a highway, Westerly
partly on [illegible] thirteen, Easterly, partly on a Fresh pond, or have other
partly on lot number thirteen, Easterly, partly on a Fresh pond, or have other
side bounded & reputed to be bounded Together with all & singular the house
Buildings & appurtenances to the same belonging a appurtenant There To Now
And unto the aforesaid Land premises & appurtenances unto them the said
Tenas Minor, James Smith, John Aldrich & to their & each of their
Heirs & assigns as Tenants in Common, in as full ample & effectual manner
ner as we ourselves might enact or could have by force & Virtue of the before
Vested Deed, hereby Given & Granted unto them their heirs & assigns all the right
Title interest & tote properties of Claim on the said George Hogdon [illegible]
Concerned the use of in stand Lot Number one as in term desire Described For String
Witness the we have here set our Hands & seals this Tenth Day of April 1783
Seals of deed
In presence of
William Channing
Nicholas Barton
James Congdon
Immanuel Case
Saml Legar
Saml Potter
William Davis
Washington to wit South Kingston april the 11 1783
personally appeared Immanuel Case, Saml Legar, Saml Potter, William Davis and ack
nowledged the above and above written Instrument to be Voluntary acts &
Deeds. Before
Beckham Just Peace
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Washington [illegible] May 19th 1784. - Then Personally appeared late, strain
Seager, signer to the above written Instrument and acknowledged the
same to be his voluntary act & deed writ with his hand & Seal thereto
affixed Before James Congdon junr. Just. of the Peace
Recorded May 29th ad 1784 per me John Champflin Clrk
To all People to Whom these Presents shall come, I Polly
Lewis of Charlestown in the county of Washington yean an Land Gouting
Know ye that I the said Polly Lewis for and in consideration of the sum
of two hundred and eleven Dollars to me in hand Paid by Nathan
Tington, of the same Town & County before said, both of the State
of Rhode Island it the Twenty 1st of the month of May I do hereby acknowledging my
self fully paid and do Have Given Granted & Sold plain
enough convey and confirm unto the sd Nathan Tington his
heirs and Assigns forever, a certain Tract of Land situate lying
and being in Charlestown in the county of Washington, containing
by estimation half an Acre of Land in the same more or Less and in
Butted and bounded as followeth (orig) Northerly & Easterly on land
belonging to the heirs of James Tington, southerly on land lately belonging
to Eliz Chandall, now in possession of Robert Jones, and westerly on
Pescucket River the remainder being had to the Deed of the Grantor which
he holds void & by from Eliz Chandall
To have and to Hold the said Granted and Bargained premises
and Privileges with the appurtenances unto the sd Nathan Tington his
heirs his assigns forever and I the sd Polly Lewis for myself
my heirs, Executors and administrators do hereby warrant
avouch himself to be the sole and Lawfull owner of the bargain
premises, and am Lawfully Seised and Possessed thereof