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154 witnesseth that by these presents signed and delivered and sealed to be his own act and deed and at the same
time and place Springer Williams Witness that if said Elias Williams one of the Subscribers to the foregoing
instrument have remained separated by sea port and part from her late husband after some time since instrument
was executed he have by this writing the last of her right to equal dividement the same as to her hereditary acres
and that she will not in any way claim or contest the same’s right to the said property [signature] [signature]
It is known that we Elizabeth Potter, John Potter, Sarah Potter and James Potter children
of the late George Potter, William Potter and Elizabeth Potter his wife of the
town of Charlestown State of Rhode Island [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature]
the town of Charlestown, State of Rhode Island [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature]
their mother Elizabeth Potter and some A Potter his wife in the town of Charlestown
their brother Elizabeth Potter and some A Potter and James S. Potter of Watertown State of
Rhode Island [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature]
State of Rhode Island [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature]
of Providence in the county of Providence of Rhode Island state of Rhode Island [signature] [signature]
and in the county of Washington of Rhode Island state of Rhode Island [signature] [signature] [signature]
and in the county of Washington of Rhode Island state of Rhode Island [signature] [signature] [signature]
of North Providence Charlestown New Providence district of Commercial, Providence Commercial
and North Providence [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature]
and Martha Brown his niece and sister of the county of Colleton South Carolina [signature] [signature]
and Martha Brown his niece and sister of the county of Colleton South Carolina [signature] [signature]
and Martha Brown his niece and sister of the county of Colleton South Carolina [signature] [signature]
his wife of Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island by the name
of Thomas Perry Administrator in the estate of Potter’s late wife of Potter’s deceased on
only attorney duly authorized and appointed and Elizabeth Potter the wife of Potter’s
for herself and all other heirs of Potter’s the wife of Potter’s granted to his said attorney Elizabeth
S. Potter children Perry for the estate of Potter’s and some A Potter their co administrator
of the term of two years and ninety days only to receive from the delivery of the
deeds by the public Solicitor of South Carolina appropriate the right unless with her hands
acknowledge to hereby grant bargain sell and convey to the said Thomas Perry etc
his heirs and assigns forever in consideration of certain sums of money paid in Charlestown RI
belonging to the estate of Potter’s late wife of Potter’s deceased as follows beginning at the
South east corner of said lot in the line dividing the same from Charleston’s farm three hundred
twenty running northerly by the line of David Collett’s land to the line of Stephen Browning and the
line of Holly Brooks’s [illegible] by the line of the farm of Howard and runy to the line
late belonging to Colleton and runy further back to the line of Browning, Colleton and on land
of George A. Potter and easterly and northerly by the line late belonging to the estate of George Perry of
Charlestown east running twenty eight feet and three quarters east to the same place or more or less
and to hold the said bargain’d grant’d premises with all the privilege and appurtenances
thereunto belonging to the said Thomas Perry and his assigns forever measuring and containing
on the boundary the premises granted to me by the name of Thomas Perry which was set out as far
as the boundary line Potter’s did and to include all water courses and rivers or streams whatever nature
and but the same premises for after some years been accumulated and improved and sewered with a well
and John Potter’s that we have good right to sell and convey the premises as aforesaid that in all
manner and respect do the same to his heirs and assigns forever the last limited dinner of peace
its witnesses above their hands and seals on the date first above written
Signed sealed and delivered [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature]
in presence of William Potter, Sarah Potter, Elizabeth Potter, Anna A. Potter,
William G. Cory Stamp, Elizabeth Perry, Anna Perry, Elizabeth Perry, Anna A. Potter,
Mark Potter 1850. W. S. Potter, Elizabeth Perry, Anna A. Potter, James S. Potter, John
Mark Potter [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature]
Potter, Valentine Potter, Sarah Potter the said premises conveyed
Martha Brown, George Perry, George Perry, Anna Perry, Sarah Potter, Elizabeth Potter
by Thomas Perry Administrator the his Attorney of
Thomas Perry and Elizabeth Potter
Charles Perry
Thomas Perry
[signature]
Guaranteed to Elizabeth S. Perry, Charles Perry, Anna Perry, Sarah Potter, W. S. Perry
State of Rhode Island County of Washington be before me July W. Perry Notary Public on this 23rd day
of April 1849. Thomas Perry personally appeared before Thomas Perry Administrator instructed and Attorney of
Thomas Perry and Elizabeth Potter’s acknowledged to the foregoing instrument attached and declared it
to be his own act and deed and that he had signed and sealed the same in the presence of [signature] [signature]
and sworn before the SS the State of Rhode Island [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature] [signature]
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