The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I William H Perry of New
Shoreham in the County of Newport and State of Rhode Island and
in consideration of the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars paid me by Nath. and
Lewis of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of said
Rhode Island of which I hereby acknowledge have given granted bargain
sold and conveyed and do by these presents give grant bargain sell
and convey unto the said Nathaniel his heirs and assigns a certain
tract of land or piece of land lying being and situated in said New Shoreham
bounded and described as follows bounded westerly by land recently
conveyed by said William to James M. Corliss bounded easterly by the public road
conveyed by said Nathaniel westerly by land of Aaron Green situated in said New
Shoreham Northly by land of Aaron Green Easterly by the public road
and containing three five acres more or less the said tract being the same
tract conveyed by Joseph H. Corliss to diverse persons by several deeds
dated Oct 4th 1823 and recorded in the Book of R.I. by the said Perry
conveyance in said Shoreham page [illegible] or however the said tract
may be otherwise bounded or described
To Have and to hold the aforesaid lot and premises
with the Privileges and Appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any
wise appertaining To him the said Nathaniel his heirs and assigns
forever Said tract of the said William for myself my heirs executors and
administrators do covenant and convey to and with the said
Nathaniel and his heirs and assigns that the premises hereby conveyed are
free of all encumbrances That I have good right to sell and convey
the same and That I my heirs executors and administrators will
and shall forever warrant and defend the same to the said Nathaniel
his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons Alone And that I Nancy R Perry wife of the said William
in consideration of the aforesaid sum paid my said husband is hereby conveyed
my right of dower in the premises hereby conveyed
So To testify our witness of her hand we have set our hands and affixed our
seals Dec 26 day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and forty six (1846)
Witnesses our hands
Stephen Mill. Nathaniel
of M.S. Perry Simon Delano
W. L. Connor to signature J. H. Read
of N. R Perry & R. Perry
William H Perry S.L.
Nancy R Perry L.S.
State of Rhode Island in Washington County the town of Charlestown
26th 1846 Before me personally appeared William H Perry signature and sealed the foregoing
Instrument and acknowledged the same to be his act and seal
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Recd for record in Charlestown Court Oct 6th 1846 at 2 oclock P.M. recorded by [illegible] John [illegible]
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