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This agreement made and executed on this 16th day of April 1872
by and between Thomas H. Pierce & thankful L Pierce his wife,
of the one part, and Mary A. James wife of John M Searce of the other
part witnesseth, that whereas at the Court of Common Pleas, holding at
Charlestown, within and for the county of Washington, February,
term 1858 it was decreed by said Court, on an action brought
by George N. Cornwell, vs Joseph M. Cornwell, for storage
on land belonging to said Judge N. Cornwell, caused by a dam
owned by said Joseph M. Cornwell, across Pawcatuck River, that
said Handle should pay to said Cornwell yearly and every year
so long as said dam remains it was decreed the yearly sum of
Eighteen dollars, and whereas the said Thomas H Pierce and Thankful
L Pierce, are the owners of a part of said flowed land (viz a certain
lot containing one acre more or less and referred to in said decree or
judgment of Court and whereas, the said Mary A. James is the owner
of the other land referred to and described in said decree or judgment
Now it is agreed by the parties that one half of said yearly
payment viz nine dollars shall accrue to and become payable to
the said Said Thankful L Pierce and the other half
viz nine dollars to the said Mary A. James
In witness whereof the said parties have hereunto set their
hands and seals the day and year first above mentioned
In presence of [illegible]
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True Stamp
$0.10
Thomas H. Pierce L.S.
Mary A. James L.S.
Know all men by these presents that I
Nathaniel Lewis of Charlestown in the County of
Washington and state of Rhode Island for and in
consideration of the sum of one thousand dollars
to me paid by Edwin L Lewis of Westerly in the
County estate aforesaid this receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge have remised released and
forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise
release and forever quitclaim unto the said Edwin
L Lewis his heirs and assigns forever all the right
title interest property claim and demand which
I now have or of right ought right ought to have or claim
in and to one certain tract of land situated in said
Charlestown containing by estimation forty acres be the
same more or less And is bounded on the North.
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