The instrument's own words
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Articles of Agreement made and entered into
this thirty first day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and seventy six by and between Benjamin Tucker
of Charlestown in the county of Washington and state of
Rhode Island of the one part and Benjamin F. Brandall
of said town of the other part in relation to the division of
a certain line of fence to wit the fence already built or
hereafter to be built on the dividing line of said
parties commencing at the said Ben said Tucker
corn mill and running in a South easterly direction
following the course of the brook to the swamp and
terminating in said swamp Witnesseth as follows:
That the said party of the first part in consideration of
the privilege already granted of straightening said
sabot and for other good and satisfactory reasons agrees
to make and maintain the fence a distance of forty
six rods commencing at the North East end of said
line at the Road and running said distance to a stake
& stone From thence to the swamp the line is
equally divided between said parties said party of
the first part making and maintaining the North
eastern half commencing at the stake & stone
aforesaid and ending at another stake and stone
Thence to the swamp to another stake & stone the
fence is to be made and maintained by said party
of the second part the remainder of said line
between said parties running into and terminating
in said swamp is left for the present undivided
And for the faithful performance of the several
articles of this agreement and the covenants therein
contained the said parties hereby bind themselves
their heirs and assigns forever
In testimony whereof we the said parties have
hereunto set our hands and caused our seals to be
affixed the day and year above written
In presence of
Wm H Terry Benjamin Tucker Sel
Benjamin F Brandall S.S.
Received for record May 31st 1876 at 2 1/2 oclock
P.M and recorded by Chas Cross Town Clerk