The instrument's own words
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State of Rhode Island to wit
In Charlestown this 21st day of September, 1876,
Charles H. Nichols & Harriet C. Nichols his wife, personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by their signatures to be their free and voluntary
act and deed.
Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
Received for record Sept 21st 1876 at 1 o'clock P.M. and
Recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
This agreement made and executed on this 23d day of December
AD 1848 by and between Thankful G. Pierce of the town of
Charlestown county of Washington State of Rhode Island
by the one part and John E. Weeden of the town of Northstow
County and State aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth
That Whereas said Thankful G. Pierce is the owner and possessor
of a certain tract of land, lying in said Charlestown containing
one hundred and ten acres, more or less, bounded Northerly
by land of by said Bentley by land of Mary's Point
Southerly by Pequot Brook and Westerly by Palatuck
River & land of Nathan D. Dixon and Whereas said John
E. Weeden is the owner and possessor of a certain dam across
Palatuck river at the Village of Northstow in said Westerly
and Whereas said Weeden did melt on the 14th day of
September AD 1847 cause the log of it said dam to be
increased thirteen inches thereby causing as claimed by the
owner of the aforesaid premises the water of said Palatuck
River to overflow and flow back upon the aforesaid land
of said Thankful G. Pierce Therefore the said John E.
Weeden for himself his heirs and assign and their good descendants
agree with the said Thankful G. Pierce her heirs and assigns
that for the damage of the aforesaid land as aforesaid he the
said John E. Weeden will pay or cause to be paid to her
the said Thankful G. Pierce the sum of eighteen 75/100 dollars
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262 for each and every year from the said fourteenth day of
September AD 1807 so long as said dam remains at its
present height And the said Thankful G. Pierce for
himself his Heirs and assigns doth covenant and agree
with the said John E. Meeden his heirs and assigns that
in consideration of the aforesaid sum paid to her the said
Thankful G. Pierce by the said John E. Meeden as aforesaid
full permission is granted to him the said John E.
Meeden to maintain said dam at the aforesaid height
and said sum to be a full and compensation for all damage
to said land by reason of the overflow of said river as
aforesaid In testimony whereof we have here
unto interchangeably set our hands and seals on the day and
year above written
In presence of
M. G. Grizon [illegible]
(interlined & erased written before signing)
John E. Meeden L.S.
Thankful G. Pierce L.S.
Received for me and read Sept 20th 1807 at 4 oclock
M. G. Grizon recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I Elisha J.
Potter of Charlestown in the County of Washington &
State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of two
hundred & fifty dollars to me paid by John E. Meeden of
Narragansett in said County State of Rhode Is grant sell
and convey to the said John E. Meeden the right to flow
overforesaid in so far as sole flowage is caused by his mill
dam across Pawtuxet river at its present height as defined
by a notch in a stone of the abutment of the bridge above
said dam and an iron pin driven into it by Josia W.
Hollis a certain tract of land situated in said town of
Charlestown & bounded as follows viz North by Roger Hunt
Brook East by land of James Johnen South by Allan
Land West by land of Jesse Daniel J. Beckham and
Pawtuxet river To flow and to hold said right
of flowage to him & his heirs & assigns forever And
I do covenant with the said John E. Meeden his heirs
& assigns that I am lawfully seized in fee of the
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