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This contract made this 20th day of June 1876 by and between Oliver
Davis of Wickford of the first part and Stephen Polkhase of Charlestown
of the second part. Witnesseth that the said Oliver Davis of the first
part agrees that for the sum of four dollars to be paid on the
beginning of this contract, and one dollar paid yearly afterwards, the
said Davis will obtain said Polkhase to build a house upon
the East end of High Bank to be called in convenient Beach
and move owned by said Oliver Davis
Oliver Davis
Witnesses Oliver S. Polkhase
John S. Potter
Wm F. Polkhase
Received for Record June 8th 1876 at 3 oclock P.M
and Recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
Know all men now that I Charles Cross of Charlestown in the
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island Administrator on the
Estate of John Nuttingway, late of said Charlestown deceased, by virtue
of authority vested and me by the Court of Probate for said town of
Charlestown, and for and in consideration of the sum of thirteen
hundred and forty to me paid by the said Phebe A. Nuttingway of Charlestown
aforesaid, the highest bidder at a Public sale entered by the said Court
convened on the twentieth day of March AD 1887 the receipt whereof I
do hereby acknowledge, do hereby in my said capacity grant
bargain sell and convey unto the said Phebe A. Nuttingway, her
heirs and assigns forever, all the right title and interest which said
John Nuttingway at the time of his decease had in and to a certain fund
situated in said Charlestown containing by estimation Eighty acres
more or less, with a dwelling house and other buildings thereon
standing, bounded Northerly partly by land of William Spearman &
partly by land of John Le Stephane, Easterly partly by land of the first
land of Phebe A. Nuttingway & partly by land of the name of Stephen Polkhase
Southerly by land of Albert H. Nuttingway and Samuel G. Cross, to the
high way, Westerly by said highway to the place of beginning, or however
otherwise bounded. To have and to hold the aforementioned premises, with
all the privileges and appurtenances thereto, to the said Phebe A. Nuttingway
her heirs and assigns forever to her and her own only proper use
benefit and behoof forever
In witness whereof I have hereunto in my said capacity set my
hand and seal this twelfth day of June AD 1887
In presence of
George G. Cross Charles Cross Admin Ex L