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10/3/1890 · DEED · book 12 page 189 doc 5193

From CROSS CHARLES life
To PERRY JOHN H life
Consideration one dollar
Premises not stated · tract of land bounded by highway and land of others (Charlestown, Indian Reservation)

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1890 · DEED · HOLDEN CHARLES → CROSS CHARLES · book 12 p 188
◀ 1886 · DEED · BROWNING JOSEPH L → CROSS CHARLES · book 11 p 366
◀ 1868 · LEASE · CROSS CHARLES; BURDICK GEORGE F; CROSS MARTHA B → CROSS MARTHA B; BURDICK GEORGE F; CROSS CHARLES · book 9 p 270
◀ 1862 · DEED · HOLDEN CHARLES; HOLDEN MARTHA → CROSS CHARLES · book 8 p 405
◀ 1861 · AGREEMENT · CROSS CHARLES; CROSS POLLY → CROSS POLLY; CROSS CHARLES · book 8 p 367
◀ 1859 · LEASE · CROSS CHARLES; CROSS JOSEPH → CROSS JOSEPH; CROSS CHARLES · book 8 p 292
◀ 1855 · DEED · CROSS GEORGE W; CROSS JOSEPH H → CROSS CHARLES · book 8 p 95

Forward — where this land went

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1892 · DEED · PERRY JOHN H → PERRY EUGENE; PERRY LYMAN F · book 12 p 342
▶ 1905 · DEED · PERRY LYMAN F; PERRY JOHN H; PERRY HANNAH C → PERRY EUGENE · book 15 p 164
▶ 1890 · MORTGAGE · PERRY JOHN H → CROSS GEORGE C · book 12 p 208
▶ 1893 · LEASE · ENGLISH PETER; PERRY LYMAN F; PERRY JOHN H → PERRY JOHN H; PERRY LYMAN F; ENGLISH PETER · book 12 p 487

The instrument's own words

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witnesses whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 3d day of Sept AD 1890 Per presence of George E. Cross Charles Holden L.S. State of Rhode Island ss County of Washington ss In Charlestown this 3d day of Sept 1890 Charles Holden personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free act and deed. George E. Cross Notary Public Received for record Oct 3d 1890 at 4 oclock PM and recorded by George E. Cross Town Clerk Know all men by These Presents, That I Charles Cross of Charlestown R.I. for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to me paid by John H. Perry of said Charlestown the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge below, have remised, released and forever quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise, release and forever quitclaim, unto the said John H. Perry his heirs and assigns forever, all the Right title, interest property, claim and demand which I now have or of Right ought to have or claim in and to a certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown bounded on the North by land formerly of Thomas Regis on the East by a highway, on the south by land of the heirs of James H. Mattoon and on the West by land of Polly Tucker or however bounded, for a more particular description, reference is hereby made to the plat of the Indian Reservation on file in the Town Clerk's office in said Charlestown To have and to hold the same with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining to the said John H. Perry his heirs and assigns forever. And I the aforesaid Charles Cross for myself and for my heirs, devisors and administrators, do covenant with the said John H. P
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190 Perry his heirs and assigns, That I will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises to the said John H. Perry, his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by, through or under me. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 3rd day of September eighteen hundred and ninety. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of George R. Rossy Charles Borse L.S. Charles Borse State of Rhode Island County of Washington, Sc In Charlestown this 3d day of Sept. A.D 1890 the above named Charles Borse personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed, George R. Rossy Askany Public Received for record Oct 8th 1890 at 4 oclock P.M. and recorded by George R. Rossy Town Clerk To all people to whom these Presents shall come, I Perry H. Rossy of Charlestown, County of Washington State of Rhode Island hereafter called the grantor send Greeting, Know ye that I the said grantor for and in consideration of the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars to me in hand behalf before the executing hereof and truly paid by Welcome H. Foster and Maria H. Foster wife of said Welcome H. Foster of Charlestown aforesaid herein called the grantee the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and am therewith fully satisfied, contented and paid; and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof do renounce, acquit and discharge the said grantee their heirs executors and administrators forever, by these presents have given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do freely, fully and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell aliened, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever a

The page as recorded

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deed_walker_v1.9_2026-10-10 · the index is the town's own (i2l.uslandrecords.com); transcripts, chains and the assessor's cards are the Perry Machine's reading of it. Where the record we hold runs out, the page says so.