The instrument's own words
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Art. 8. This Constitution may be amended at any annual meeting,
provided notice of the intended amendment has been given
at some previous meeting.
& The Secretary shall cause this Constitution and all alterations
or amendments thereof to be recorded in the Records of Land &
Ordinances of the town of Charleston as the law requires.
John Stanton
Joseph H. Conklin
Joseph H. Jr.
Wm. Branch, Jr.
George W. Cobb
Peter J. Brightman
Gideon W. Harris
Nathanl. Saylor
Samuel H. Moorman
Stephen B. Tucker
Stephen C. Browning
Joseph H. Cobb
James J. Atkin
Theo D. Browning
Charles Cobb
Benjamin W. Green
James Foy
S. P. Card
Recorded January
2nd 1850 By
G. H. Green ex Dr Clerk
Know all men that I Peter J. Brightman of the town of Charlestowns in
the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island stand for and
in consideration of the sum of Two Hundred and twenty five
Dollars well and truly paid me by Susan Connors (widow)
(Guardian to the heirs of Joseph Conn Jr. sole part of town clerk) being
money belonging to said heirs that I hereby acknowledge as fully
appropriated the receipts whereof I do hereby acknowledge as fully
give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Susan
Connors (widow Guardian) one certain tract of parcel of land
with a House and other outbuildings thereon standing situated
on south town boundary side Also she is the same shore & lot
Bounds on northwest by Benjamin W. Moore’s boundary South East by
or land belonging to Caleb Handy on easterly on lands of Luther
Hodgey Indian Ordinances and Caleb Hodgey on westerly on the
Highway and partly on land of George Browning as shown on
survey of the same lot by the bounded
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises
with all the privileges appurtenances thereto belonging to
the said Susan Connors (widow Guardian) her heirs and assigns forever,
and I the said Peter J. Brightman for myself my heirs
Executors and Administrators do covenant with said Susan
Connors (Guardian) her heirs and assigns that same has lawfully paid
in full of the premises that they are free from all encumbrances
and that I will warrant defend and defend the same to her
the said Susan Connors (widow Guardian) her heirs and assigns forever
against the lawful claims of all persons claiming by through
or under me
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The condition of the aforesaid will written is such, That if the said
Relig Sneeker should fail pray & cause to be sent Susan Comissioner/guardian
as aforesaid, that he/she hereby executes & administrates the Sum of Five Hundred
dollars and twenty four Dollars with interest from the signing of this
Deed then and there in that case the Deed shall be of more effect
otherwise to be null and void remain or for more time written
In witness whereof I have presented my hand and affixed my
seal at Charleston this 1st day of January AD 1850
Jas Peer [Seal]
Ridley Moore [Seal]
W. Moore J. H. Moore [Seal] Relig Sneeker. DS!
State of North America Island St.
Washington SS, Charleston Jan 1st AD 1850
Personally came Relig Sneeker and
acknowledged this instrument be him
& signed to the Sign his true arbitrary
& act Before me the Hon. Robert J. G. C.
Recorded Jan 3d AD 1850
By R. Moore Reg. in B 2 p 375 [Signature]
To the 24th day of May 1848 I received of Relig Sneeker the
signee and dealer of the above mortgage Total sum two hundred seventy two
dollars and nine cents the full amount principal and interest of the above
Deed and hereby discharge the said Relig Sneeker from all liability on account of
the same Witness my hand and seal this 24 day of May 1848 [Signature]
Know all men by these presents That I, Joe Brown, of Charleston in the
County of Kingston, Germans, and County the Browning of
Selle Kingston in Rhode Island Governor in consideration of
Fifty Thousand Dollars to be paid by James A. Tingyon of said
Charleston Moore, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge,
do hereby give, grant, bargain sell and convey unto said James A.
Tingyon, his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of land lying
being in said Blackstone, containing fifty Acres (more or less)
bounded Northly by the property of the gentry, southerly on the land of the late Steph
Ropine etc: easterly by the State road and westerly on hands of Helen
A. Moore; however aforesaid the same land is & may be bounded, nor southerly, nor mean
ing to convey to said James A. Tingyon, all the land bounded Southerly from the
Northly bounding of the land hereby conveyed.
Of these and a hold the land so granted and bargained premises with the
privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging as herein above expressed
together with the privilege to send light Ning’s and ways of
passing with beasts to the highway in such place or
plant etc as to the least possible damage—preserving the land hereby conveyed with
and against the right of fencing said land hereby conveyed with
Tearns for improvement within two rods of the Eastern boundary of the land hereby
conveyed, to the State side forever. Also reserving all the way passages
and running streams now passing on the land’s of the said heredities and
appurtenances to open to the said James A. Tingyon his heirs
& assigns forever. And i the said Joe Brown and the Browning of
Selle Kingston in Rhode Island Governor, and administrators, do con-
cur with said James A. Tingyon this here and agree that they are free of all encumbrances
that we have provided on their full and convey the same to the said
James A. Tingyon as aforesaid and that we will warrant
and defend the same to the said James A. Tingyon his heirs and
assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons.