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This Agreement made and entered into by Samuel H. Rossie dr. of Charlest-
town in the county of washington and state of Rhode Island of the one part and
Bethiah Clark of charlestown county and state aforesaid of the other part Witness-
eth that the said parties have made Covenant the said Rossie again in the first right last vicinity
following south of the State Road in said charlestown As agreed upon by them and
for other things and considerations That the said Rossie made covenant to maintain a
fence on half of the line fence the above named vicinity north westerly for eighty rods such fence com-
mencing north of the State Road and running easterly to a Stake and continuing so to a stake and
Clark agrees to make and maintain particular fence the remaining distance of seven hundred feet
to the road.
In testimony of the faithful performance of the aforesaid agreement the persons aforesaid
unto themselves their heirs and assigns each to the other forever
Witness my hands and seals at charlestown this 22nd day of May in the year 1851
Samuel H. Rossie
Sarah H. Rossie
Bethiah Clark
Hannah G. Clark
Recorded Dec 27th 1851
By John Stanton C. Clerk
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KNOW ALL men by these presents that on this 20 day of September A.D.
1850 we Samuel H. Rossie House and Horace H. Burdick and Horace H. Burdick
ate of charlestown County of Washington State of Rhode Island sealed for the purpose
of making division of the line fence between our Rhode Island estate here on the
day aforesaid make division as follows Said Samuel H. Rossie agrees for
himself his heirs executors administrators and assigns to maintain an equal part
of the balance of the fence commencing at the North East corner of the lands of
said Samuel Rossie and running south on said line fence to a stone marking the
division of the Male and the said Horace H. Burdick and Horace H. Burdick agree for
them and their heirs executors administrators and assigns to maintain the other half commencing
at the said stone mark and running to the State Road.
And it is further agreed that by virtue of this instrument the said Samuel H.
Rossie & others shall have the
right to pass and repair at pleasure from the Rhode Island estate or diversity
across the lands of said Horace H. Burdick and Horace H. Burdick called the Hunting
Pasture estate of said Horace H. Burdick and Horace H. Burdick with Cows of the mine
between Lot 1 and the said Rossie his heirs and assigns after by these presents
to pass in and drive cows from main lane to pots or Roads.
For Confirmation witness our herunto our hands and seals this
day of
In presence of
1851
Hazard A. Burdick LS
Horace H. Burdick LS
Samuel H. Rossie LS
Recorded Dec 27th 1851
By John Stanton C.C.