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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
Joshua Clark of charlestown county and state aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth
that the said parties have made a contract the said Rossie agreeing as the gist of his right to dis-
pose of the whole south of the State Road in said charlestown As agreed upon by them
for further terms and conditions That the said Rossie made a contract to maintain a
fence on half of the line fence the above named party for eighty rods the said fence run-
ning north of the State Road and running easterly to a Stake and stone heap and it is
agreed that he [Rossie] is to make and maintain permanently forever the remaining distance of seven hundred
to the road.
In testimony of the faithful performance of the aforesaid agreement the persons aforesaid
unto themselves their heirs and assigns seal to the above four
Witnessing our hands and heart at charlestown this 22nd day of May in the year 1851
Samuel H. Rossie
Jonathan H. Rossie
Joshua Clark
Hannah C. Clark
Recorded Dec 27th 1851
By John Stanton C. Clerk
KNOW ALL men by these presents that on this 20 day of September A.D.
1850 Samuel H. Rossie, Horace H. Burdick and Horace H. Burdick sr Burdick
ate of charlestown County of Washington State of Rhode Island sealed for the purpo-
se of making a division of the line fence between our State Road here on the
day aforesaid make a division as follows Said Samuel H. Rossie agrees for
himself his heirs executors administrators and assigns to maintain an equal part
of the fence on the North East corner of the lands of
State Rhode Island and running south on said line down to a stone heap on
the Western of the State Road and the said Horace H. Burdick & Horace H. Burdick sr
here agree and agree returning to the State Road.
And it is further agreed that by virtue of his indenture the said Samuel H.
Rossie agrees to have the right to refer to present on the Burdick place or during any
repairs on the lands of said Horace H. Burdick & Horace H. Burdick sr including the
Pasture fields of said Burdick’s House to drive the cattle with convenience of the line
between Lot 1 and the said Rossie his heirs assigns after by these presents
to pass on said fence main ways paths or Roads.
For Confirmation witness our herunto our hands and seals this
day of [blank]
present 7 1851
Hazard A. Burdick L.S.
Horace H. Burdick L.S.
Samuel H. Rossie L.S.
Recorded Dec 27th 1851
By John Stanton C.C.