Akron’s first schoolhouse now known as The Old Stone School

Property Deed

Summit County° Deed Record.Vol 11, page 69.

To all persons to whom these presents Shall Come,

Greetings: Know ye that I, Simon Perkins of Warren Trumbull County, Ohio, for the consideration of good will and one dollar recd~ to my full Satisfaction of Joseph Cole, Noah M. Green, & Lewis Humiston Directors of School District No. Two in the township of Portage, Said District being known to contain the South Town plat of Akron, do give and bargain Sell or confirm unto the Said Directors the following described tract or lot of land situate in the Township No. Two in the eleventh range of townships in the Connecticut Western Reserve in the State of Ohio and which is also in the County of Portage and is known by the whole of Lot Number thirty five end is bounded as follows. vis. as Surveyed by Joshua Henshaw Esq. and as will appear of record in the records of Deeds in Portage County, And Whereas the Said Simon Perkins did a long time Since give a writing to the citizens of Akron one or more of them agreeing to give the land above described for a cite for a School house for the benefit o£ the citizens generally o£ the South Town plat of Akron, and whereas Said writing is not given up, nor is it known where it is but is supposed to be forever lost. Now be it known that this Deed is given in compliance with what is the supposed obligation of that instrument To wit, To Convey to the Directors of the School District Containing and being the South town Plat of Akron a Site for a school house for the Sole use of Said District therefore be it further known that the said writing as well as all other writings, contracts, covenants, promises, deeds, Mortgages having relation to the premises contained in this deed of whatever name or nature (the School Directors as named as well as other citizens now, consenting thereto) is hereby revoked, recinded, annuled [sic] and made void, having no binding force or effect whatsoever from the date of this Instrument, It being expressly under­stood that this deed is given in compliance with and in discharge of Said certain writing as before stated the Said lot No. thirty-five; is on the South Town Plat of Akron & is bounded as of record.  To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises with the appurtenances thereunto belonging unto them the Said Directors and to their successors in office forever, for the sole use of Said District for the purposes aforesaid, And also I the Said Simon Perkins do for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators covenant with the Said Directors and their successors in office that at and until the ensealing [sic] of these presents, I am well Seized of the premises as a good indefeasible estate in fee simple and have a good right to bargain and Sell the Same in manner and form as is above written, and that the Same is free of all encumbrances whatsoever. And further more I the Said Simon Perkins do by these presents bind myself and my heirs forever to Warrant and Defend the above granted and bargained premises to the Said Directors and their Successors in office against all lawful claims and demands whatsoever. Excepting the Warranty of roads laid out, and established by authority. And I Nancy Perkins do hereby remiss release, and forever quit claim unto the Said Directors and their Successors in office all my right and title of Dower in the above described premises, In witness thereof, we have hereunto Set our hands and seals this the 22 day of Nov. A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty Seven. (November 22, 1837)

Signed, Sealed acknowledged and delivered

in the presence of                        

Charles Perkins

George Hapgoode

Simon Perkins (S.S.)

Nancy Perkins (S.S.)