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Know all men by these presents that I, Geo Gordon 16 knots of
Charlestown Rhode Island and sudan wife of said Gordon who when she was
Sudan Thurston in consideration of Elton Lawnder of said Charlestown
having a lease to said Sudan and that the heirs at law of George Thurston late
of said Charlestown State Charlestown parts of land situated in said Charlestown
Efforts being had for a description to said Lawnder's Deed of lands and
also in accordance of the Hon. General Assembly passed upon the petition of
Geo Gordon Guardian of the Minors Heirs of George Thurston at his Cotten
dated 23rd 8br 1838 by Henry Thomis Pleads and prayer quite claim onto the
said Elton Lawnder his house and appurtenances two contigues tracts of land
situated in said Charlestown and now in the actual possession of said Lawnder
one of which Containing Seven knots more or less & bounded Northly
by lands of Samuel Gordon, Easterly on the lands of the Heirs of Thomas Knowles
the Southland on the lands of said George Thurston and Westerly partly
on lands of the grantees partly on lands of the Heirs of said Thurston and partly
on bounds of Welford Utterson The other contains twelve knots more or less &
bounded Northly on the lands of the Heirs of Thomas Easterly on lands of baile
Knowles and on lands of the Heirs of Thomas Knowles dec'd Southerly partly on lands
of said Gordon and Westerly on lands of said Thurston Knowles land and appurtenances
or however the same either of said tracts may be bounded with all the privileges
and of appurtenances to either of them belonging say the said two tracts being long parks
or larger tracts of land which was caused to be conveyed by some heirs Lawnder and
George Thurston dec'd and said they had agreed to divide but this treaty
was neglected
Thus by Request of Conveyance of the descendants of said Thurston Efficiencies
being again paid land to the before mentioned acts of the General Assembly
I HAVE and to hold the said land to said Lawnder his Heirs and assigns
forever. As we do also for the Consideration of said Henry Covary, unto the
said Lawnder all the right titles and interest of use owner fee in and to the
two tracts of land above described To have and hold the same to said Lawnder
his heirs and assigns forever
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this Twenty Ninth
day of November Eighteen hundred and Thirty Eight my hand sealed and
delivered in presence of
Elton Stanton
George D' auro
Gordon Vo Knowles [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
Washington st Charlestown Nov 24th 1838 George Vo Knowles and
down the act written above delivered to the following to be their voluntary act and Deed and
their hands and that the same offer and delivered the said Lawnder according
to law being examined deliberately and open from their hand Witness and delivery
that the same was executed without any fear or compulsion of the said husband and that she did
wish to retract her Solemnly [illegible] Before Elton Stanton Justice of the Peace
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