The instrument's own words
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With the Privileges & appurtenances Thereof to him the said Joshua
Bradley Card his Heirs and Assigns forever to his and theirs use and
Benefit forever and I the said Joshua Card hereby formy self my Heirs &
executors and Administrators forever Covenant with the said Joshua B. Card
his Heirs and Assigns that I am lawfully seized in fee of the premises
that they are free of all incumbrances that I have good right to sell and
Convey the same to the said Joshua B. Card to hold as aforesaid and
that I will warrant and defend the same to the said Joshua B. Card
his Heirs and Assigns forever against the lawful Claims and demand of
all persons and lastly Sally Card Wife of the said Joshua Card In the Court
of session at [illegible] wrote a Deed of sale and Conveyance of all my Rights of
Ownership of the said land to month 18th pcm granted and conveyed
to him the said Joshua Bradley Card his Heirs and assigns forever
In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and a seals this 17th
day of December A D 1838 signed Sealed and delivered in presence of us
Witnesses
Welcome Card
Pity Card
Joshua Card (L.S.)
Sally Card (L.S.)
Justice
Washington St. Charleston Scanned 17th 1838 then Presented all the above
named Joshua Card and Sally Card his wife and acknowledged the
foregoing Deed to be their free and voluntary Act
Before me Dan Wing Justice Peace
Recorded March 21st A D 1839
By John Stanton Town Clerk
Know all men by these Presents that I Daniel
Beckham of Westerly County of Washington on this 17th of July
1830 and in Consideration of ten hundred Dollars to me in hand
paid before the sealing and delivery hereof by Arnold Morris of Charles
Town in the County and State aforesaid that I do hereby acknowledge
and am herewith fully satisfied and paid do truly give grant bargain sell
and Convey unto him the said Arnold Morris his Heirs and Assigns forever
a certain part or parcel of land lying on said Charlestown containing by
Estimation Eighty Acres the same more or less bounded as follows butly
on land of James Eckhouse Northerly on property of Brooks Eckhouse
Easterly on land of John Sutton & Westerly on land of said James Beckham
& Southerly on land of Ely Beckham
to have and to hold all the above Bargained Premises together with all
the Privileges & appurtenances to the same Belonging on or in any wise
appertaining unto him the said Arnold Morris his Heirs & Assigns forever
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to his and their own proper use Benefit and Behoof forever, and
the said Daniel Wickham, for me my Heirs Executors and Admini-
strators hereby Covenant with said Slocum his Heirs and Assigns that
with the Ensealing and delivery hereof I do convey the land and law-
owner of said Premises, and have good as do dispose of the same a-
foresaid and sole warrant and defend the same to them his heirs
Heirs forever against the Claim of all Persons.
Provided Nevertheless and these presents are on Conditions That If the
said Daniel Wickham or his Heirs Executors, Administrators or Assigns
shall fail and neglect pay or Cause to be paid to said Slocum his Heirs Eye-
utors Administrators or Assigns the aforesaid Sum of three hundred Dol-
lars That is the Sum of three hundred Dollars in ten Years from this date
and the Sum of three hundred Dollars in three years from this date and
the further Sum of three hundred Dollars in four years from this date &
he is to pay the Interest on said Sums annually till payments of principal
is finished on a Note of hand signed by said Wickham to his heirs forever
Hundred Dollars Bearing same date with the present these The
three hundred Dollars is to be null and Void, Wherefore to end and
aim in full force and Virtue
In Witness Whereof I have set my hand and seal this
the Thirty day of march A.D 1839
Executed in presence of Daniel Wickham
Obadiah Stanton
Samuel Stanton
State of Rhode Island &
Washington Co, at Charlestown on the day of March A.D 1839
personally appeared the above named Daniel Wickham and
Acknowledged the above Instrument by him requested to be his
Ventury act & did hand and seal the for the purposes therein
Compared Before me Joshua Clark the Justice Peace
Recorded April 16 A.D 1839
By John Stanton Court Clerk
Recorded Dec. 30th A.D 1849
By Gideon Copie r. T. C.
Washington Co Charlestown Dated
A.D 1849 Received the amount
of the above written Mortgage
full discharge & payment &
hereby exonerate same forever
Arnold W. [illegible]
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