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Know all men by these presents That I Simeon Sucker of
Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island on
Consideration of One Hundred Dollars paid by the New York Presbu-
and Boston Rail Road Company a Company Legally incorporated
In the State aforesaid in Money acknowledged to be fully given grant bargain
sell and Convey unto the said Rail Road Company Their
Successors & Assigns forever a Certain Strip or Parcel of land within
in said Charlestown on which the Rail Road has been located &
which it now occupies through my land Extending through
my land from land of Isaac Jordan on the North East to land of
Edward Ballantine late of Charlestown and on the South west Containing about
Three Acres and a half to the said men or their meaning to Convey all
that Land contained therein forever
I have also and to settle the above granted Premises with the privi-
leges and appurtenances there Belonging to the said Rail Road Com-
pany their Successors and Assigns to their use and Appurtenances forever and
I the said Simeon Sucker for myself and my heirs Corn. Executed and
Administrators do hereby Covenant with the said Rail Road Company
their Successors and Assigns That I am lawfully seized in fee of the
above granted premises That they are free from all encumbrances That
their a good right to Sell and Convey the same to the said Rail Road
Company their Successors and Assigns of aforesaid and that I will
and my heirs Executors and Administrators warrant clearly warrant
and defend the same to the said Rail Road Company their heirs
and Assigns forever against all the Lawful Claims and demands
of all persons And I do further by these presents relinquish
all Claims for damages in Consideration of said Rail Road passing through
my land And I Anna Sucker wife of the said Simeon Sucker for
and Consideration of the above named sum of money paid my said
Husband & aforesaid do hereby Tenant Relinquish and forever quitclaim
unto the said Rail Road Company their Successors and Assigns all
my Right of Dower and any other of mine in the above named lands and
Enclosed Premises. The Witness their hands in the said Simeon Sucker &
Anna Sucker her’s twenty et their hands and seal this 28th day of September in
the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Eight
Executed in presence of us
Caleb Young
Nathan B Dixon
Simeon Sucker
State of Rhode Island F.C. Charlestown in the County of
Washington September 28th 1838 Then personally appeared the Per-
named Simeon Sucker subscribed this Instrument and Acknowledged
same to be his free act and Deed
Before Me Nathan B Dixon & Tabball Not
I Recorded this One Sep 18th 1889 Witness John Stanton Town Clerk
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