The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents
That we Thomas R. Stanton, and Benjamin R. Stanton of Charlestown in the
county of washington, in the state of Rhode Island on Consideration of the
Sum of Two hundred Dollars to us paid by Thomas Stanton of said Char-
lestown in the County and state aforesaid the Receipt of which we do
hereby acknowledge and are thereby fully paid satisfied Contented and Paid
to hereby grant Bargain sell and Convey unto him the said Thomas
R Stanton his heirs and assigns forever all that Right Title and Interest we han
in and to this separate tract or parcel of land being and lying situate
in said Town of Charlestown bounded a souther- part East border
on the 9th Ford Road westerly on Isaacs Stanton's Land, Northerly
on the Road that leads to Hopkinton, and Easterly on Land of Hezekiah Stanton
Containing Seventeen Acres more or less with a dwelling House and tho
Buildings thereon 2nd Tract Containing Eighty Acres more or less p.s. bounded on
all sides by Thomas Stanton's Land and Paths on Land belonging to the heirs
of Ethan Clark - westerly on Edmund Wilcox heirs part and the Road Northerly in the
North Field called the Passing Brook Easterly on Jonathan Macombs heirs Land
Third tract Containing Nine Acres more or less i.e. bounded Northerly on the
Neuring Brook, westerly on Christopher Babcock heirs Land, Northerly on
George W. Hogan's heirs Land and Easterly on Jonathan Macombs heirs
Land or tenements therein the same may be bounded. it being all the Close
Conveyance to us and from Thomas Stanton, dated February 9th ad 1839
To Have and to Hold all the said Release and quit Claimed Remise
to him the said Thomas Stanton his heirs and assigns forever In Witness whereof
we have hereunto set our hands and seal this 14th day of October A 1839 In presence of
August Clarke
Joshua Clarke
Thomas R. Stanton SS
Benjamin R. Stanton SS
State of Rhode Island
Washington ct at Charlestown on this 14 day of October 1839 Personally Came Thomas
R Stanton and acknowledged the above instrument by him signed to be his voluntarily
act and deed had and done before me Joshua Clarke Justice Peace
Man of New York. Montgomery County SS The 21st Remembered that on the 21st
day of October in the Year 1839 Benjamin Stanton of the Town of Providence in the
County Appeared before me Wm H. Hill Justice of the Peace
Did hand and seal - Before me Wm H. Hill Justice of the Peace
Recorded January 17 1839
By John Stanton Town Clerk