The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I augustus Burdick of Charlestown in
the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island in consideration of Three
hundred dollars (to one paid by Christopher Champion of said Charlestown in
the County and State aforesaid The receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
to hereby give grant and release unto the said Christopher Champion
his heirs and assigns forever all the right title and interest I have in and to
certain farm called the Beddish Champion farm lying East of the first
road in said Charlestown containing two hundred and ninety acres more or less The boundary
and of which reference may be had to the former deed recorded on said farm It
being all that part of said farm that did come to me by deed from father Ebenezer Champion
to me and to hold the above described premises with the privileges and appurtenances
thereunto belonging unto the said Christopher Champion his heirs and assigns forever
said Rebecca Burdick s wife of the said Augustus Burdick the above described
do hereby quit claim of and forever quit claim to all the right title and interest of Three
shares in and to the same to the said Christopher Champion his heirs and assigns forever
In testimony whereof I as witnessing hereof have hereunto set my hand and seals
This 13th day October 1841 [illegible] Signature
Augustus Burdick S.S.
Rebecca Burdick S.S.
State of Rhode Island
Washington [illegible]
At Charlestown on the 13th day of October 1841 Personally Appeared
Augustus Burdick and Rebecca Burdick and acknowledged the within Instrument to be their acting
act and seal Signed witnessed and sealed before me
Before me Solona Clarke Justice Peace
Entered No. 25 1140
by Wm Hunter C.C.
Know all men by these presents that I John Day of Charlestown in the County of Washington in
the State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars to
me paid by Nathan Day of Hampton in the County of Merrimack in the State of
New Hampshire delivered to me in hand paid I do hereby grant release quit claim and
convey unto the said Nathan Day his heirs and assigns forever all the right title
and interest I have in and to certain farm lying and being situated in said town
of Charlestown containing by estimation more or less ninety acres bounded northerly
partly by my land of Elizabeth Brown and partly by land of George Langdon easterly partly in
land of Nathan Day northerly partly in land of Robert Hendley southerly in land of Clarke Brown
and westerly in land of Isaac Brown
To hold to and to hold the above described premises with the privileges and appurtenances
thereunto belonging to the said Nathan Day his heirs and assigns forever and the said Nathan
Day do covenant and agree that I do convey quiet of the above described premises against
the just claims of the said land and his heirs of right and until amount heaven and respite the
begin to the said land Nathan Day his heirs and assigns forever
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 21st day of September
1840 [illegible] sealed and delivered in presence of
Henry Olds
Solona Clarke
State of Rhode Island
Washington [illegible]
At Charlestown on the 29th day of September 1840 Personally
came Nathan Day and acknowledged the within instrument to be his acting
act and seal and had hand and seal Signed sealed before me Solona Clarke Justice Peace
Recorded No 1028 on 10/10/40 by Wm Hunter Town Clerk
John Day [seal]