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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
be hereby given grant and hereby convey and warrant to the said Christopher
Champion and 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
crown farm on said Charlestown containing two hundred and ninety acres more or less The boundary
line of which reference may be had to the fence do stand on record in said town It
being all that part of said farm that did come to me by deed from my 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
Also I Rebecca Burdick wife of the said Augustus Burdick for the better securing the
said grant yield and confirm unto the said Christopher Champion his heirs and assigns forever
all my right title and interest in and to the premises
Witness my testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seals this
13th day October 1844 in presence of
Augustus Burdick S.S.
Rebecca Burdick S.S.
State of Rhode Island
Washington ss
At Charlestown on the 13th day of October 1844 Personally Appeared
Augustus Burdick and Rebecca Burdick and acknowledged the within Instrument to be their acting
act and deed Signed to be their voluntary act and seal and seal and seal
Before me
Solomon Clarke Justice Peace
Entered No 25 11 40
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 town of Hampton in the State of
Connecticut the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to be paid granted sell and
convey unto the said Nathan Day and 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 a little more than a half hundred
property in my land of Black Rock brow and property in land of Case's long meadow probably
in land of Nathan Day and property in land of Case's Rock boundary in land of Clarke's brow
and Mellish in land of Black's brow
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 to the above described premises together
with the right part of the lands and his heirs and assigns until amount return and defend the
same to begin the said Nathan Day his heirs and assigns forever
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 21st day of September
1840 signed sealed and delivered in presence of
Henry Day
Solomon Clarke
John Day
State of Rhode Island
Washington ss
At Charlestown on the 29th day of September 1840 Personally
came Nathan Day and acknowledged the within instrument to be his acting
act and deed and had hand and seal Signed and sealed
Solomon Clarke Justice Peace
Recorded No 128 10 1840 by Wm Hunter Town Clerk
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