The instrument's own words
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On the 25th day of March
1803 I Sarah the wife of the within John H. Cutler her Equator, Administrator or Assigns
summons Robert Champlin to the Sums of one Hundred Dollars or on before the Said day of
April next ensuing of the said April One Thousand Eight Hundred and forty four and Six ten
days payment Interest, and of one Hundred and fifty Eight Dollars and ten Cents on or before
the said day of April next ensuing the said April Eighteen Hundred Eighteen Hundred and forty four
to be paid in the said town of North Kingstown together with costs incurred in the Cause from the Date of appeal
to the said Cause in my favor from the said Eight hundred and forty four more value than the
in the said Cause my costs of the said suit are written below as also her costs previously here entered
even with the costs these payments given by me the said Sarah Cutler
J. Spector of the said Rhode Island the Fourth September of the hand aforesaid at the superior Court State
The original Evidence held remains in our file Case.
I Sarah Cutler by my hand and seal witness the said Robert Champlin do hereby set my hand and affix
my seal in health true promise. This day April One Thousand Eight
Hundred and forty four. 1803
Signed and sealed in presence of Matthew Chappele
Robert Champlin S S
Matthew Chappele at North Kingstown April 3 1803
Personally came on the said date Robert Champlin and acknowledged the preceding instrument
to be his voluntary act and deed hand and seal
Before me Matthew Chappele Justice of the Peace
Recorded April 11th 1803
By Wm Hanlon Tk
This Instrument of Assignment made and made and sealed this fifteenth day of
April in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty three between Edward S. Bean of
Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island in the State of Rhode Island in the one
part and Joshua D. Bard of said Charlestown of the other part Witnesseth that
whereas I the said Edward S. Bean am entitled unto several parcels of different lots
of money, and any demand of appurtenances all any Estate, rights and effects to and for
the payment of the same, and any other the said Edward S. Bean for and consideration of the sum
of one dollar to me in hand paid by the said Joshua D. Bard the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged by these presents do grant, assign, Bargain, sell, Alien
Release and confirm unto the said Joshua D. Bard his heirs, assigns, Executors Administrator
or assigny all my rights title and interest in the said debts, notes, obligations
and any other Title, things and things effects land and nature more
In all parts and to hold the same on every part and parcel thereof unto the said
Joshua D. Bard his heirs assigns Administrator and assigns forever on trust forever
delivering to the said in trust resulting and purposed following that is to say that after paying all my debts
of the Estate and effects belonging to the said Robert Champlin to the heirs in full and
ratably and proportionally if the said Estate and effects solely belonged to and sufficient
to pay the whole sum, and I the said Edward S. Bean do hereby solemnly and affirm
not to the said Joshua D. Bard my honest fidelity, sincerely and irrevocably to all and
ends, and purposes receive and receive Sums of money of me due and others
or receipts thereof in whole or in part to give acquittance or release sufficient
signed to in the law to be suits and make conformable to any arrangements to be
made thinking Beneficent to this trust resulting and conformingly and properly
acting for me and officially all and whatsoever he shall do personally
with the said Joshua D. Bard be hereby Covenant with the said Edward S. Bean but
Executors and Administrators to execute and discharge the office of trust or
all things faithfully and according to law And should any surplus remain
after payment of the said debts before mentioned to return such surplus to the
said Edward S. Bean her Executors, Administrators or assigns.
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In Witness whereof the Parties aforesaid have hereunto set their hand and seals
the day and year first written
Signee sealed and delivered in presence of
Peter Chase
Salem P. Hallen
Edward L. Green [seal]
Joshua P. Garde [seal]
Washington Co. at Hopkinton April 15th 1843
Personally Came Edward L. Green and acknowledged the preceding Indenture in the
meant time signed to be his free and voluntary act
Before me Joseph H. Griffin Justice Peace
Recorded April 17th 1843
By John Manton Ct. Clerk
Whereas George P. R. Milliken late of Richmond in state of Rhode Island by deed duly executed and
recorded among the Land records of the county of Providence to the public trustee Cotton M
Arnold of Hopkinton in trust for the benefit of his heirs and according to
previous agreement conveyed to him the following described tracts now upon the
day of August 1830 at Public Auction offered for sale and sold subject
to the Mortgage and attachment of the Lonsdale Bank from Theron A. Atwell
B. Faragher for the sum of one Dollar being the highest bid given was [illegible] which said
Tract one is situated in the Town of Richmond and contains one hundred and seven
acres more or less and bounded on the South boundary at the South boss corners of the north
west boundary By a line running North East by North East then Running North East by
and North by the Highway leading to Joseph m ancl the North by the Highway leading
to Sarah Norton’s house North easterly by said Sarahs and rose land to far north easterly corner
of the first boundary with the buildings and appurtenances subject to mortgages
given to Samuel Westfield and Jesse P. Law and a second tract is situated in
Charlestown and contains seventy acres more or less bounded westerly by Brattaman
Esq. east by land of Mrs. m and Mrs. m and northerly in Highway with all the
appurtenances subject to a mortgage grant to Silas Belknap and both said subject
to an attachment levy at the said Lonsdale Bank
NOW I the said Cotton M. Arnold in consideration of said sum of one dollar
paid me by said Sarah B. Hazard and George H. Hazard of Northhampton the receipt of which
I acknowledge do hereby grant and convey land being one and a half acres’
as he has known and always used and claims at the right hand and midline either at law or in equity
by which said land is located has at the time of said Assignment or otherwise I now
have and from the above described tract of land or other of them and
their appurtenances hence otherwise other of them warranty seise
I reserve unto the said Sarah and George Hazard their heirs and assigns forever
I have solemnly sworn That I have set my hand and seal this Third day
of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty three in presence of
Joseph J. Barker
Normal Millicent
Cotton M. Arnold [seal]
Witness
Washington Co. at Hopkinton June 2nd 1843
Cotton M. Arnold acknowledged the above to be his voluntary act and deed and
set his hand and seal Thereafter
Before Joseph J. Barker Justice Peace
Recorded June 2nd 1843
By John Manton Ct. Clerk
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