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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. Mellott 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 Boston 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 exposed for sale and sold subject
to the Mortgage and attachment of the Landholders Bank Town of Bristol
to Hazard for the sum of one Dollar being the highest bid given for which said
Tracts one is situated in the Town of Richmond and contains one hundred and seven
acres more or less and bounded on the South booth corners of the north
west corner Boundary of Ezra Brown's boundary line Town Boundary running North
and Westerly by the Rightway to land of Joseph mc anally and the East Boundary of
Hazard's Town Boundary extending to said Hazard's and reaches land to for money owed
to David Raynor Town Boundary extending by land corners and Danielex Dave to the
front Fronts with the Buildings and appurtenances subject to mortgage
given to Samuel Westfield and Jesse P. Law and the Other had is situated in
Charlestown and contains seventy acres more or less Bounded westerly by Duration
Everett by land of John M. and said John M and westerly by Highway with all
appurtenances subject to a mortgage given to Dale Belknap and both said subject
to an attachment levied at the said Land holders Bank
NOW I the said Boston M Arnold in consideration of said sum of one dollar
paid me by said Hazard R. Hazard of North Hopkinton the accept of which I
acknowledge do hereby grant and convey sale and convey unto said Hazard
as his own and heirs and assigns all the right title and interest either at law or in equity
by which said land title had at the time of said Assignment or without
now have and in the above described tract of land or without them and
their appurtenances houses other buildings of every manner I reserve
the right to hold the same to said Hazard his heirs and assigns forever
I will solemnly swear That I have effects every part hand and seal This third day
of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty three In presence of
Joseph J. Barber
Normal Millford
Boston M. Arnold [seal]
Witness
Washington Co. at Hopkinton June 2nd 1843
Boston M. Arnold acknowledged the above to be his voluntary act and deed and
his hand and seal There affixes
Before Joseph J. Barber Justice Peace
Recorded June 2nd 1843
By John Manton Ct. Clerk