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"I have Given and do here hold the above granted and bargained premises to hire
the said Joseph Card his heirs and assigns forever to his own proper use
benefit and behoof forever and also the right of Common in the said Town of Smithfield and the many liberties on
right of ways of land many by way concurrent with the said Joseph Card his heirs and assigns
but that the entire undertaking and dwelling house with the outhouses and fenced yards of
the said premises be for my life my heirs and assigns and me concurant prime and dispose
the same to the said Joseph Card his heirs and assigns forever upon the terms
with all the privileges appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any ways
appertaining " I M Witness thereof have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 1st day of August in the year 1803 in presence of
Samuel Newton &
John Watson
Elam B. Wheeler [seal]
Elam Wheeler [seal]
State of Rhode Island &
Washington Co. } Certification of Elam B. Wheeler and another conjugate
Washington Co. } Charleston August 1st 1803
On this date came the within named Elam B. Wheeler and another conjugate
The within named Elam B. Wheeler appear and state voluntarily and apart from his said
Wife mary Wheeler some witnesses by my deputy declare and apart from her said
Voluntary acknowledgement the same to be his per voluntary act and promise
she Mother not in any respect
Signed this 1st day of August 1803 Before me Simon Norton Town Clerk
By Simon Norton Town Clerk
By Simon Norton Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I Oliver Card of Charlestown in
the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for give and full consideration
of the sum of One hundred and four dollars paid to me in hand by Joseph Card of Charlestown
County and State aforesaid the amount of which is here acknowledged to be fully
acknowledged hereby given grant bargain sell and convey many by the deeds by the
perish give grants bargain bargain sell and convey many here the said Joseph Card his
heirs and assigns forever for certain heirs of premises of land situated lying
and being in the Town of Charlestown of the aforesaid County containing by boundaries there in
bounded by the brook on the north on the east it is bounded east by the road called the new road bound
Bound on the south East corner out on a brook called the new road bound here
Meadow North side and is bounded south on the road bounded Michael Moore his boundary
and Northly on the full North East out on a brook called the new road bound here
I Do here Give and hold the said granted and bargained premises with the
privileges and appurtenances Hereunto belonging to the said Joseph Card his heirs
and assigns forever First that I Oliver Card reserve for myself my heirs forever
on and appurtenances Hereunto in common with the said Joseph Card his heirs and assigns
by way of convenient way for ingress or egress of the premises that he may set accessable
now that I have given grant right to defend the same convey the bond to be his per voluntary
act and deed I have given grant and hold the said land and defend the same to the
said Joseph Card his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims of all persons
I have set my hand and seal witness of these present set my hand and seal this 23 day of August
1803 In presence of
George D. Card
M. Card
Oliver Card [seal]
State of Rhode Island &
Washington Co. }
Washington Co. } August 24th 1803 Oliver Card declared
to the preceding instrument acknowledged the same to be his per voluntary
act and deed
Signed this 11th 1803 Before me Gidds Mason Town Clerk
By Simon Norton Town Clerk
The page as recorded
deed_walker_v1.9_2026-10-10 · the index is the town's own (i2l.uslandrecords.com); transcripts, chains and the assessor's cards are the Perry Machine's reading of it. Where the record we hold runs out, the page says so.