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Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Willcox of Charlestown
R.I. - and for and in Consideration of the sum of ten thousand and eight eighty one
dollars to me paid by Joseph S. Hopkin s heir of Muthely S.I. the receipt whereof I
do hereby acknowledge do hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey
unto the said Joseph S. Hopkin s his heirs and assigns forever those certain
pieces of Land lying in said Charlestown and it is a part of my home stead
farm bounded to the north by a very dirty Way stretching in the West Brook boundary
and southerly on lands of the said S. Evidence Willcox etc and partly on the
south corner Muthely on the north between the Settelement Way and Marston's
to the West meadow on the west face off to the north west of the home stead
and then southerly on the north way to the near gate containing twenty
five acres more or less.
I do here also concede to hold the aforesaid premises with all the
appurtenances and hereditaments belonging to the said Joseph S. Hopkin s
heirs and assigns forever. To do and execute any other thing or act whatever
force and effect I the said Joseph Willcox for myself my heirs executors
and administrators and assigns do covenant with the said Joseph S. Hopkin s
if he his heirs and assigns aforesaid shall quiet and peacefuly enjoy the said
land the said land and lower corner of the premises aforesaid and the
site meant owners servants and assigns the same to the said Joseph S.
Hopkin s his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims of any person
whatsoever.
Moreover I do covenant that the aforesaid premises are free and un encumbered
- the part of the said Joseph Willcox his heirs executors administrators
and assigns shall have title and hereby pay a sum of candies to be paid to the
said Joseph S. Hopkin s his heirs administrators or assigns the aforesaid sum of
ten thousand and eighty one dollars on demand within prose a day
together with the interest thereon accruing since interest to be paid annually
on the fifth day of June of every year and so on until paid in full each that
deed is to be null and void and of no effect unless the same be performed improved
in land.
In witness whereof I subscribe to my hand & seal at Charlestown
Town of aforesaid this 5th day of June 1840
signed sealed and delivered in presence of
Thomas Stanton
Joseph Willcox P.S.
State of Rhode Island
Town of Charlestown Jan 5th 1840
Cert that the said Notary aforesaid the within named Joseph Willcox and act
privileges the within deed by him signed to be true and properly act
Received Return 18.11.1840
by John Milton it Clerk
Before me
John Hanson Town Clerk
On the fifth day of June 1840 I the within named Joseph Willcox the sum of
three thousand ninety eight dollars and forty eight cents the full amount of the
said Principal and Interest with hereby discharge him the said Joseph Willcox this
deed and all other renewals hereafter on account of the same
Witness my hand and seal
Signed sealed 1840
S. G. Hopkin s. I.t
In presence of
John Dunton
Samuel Stanton f.
Joseph S. Hop. SS
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