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Know all men by these presents, that I Robert Clark of
Charlestown, County of Kent, Washington, and State of Rhode Island for (and
in consideration of the sum of twenty five dollars to me paid by Jonathan
& Hazard of South Kingstown, County Kent and State aforesaid the receipt
witnesseth hereby acknowledged. Have given, granted, bargained, the
aforesaid conveyed and confirmed, and do hereby give grant bargain
sell alien convey and confirm unto the said Jonathan & Hazard
his heirs and assigns forever, a certain lot or piece of land lying on
the [illegible] of a pasture containing twenty acres be the same more or less
bounded on the East by land formerly owned by Isaac Corbin decd
neighborly by [illegible] piece (called the wall) until arriving to land of Samuel
Ward deceased starting an old stone wall by the north course line Ward's land to the
south east corner of the land now by the party, then North East bounded
South by land of Herkial Higgins and Benjamin Moore until coming
to the line of the said Isaac Corbin's land as aforesaid.
To have and to hold the same to the said Jonathan &
Hazard his heirs and assigns forever, with all the privileges and appur
tenances thereunto belonging, to the said Jonathan &
son purpose free clear devoid of all foreid burdens and the said Robert Clark
for myself, my heirs executors, our administrators etc covenant to con
vey either the said Jonathan & Hazard his heirs and assigns with me
the legal entry and delivery thereof, and that the same lot, site and premises
of the premises aforesaid shall be to him and held to him in full
and further authority to convey the same to him and held to him
that the premises are free of all encumbrances, and that I will
forever warrant and defend the same against the lawful claims
or demands of all persons.
And I Dorcas Clark wife of the said Robert Clark in
consideration of the sum price aforesaid to my said Husband to
quit claim just said Jonathan & Hazard all my right of dower and
piece of shares in and to the above described premises 11 Hen and
his heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this 9th day of April A.D. 1847.
In presence of
Jonathan H. Holden
Eliza Gysell
Mary J. Crandall
Robert Clark L.S.
Dorcas Clark L.S.
Washington St. M Richmond, way and date as above written, Personally
came Robert Clark signer of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
the same to be his voluntary act and deed hand and seal hereunto
affixed
Thomas Pollard
Justice Peace
I recorded the foregoing deed this
5th day of June A.D. 1847
William H. Perry Town Clerk
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