The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that we Samuel R. N. Costin
and Maria N. Costin, suisp of said naming P. of Charlestown in the
County of Washington State of Rhode Island, for and in consideration
of the sum of One hundred dollars to us in hand paid
by Morgan A. Burdick and Isaac H. Burdick of the said town,
said sum well and truly received the receipt of which we do hereby acknowledge,
have hereby sold, ceded, released and forever quit claimed unto the
said Morgan A. Burdick and Isaac H. Burdick, their heirs and
assigns forever, all our right title and interest in and
certain piece of land lying on the south side part of the 도로-side Burdick
farm in said town containing fifteen acres, bounded
in the south by land of Mary Ames, by the North by land
of the said Burdick West 20 rods, on the North by land of Northa-
lean-side and on the Southeast corner to the forester-
acre lot Middle North boundary by wall and outlet and the North-
east corner at the wall then North to a stone heap by the wall then North-
eastly direction in a parallel course with the wall as to posts and there at
the bottom of a pine tree now set a lot to the fore stone fence by fair
front to the flow of blossom.
To have and to hold the same to the said Morgan A.
Burdick and Isaac H. Burdick, their heirs and assigns forever: In testimony whereof we have
hereunto set our hands and seals at Charlestown aforesaid the
11th day of September A.D. 1847.
In the presence of
James Flannan
Samuel R. N. Costin [L.S.]
Maria N. Costin [L.S.]
State of Rhode Island
Washington Co, at Charlestown in
said County on the 16th day of September 1847, personally appeared
the above named Samuel R. Costin and Maria N. Costin, his wife,
and acknowledged the above instrument to be their free
and voluntary act hands and seal but for the purpose stated therein
signed Samuel R. Costin just below his name
And the said Maria N. Costin have been afterwards by me
examined separately and apart from her husband acknowledged
the same to be her voluntary act and deed from which she has
put her seal witness it
[illegible] [illegible]
Samuel Stanton Justice of Peace
Recorded Jan. 3. 1848.
By William H. Perry Secy.
Know all men by these presents,
That Patrick O'Connor of Charlestown in the County of Washing-
ton said State of Rhode Island, for and in consideration of the sum
of seven dollars paid to my place by Alpheus G. Nearly of said
town the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge,
remised, released and forever quit claimed, and by these presents,
do remise sell and release and forever quit claim, grant, rent lets the said
Alpheus G. Nearly his heirs and assigns forever, all the right,
title, interest, property, claim any claim demands which I have
have, or right ought to have or claim in and to a cer-
tain tract of land situated in said Charlestown town: the said lot
containing by estimation thirteen acres be the bayu mou a
ley, and bounded easterly and westerly on land of Isaac Perry
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Easterly on lines of heirs of Jessica Barnes deceased and
northerly on line of Theo Chace; The other piece lot is
bounded Northerly Easterly and southerly on land of the
granite company and westerly on land of Elijah Clarke, containing four or
five and a half to seven acres or less; a free owner citizen of the state
may be otherwise denoted.
I do here and tend to sell the same with all the rights, privileges
appertaining thereto, crescent or thereunto appertaining to him
the piece Alfred S. Healy, his heirs and assigns forever.
And I the aforementioned Judith Clarke for myself and for my
heirs execute and administer, do covenant with the said
Alfred S. Healy, his heirs and assigns forever that said land is vacant free
clear of all the forecasted privileges termed to the said Alfred
S. Healy, his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims
and demands of all other persons of things in a true manner.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal
this twenty first day of December in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty seven.
Signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of
M. S. Perry
William R. Perry
Judith Clarke X her mark [LS]
State of Rhode Island ss
Washington Co, Charlestown Dec 23rd, 1847
Personally appeared before me Judith Clarke, who
executed the foregoing and certain Instrument, and
acknowledged the same to be her voluntary act and deed.
Millican R. Perry C. Clk
Recorded Jan 2. 1848
By William R. Perry &c
To all people to whom these presents shall come,
I Millican R. Browning of said kingstown, in the County
of Washington and state of Rhode Island Signed Meeting,
Know ye that I the said Millican Reid Browning for my and my considera-
tion intent of the sum of my promised detailed in hand by the executing
hereof, will and truly paid by Alfred S. Healy, of Charlestown, in
the aforesaid state here County, the piece of land he lately sold
northerly and then fully partitioned, enclosed and fenced
and thus, and every part and parcel thereof to degenerate,
occupy and dispose thereof the said Alfred S. Healy, had since
stated, and admitted there, proven by this instrument: Have given granted
bargained and sold, aliened, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed
and by this indenture do freely, fully, absolutely and forever grant
bargain sell fully convey deliver seise and confirm unto the said
Mr. Alfred S. Healy his heirs and assigns forever, one certain lot
of land situated on the said Charlestown containing by estimation four or
five acres more or less bounded as follows: Referencing at the
the North with corner of some road, then Easterly bounded Northerly by
land of Captain Carpenter, then Southerly and Easterly tracing the
of brook and bounded by land of Meeks Bard and William Bard/boy
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