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368) In Witness whereof I have set my hand
and seal at Charlestown aforesaid this seventeenth day of December
A.D. 1849
In presence of
Samuel Stanton
Elizabeth A. Brainer
John Stanton's [seal]
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington ss. Charlestown December 17th 1849 Personally appear
the above named John Stanton and he in his
said capacity as guardian acknowledged the
foregoing deed by him signed to be his free
and voluntary act
Before me Samuel Stanton Justing[illegible]
Recorded December 24
A.D. 1849
by G. M. Moxen cl. C.C.
Know all men by these Presents that I Sarah A. Thurston of New
York city in the State of New York wife of Andrew P. Thurston
late of said State said State for and in consideration of Two Hundred
dollars received by my said Husband the receipt of which I
hereby acknowledge to have been received and to my full
satisfaction of certain real property situate in the town of
Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island all the right title
and interest I now have or ever had or might have as Donor
or in parts a certain parcel of land of shares of the same
bought by my said Husband of my said Husband now deceased
recorded date July 18th 1849 and is a part of the estate
late owned by Capt Nathan Saunders of said Charlestown
deceased reference being made to the Books of Land
Evidence in S. L. town for a description of the premises hereof
convey and convey absolutely all my right title and
interest in all the said Estate
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at
Charlestown aforesaid this seventeenth day of December A.D. 1849
In presence of
Gordon H. Thurston
Samuel Stanton
Sarah A. Thurston [seal]
State of Rhode Island etc
Washington ss. Charlestown p. 17th December in the date
last above Personally appeared the fore named
Sarah A. Thurston and acknowledged the
above deed by her signature to be her free and
voluntary act hand and seal
Before me Samuel Stanton Justing[illegible]
Recorded Dec. 25th A.D. 1849
by G. M. Moxen cl. C.C.