The instrument's own words
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No bearing over date with these presents
and one note payable on the 25th day of March 1831 without interest
and one note of One Thousand Dollars bearing same date with
these presents, payable on the 25th day of March 1833 to bear
interest after the 24th day of September 1830, until paid,
given to y^e said Abby and William Coggeshall for the sum of
summe to be advanced with interest as aforesaid thus and in that case
the aforesaid Deed shall be void and of none effect otherwise
the said remain in full force and virtue
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and Seals
this 30 day of February Ao 1830
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of
James Moore
Samuel Stanton
Gideon Hopkin [S.S.]
Deborah Hopkin [S.S.]
Gideon Hopkin Jr. [S.S.]
Mammiel G Hopkin [S.S.]
Filler Hopkin [S.S.]
State of Rhode Island ye
C.S. Moore & Washington
At Cristonia in ye [blank] County in the 21st day of February AD 1830
Personally appeared Gideon Hopkin and Deborah Hopkin
the right Possession Gideon G Hopkin & Harriet G Hopkin his wife and action
acknowledged the within instrument by them signed to be their
free and voluntary act & deed for the purposes therein or proposed
Recorded Feb 21st 1830 page
Sig’d Hopkin in Court Dec 6th
Before Samuel Stanton [Just of the Peace]
Received August 27th 1838 payment in full of the
without Mortgage
In presence of
Abby Nichols
Joseph G. [illegible]
Wilson Coggeswell
Abby Coggeswell L.S.
John Coggeshall L.S.
Furthermore the above discharge aug 27th 1838
Know all Men by these presents that I Saml Barnes of Charlestown County
of Washington State of Rhode Island, in Consideration of the sum of
Seven hundred and fifty dollars to me paid by Stephen Barnes of
Charlestown of aforesaid, the receipt whereof I by these hereby acknowledge
have remised, released and forever quit claimed, and by these presents
remise, release & forever quit claimed and set free Stephen Barnes
his heirs and assigns forever all the right Title Interest property Claim
and demand which I have in and said these certain lots of parcels of
lands situated lying or being in North Kingstown in the County of Wash[ington]
and State of Rhode Island as follows namely by lot and bounded as
four acres the first lot begins at a butternut tree on the west side
as follows (at Met) Beginning at a butternut tree on the west side
of the highway next Norton Brown's (so called) from thence running
South westerly direction about Twenty five rods to a Stake and Stone
from thence a Northerly course to the Bent land (so called) to a
Stake & Stone from thence bounded Northerly by said Bent lands
to the highway of aforesaid thence running South easterly bounded east
on the highway to the first mentioned Boundary at a butternut tree for
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