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Know all Men by these presents that I Bowen Briggs of Charlestown in
the County of Washington, State of Rhode Island for and in Consideration
of the sum of Fifty Dollars to me paid by Benjamin S Willcox of said Charlestown
the receipt of which I do hereby acknowledge, in hereby remise, release and
forever quit claim all the right title and interest which I have in the
lot of land containing about 13 rods measured lying south of the main
road called Easttown road in the lot marked meadow lying in said town and
formerly known as the Benjamin Briggs meadow, containing in the whole fifty acres
more or less, Bounded on the North by the property of Abraham Moore on the South by the
Charlestown Pond, and on the East by the Division line made by the Surveyor
and Commissioners for the purpose of division and moiety the said lot to
purpose, and in the West on the common
I do here and hold to hold the same to him the said Benjamin S Willcox his
heirs and assigns forever
In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal This 23d day of March
1839
Bowen Briggs (Seal)
In presence of
Samuel Stanton
Samuel Stanton
Thomas Hubb.
By Gideon Hopper Sc. C.
State of Rhode Island
Washington Co. ss. At Charlestown in said county on the 23d
day of March 1839 Personally appeared the
above named Bowen Briggs and acknowledged
the above deed to be his freely signed to be his prefer
Voluntarily act for the purpose therein as
resided Before: Samuel Stanton Just Peace
Know all Men by these presents That I Benjamin S Willcox of Charle
town in the County of Washington, State of Rhode Island for and in conside
ration of the sum of Fifty Dollars to me paid by Bowen Briggs of the same
County and State of Rhode Island the receipt of which I hereby acknowledge in
saidly remise release and forever quit claim all my right title sale and interest
in the lot of land measuring lying south of Charlestown pond
and East of a certain line marked with a stone monument by Moore heap, and
stone monument for the purpose of division erected by ye said Willcox and
Briggs and said marsh was formerly known as the Benjamin Briggs Marsh
and containing forty acres more or less Bounded on the North by said Pond
on the East on lands of Benjamin and Thomas Sherman on the South by
the sea and on the West by said division line and the grantor, or
forever Therefore conveyed
I do here and hold to hold the same to him the said Bowen Briggs his heirs
and assigns forever
In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal This 23d day of March
1839
Benjamin S Willcox (Seal)
In presence of
Samuel Stanton
Samuel Stanton
State of Rhode Island
Washington Co. ss. At Charlestown in said county on the
23d day of March 1839 Personally appeared
the above named Benjamin S Willcox and acknowledged
the above Deed to be his freely Extended Act for
signed to be his
the Justice of prefeciae
Before: Samuel Stanton Just Peace
Recorded pr. Or. 1839
By Gideon Hopper Sc. C.