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Know all men by these presents that I George S. Wilcox of Farmington in the
County of New London and State of Connecticut for and in consideration of
the sum of One Hundred and fifty dollars to me paid in full after Alfred Brown
of Bristol County of Washington and State of Rhode Island the receipt of
which I hereby acknowledge have given granted and conveyed and
all by these presents grant and convey unto the said Alfred Brown and conveyments
hereunto shall inure to the benefit of his heirs and assigns forever, all the right title
and interest I have in and entitle me to certain land parcel of land the
which is lying and being in the Town of Charlestown County of Washington in the
said State of Rhode Island containing fourteen acres more or less and is thus and
there bounded and described beginning at the southwesterly corner of land of
Samuel Moore then northward East 145 poles now to the North of the Old
Road with the Old Road and East 160 poles to the Town of the House of George Wilcox
until it bounds to a stone marking in the Wilcox plantation to the first mentioned
corner bounded easterly by land south to East of there and to have and hold the said
granted and conveyed premises with all the privileges and appurtenances
thereunto to the said Alfred Brown his heirs and assigns forever to the last
hereof whereas I the said George Wilcox of Farmington as executor and administrator
of the estate of my late father and administrator as convenient with the said Alfred Brown
his heirs and assigns and furthermore for the convenience of the premises
that I have granted and conveyed rightful title to sell and convey the same in
manner as aforesaid and that I will warrant and defend the same to the
said Alfred Brown his heirs and assigns against all the lawful claims and
demands of all persons claiming by through or under me, and further
Olive Wilcox wife of the late George S. Wilcox for the consideration of one hundred
and fifty dollars paid to my husband aforesaid do by these presents
quit claim and surrender all my rights of liver and power of title in and
to the premises aforesaid.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty
first day of August AD 1850.
George S. Wilcox SS.
Olive Wilcox SS.
In the presence of
Simons Thayer
George Berry
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington Co. Bristol August 21st 1850 George S. Wilcox
signed and sealed in the above and foregoing instrument acknowledge the
same to be free and voluntary act thereof before me
George A Justice of the Peace
Received Aug 21st 1850 RS
J. G. Duncan Clerk p. c C
Know all men by these presents that I John A Congdon of Charlestown in the
County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of
the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars to me paid by John Miller of said Charlestown
I do hereby grant and convey unto the said John Miller his heirs and assigns forever a
piece of land of about four acres with a small factory dwelling house and other things
thereon bounded easterly on said Charlestown boundary by stimulation for
acres more or less and bounded as follows to wit: by the Town of Charles by boundary
on the West by Dunston land, on the North and West by the boundary of however
above boundary being the piece formerly owned and conveyed by me to said
Alfred Brown to be it’s boundaries be granted and conveyed premises with all the privileges and
appurtenances thereunto to his heirs and assigns forever’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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of all persons $\text{y}^e$ Notary whereof $\text{I}$ have hereunto set my hand and seal this
$23\text{rd}$ day of August A.D. $1808$ John R Congdon S.S.
Executed in presence of
$\text{y}^e$ above named
Joseph Steffen Witness
Washington st. Charlestown Aug. $23\text{rd}, 1808$ Personally came
before me John R Congdon and acknowledged the preceding instrument
to be his voluntary act and signed to be his voluntary act and hand and seal
Joseph Steffen Justice of the Peace
KNOW all men by these presents that I John Miller of Charlestown in
the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island for and in Consideration
of the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars to me paid by John R Congdon the escapee
Thereof the receipt whereof I acknowledge by these presents grant bargain sell and convey
simd John R Congdon his heirs and assigns forever a certain lot of land with
a small dwelling a dwelling house then and other buildings thereon standing situate in
said Charlestown containing by estimation Area more or less and bounded
as follows viz by the North by a line of Charles Brown's land on the East by an unknown
line on the South side East of the highway a highway known as Moore's lane bordering the south
bound of the property by a line running West to and abutting the land of former
owner of the property by a line running West and to conclude grant and bargain sell and convey
premises in the Shop and appurtenances thereunto to have and to hold said John R Congdon and
his heirs the aforesaid dwellings houses in perpetuity with any houses appurtenances and accommodations on the premises
in the said John R Congdon his heirs and assigns forever that I am lawfully seized in fee of the
premises that they are free of all encumbrances mortgages mortgages and conveyances of all the
same hold by
any other person Whatever title and right I have to the same and convey the same to said John
Congdon to hold as aforesaid and his heirs forever and besond the same to said John
Congdon his heirs and assigns free and unencumbered against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons The Consideration of the aforementioned deed that I the said John Miller my
heirs executors & administrators declare that I owe to said John R Congdon his heirs representatives
heirs executors & administrators a sum of Seven Hundred Dollars in
yearly payments of one hundred Dollars each year on the $23\text{rd}$
day of August A.D. $1808$ together with interest on the same until the sum
aforementioned is paid in full certain note of hand bearing the same date as
hereunto presented given by me John Miller for his payment of
the sum aforesaid with interest at the time of appearance shall be void
Moreover to demand in full pure
At Charlestown state I have hereunto set my hand and seal this $23\text{rd}$ day
of August A.D. $1808$ In presence of the following signatures
In presence of
Ally B Potter
Joseph Steffen
John Miller S.S.
Washington st. Charlestown the day and year above
written personally came before me John Miller and acknowledged the
preceding instrument to be his voluntary act and signed to be his voluntary act and
hand and seal
Joseph Steffen Justice of the Peace
Received Aug $23\text{rd}$ A.D. $1808$
By $\text{y}^e$ Reg.’s office jr. clk