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Washington dc. Richmond March 1st 1852.
Before me Secretary appearances Benjamin Thomas, executor of the within deed and
acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act and deed hand and seal
Hereof attest
Augustine Moore 31st Oct 1852 [Seal] George W. Dallas Sec State.
By John Duncan Sec to
To all people to whom these Presents shall Come Greeting
I Stephen Bailey of Commonwealth Virginia County of Washington near the State of Maryland
and the West Rolling Road Know Ye That I the said Stephen Bailey, for and
Consideration of the sum of Three Thousand and Fifty Dollars, in hand paid to
the aforementioned with the consent and Body present by Eugene Collett of State of Iowa and
County of Keokuk me the undersigned hereby acknowledge have received and
fully satisfied Contented and paid since and paid hence and void of any present and
future claims of covenants agreements and administrations proven by the said Eugene
Collett in his capacity Administrator and administrations proven by his presents to
him paid presented Satisfied absolute Absolute fully conveyed conveyed and’
paid with this and the presents to be fully forever and absolutely forever and
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Anna & Martha B Bates, wife & daughter of hence Stephen Bates for the consideration
paid my said father & husband to hereby relinquish, And quit claim all my
Interest to have her (and) heirs (and) assigns all my right of (and) claim and peace
of office in Land to the above described premises.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands (and) seals This sixteenth
day of March A.D. 1852 House number Hundred (and) Fifty two $ 52
Signed Sealed (And) delivered in presence of
(Martha Bartlett) Witness & Deputy Regr.
(John G Moorey)
Stephen Bates (Seal)
Martha B Bates (Seal)
Washington, RI
Acknowledged March 1st 1852 Before Me Treasury officer Stephen
Bates Representative of the foregoing deed And acknowledge the same to be his
voluntary Act and Deed
Before Me Ezra Pindell Just. Peace.
Recorded May 31st 1852
by Martin H. R
Know all men by these presents That I Horace Clarke of sparkstone
County of Washington State of Rhode Island Second Land District
Know by these The said Henry Herland Clarke in and for consideration
of the sum of Three Hundred & Twenty dollars, in current the receiving being just
(in) full payment by Stephen Bates of Providence County Land State aforesaid
to the receipt whereby I hereby acknowledge and have executed paid fully satisfied
Entire body and paid paid, and have given and grant paid peace and quiet
to separate, acquire and dispatch from the said Stephen Bates, his heirs
Executing any claim whatever unto me by these presents here present, written
Existing any claim whatever. Sufficient Conveyance And Confirmation;
by these presents to perfectly justify (and) validate absolutely, given Grant bargain
Sell, alien, enfeoff convey give and confirm unto the said Stephen
Bates, his heirs (and) assigns forever in Certain One parcel of Land situate
and lying in said Town of Charlestown and bounded as follows:
on my boundary bordering the State boundary Line of north and running
in a westerly direction between North Road running boundary Truly
North road running boundary Eastward’s North road running boundary to
North road running to the plan of boundary bounding in all sides by
Land of Husbandman to boundary east Containing hereon Area. the
said Land extending by fence from pen from above from the frontier
to know and hold the North side grant promised and conveyed, wrote
all the Appurtenances, privileges and Commodities to the said Bates forever
or my heirs and assigns appertaining to the same and her heirs people and benefit
and labour process Case the said David Herland Clarke for myself my
heirs Servants And commanders, his successors and assigns grant and will
with the said Stephen Bates, his heirs and assigns declare That at all times before the
incoming hereby I am the full and lawful owner of the above described
premises Land And its lawful possessor of the same in my own proper right
in good, perfect and absolute state of her inheritance (and) in my proper hand
and in my simple fee simple free from all pole and lawful authority to
grant possess alien Convey convey and confirm the said purchase possession
unto us or anymore as aforesaid and hand over Stephen Bates, his heirs
and assigns forever and may from time to time and at all times forever
henceforth by force (and) virtue of these presents lawfully peacefully and
quietly have, hold, use enjoy possess and safe the said David Herland Clarke