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and Bargaines premises, with the Appurtenances, free and clear [and]
and clearly acquired, emancipated and discharged of, and from all and
manner of Tenure or then given grants Bargains Deeds, leases, Mortgages,
Wills, Codicils, Forfeitures dowries, judgments, Executions, liens and whatever
what means or ways it may occur. And that we will in any warranty or defense
or mainly give this present deed.
I, [Name illegible] as Administrator for my myself Heirs Executors
and Administrators etc. convey enjoy the above described premises to
them the said Stephen State, his heirs and assigns against the Claims and
demands of any person or persons whatsoever prone to warrant them
and defend by these present.
And I the said Clerk wrote this Deed of sale Hiram Clarkes in the aforementioned
my Hand and Seal’s hereby relinquish and quit claim unto said Ste-
phen State his heirs and assigns all right of return and preemion of these
lands to the above described premises.
By the Convention of the office within dated I that I Samuel Vernon Clarkes as
Fore Executor and Administrator etc. declare that I shall not take today pay
Cause to be paid to said Stephen State, his heirs being once paying my fore-
most hearing claim with their present presents for One Thousand [and] Five hundred
Dollars payable on demand with interest more. And the above written deed to
be void. Whereas to remain in force full power and virtue.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day
of March A. D. One thousand Eight Hundred and fifty two (1852).
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Nathaniel Holden witness to Hiram Clark
Eliza Clark Hiram Clarkes L.S.
Sam Clark L.S.
Washington Co at Richmond court day dated date within Premises Called the me
Clarkes Spares and seals of the within instrument acknowledge before me, the Deed
to be his pre act and deed hand and seal.
Before Me Bargaine William Jackson Justice Peace
Recorded May 21st 1852
By John Slaine 1/6.
KNOW all men by these presents That I Welcome Bane
of Charlestown in the county of Washington and state of Rhode
Island and Plantation Yeoman, in consideration of the sum of one
hundred dollars to me by Anthony Holden Millstones in the
county of Washington and state of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations Yeoman the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
to have duly grant Bargain sell and convey unto the said
Anthony Holden his heirs and assigns forever one certain lot
or parcel of land lying and being situated in Charlestown in
the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations containing by estimation one acre of land be the same
more or less and is butted and bounded as follows [illegible] bounded
on the north by land belonging to Isaac Green on the east by
the highway on the south and west by the wall that now surrounds
it.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargaines premises
with Privileges and appurtenances thereof to him the said
Anthony Holden his heirs and assigns forever to his and their