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Know all men that I Edward J Burdick of Hartford, Couny
of New London state of Con’nected for and in consideration of the
Sum of Five hundred Dollars to me in hand paid by Samuel Sa
now of Charlestown County of Washington, State of Rhode Islan
the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge, do hereby give grant, Bargain
sell and convey unto him the said Samuel Stanton and to his
heirs aye assigns forever all the right title and interest which i
have in this way acquired by deed from John Stanton commissioner on
the probate of the late Samuel Stanton my father Burdick deceased in
one piece of land called the Samuel Stanton farm lying in said Charlestown
been the presence being hay to said piece to the area and bounds
vis thereon 70 rods east to said premises premises with
all the appurtenances thereunto belong to him said Samuel Stanton and to his
heirs and assigns forever And i the said Edward J Burdick do hereby
covenant and administer with the said Samuel Stan
ton heir and assigns that at any before the signing of this deed and
the lawful owner of the premises aforesaid and that i
covenant and agree to defend to him the said Samuel Stanton and to his
and assigns forever all the right title and interest which i
now have in the premises aforesaid by virtue of this said deed
Provided however that this deed and the same is void
Charlestown June 24th day of August 1853
89th year Execution or administrators shall pay
me receive of the right or cause to be paid to the said samuel
named Edward J Burdick either to him his executors administrators
The sum of one thousand two hundred and five dollars together with the aforesaid
seventy five dollars to the given by me to said Samuel Stanton
right unto the full amount arising on demand without frase or
of the mortgage Mortgage and delay then this deed and also a certain
principal interest annual note of hand bearing date hereunto
severally discharge him his heir or order for the payment of the aforesaid
Edward J Burdick and his heir or order for the payment of the aforesaid
Executors administrators and sum of five hundred dollars with interest
arising from all Liability on the time aforesaid shall be void Otherwise
and suit of the same shall remain in force in law
witness my hand and seal the second day of August & 1853
In presence of
Samuel Stanton Hand and seal the second day of August & 1853
John Slardon
J Robert Cross
Edward J Burdick L.D.
Washington & State of Rhode Island ss
Westerly august 2 d Of 1853
Personally appeared Edward J Burdick signer and sealer of
the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same
to be his voluntary act and deed Before me J Robert Cross Town Clerk
Recoyse August 11 th 1853
By Charles Cross & Clerk