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To all people to whom these presents shall come Greeting
Know ye that I Augustus P Lewis of Charleston in the County of Mallet
lon and State of Rhode Island for the consideration of Eight Dollars received
to my full satisfaction of Joshua P Case of the said Town County and state
appreciate the receipt whereof I acknowledge myself fully paid safe and satis
fied and do by these present give grant bargain sell and confirm and convey unto
said Joshua P Case his heirs and assigns forever the one eighth part of
a lot of Land situate described as follows being the same lot of
land Simon P Lewis sold Moreover Henry Dixon Dated centrally on law title
of Hope now owns Sincerely & Wisely on Land belonging to the hs
of Peter Goss deceased southerly on the East road or however otherwise
bounding containing by estimation over acres less or more thus
I have granted and sold the above premises and bargained pro
perises with the appurtenances thereof unto the said Joshua P Case
his heirs and assigns forever to their own proper use and benefit and also
and the said Augustus P Lewis do for myself my heirs executors and
Administrators covenant with the said Joshua P Case his heirs as
averags that at and at the executing of these present I am well
seized of the one eighth part of the premises as a good irrevokable title
in fee simple and have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner
and form as above written and that the same is free of all encumbrances
whatsoever Also that the said Lewis do for myself his heirs bind my self
promise to warrant and defend the above granted premises to the said Jo
shua P Case his heirs and assigns against all claims and demands whatever
In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this 29th day of January
1837
Augustus P Lewis [seal]
Signet Soles and active witnesses
In presence of
William B Green
Jeremiah H Kingston
Washington Sc to Charleston January 29th 1837
Then personally appeared Augustus P Lewis signer and sealer of the with
instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed
before me William B Green Justice of the Peace
Recorded Jan 18th 1853
by Charles Boon t clk
Know all men by these presents that we Elizabeth Boy Charles Boy
And Simon Boy thens Proper Elizabeth Boy and Jane Simon P Boy of History
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for and in consideration
of the sum of five dollars each to us in hand paid the receiving whereof
by our hands Place of Charleston in the said county appreciate have remised
released and quitclaimed and by these present do release release
release and forever quitclaim unto the said Joshua P Case his heirs and
assigns forever all the right title and interest property fee and inheritance
that we have of have any unto and undivided eighth part of
a certain lot of land situate described as follows containing by
estimation twenty acres less or more less or more and bounded as follows
Beginning on the North side of this lot by the line of Welcome P
Gore and running between North & West in direct line to Lot of
Brook (so called) and bounded westerly by line of Welcome P Gore
thence running southerly to the East Road and bounded Northerly
by a line land belonging to the heirs Peter Goss and partly by the bound
ry line belonging to the heirs of Simon P Lewis thence running by the
East Road to the place of beginning