The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I Ira Kenyon of Charlestown
County of Washington & State of Rhode Island in Consideration of fourteen dollars
to be paid to me by Stephen Burdick of Hopkinton County and State aforesaid
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do by these presents Remise,
release and forever quitclaim unto and to Stephen Burdick, his heirs
estate and forever all the right title and interest which I have and hold in
and unto certain lot of land lying in Charlestown aforesaid containing by
estimation twenty four square rods, be the same more or less boundaries
descriptions as follows to wit Beginning where two rods below said Burdick's fence
runs running northerly into the stream of the River in a course so as to strike
just right east west of the bank wall, s a distance of one hundred and ninety
feet from the bank walls, southerly s a half foot to a stone set in the
ground from hence southly one hundred and eighty one and two half to a stone set
in the ground but fifty feet easterly from the Place of Beginning Thence
Westerly fifty feet to the line part of said Burdick's premises with the premises
I have and hold the said revised premises with the privileges
and appurtenances thereunto unto the said Stephen Burdick, his heirs and
assigns forever — And Anna Kenyon wife of the said Ira in
consideration of the sum of money paid to me her husband as aforesaid
do forever quitclaim all my right of Dower and power of thirds in
and to the said revised premises unto the said Stephen Burdick
his heirs and assigns forever.
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 27th day of September AD 1853 Ira Kenyon LD
Executed in presence of
Nathan R Lewis Almina Kenyon LD
Stephen Lewis
Spencer Daggett
Almina Kenyon
State of Rhode Island &
In Hopkinton I S Att Hopkinton on the 27th day of September AD
1853 formally appear Ira Kenyon Subscriber and Almina of the fore-
going instrument and acknowledge the same to be his free act and Deed
before me
their [signature] Stephen Lewis Town Clerk
Received Oct 19th 1853
By Chas Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that we Penelobe Mistrett
and Nathanel J Mistrett on right of the said Penelobe of Providence
& Ira Butting across [illegible] Knitting on right of the said Eliza and
Seneca Nichols of Smithfield all by consideration of the sum of Twenty four dollars
to be paid in fully to Jake M Milley of Charlestown County of Washington &
State aforesaid the receipt whereof the right hereby acknowledged, have remise release
and quitclaimed and by these presents do remise release and forever
quitclaim unto and to Jake M Milley her heirs and assigns all
the right title interest property and claim of right to be belonging to
virtue of our being heirs at law to the Estate of Joseph Nichols late of
Nicholsville in said state aforesaid Deceased of an or to a certain parcel of
Lot of Land lying in said Charlestown aforesaid containing by estimation
Seven rods be the same more or less bounding on the North by the
Stonington Rail Road fences and bounds westerly by lands of Rowland
& Hazard and southerly by land of Obadiah Kenyon's Estate & northerly by
a highway or however the same may otherwise bound reference to the
Deed of Joseph Nichols as of Record will appear of the Same
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To have and to hold the said quitclaim premises with all the privileges and appur-
tenances thereto appertaining, as an undesirable, to her the said Phabe M Millcox her heirs
and assigns forever granting the same to her and them against all claims of the same by virtue
of any act out of bounds heretofore bar or done respecting the premises thus conveyed.
In Testimony whereof we hereunto set our hands and Seals the 9th day of March 1833
Per Secretary
Ja D Jostlin Nathaniel W Westcott LS
Penelope Westcott LS
LS
LS
LS
County of Providence S In the city of Providence on this 12th day of
March AD 1833 then personally appeared the witness named Nathaniel
W Westcott before me and acknowledged the witness instrument by his signature
to this her act free and clear and at the same time and place personally
appeared the person named Penelope Westcott wife of the said Nathaniel W
Westcott before me and was examined freely and apart from her said husband
by me and after having read the within instrument shown and explained unto
her by me she declared unto me and acknowledged that she understood the
same that it was her free act and deed and she declared unto me that she
signed the document and that she are not wish to retract the same
Justice of the Peace Ja D Jostlin
Justice of the Peace
Revenue Act 11th 1819.
By Chas Cross T Filke
Whereas the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island Providence
at their Session held September 1833 authorized Phineas Beebe and others
a number of the Magistrates sole of Providence (in Charlestown) to sell and
convey a tract of land of three acres lying at the extremity of the town
owned by her Ed Bradshaws & to give a brew and a relief thereof
to the purchasing provided that said sale might under the advice & direction
of George L Cox commissioner of the American trust
Therefore now all men by these presents be it known that i the said Phineas Be-
ceded by the authority aforesaid and by the advice & direction of
said George L Cox trusted fully by his signature hereunto affixed and in
consideration of the sum of thirty Dollars to said george L Cox in hand
payable to be returned by him subject to his control & to be by him
from time to time paid out & delivered for my support at the direction
of John A Jostlin of Bristol in the County of Washington State of
Rhode Island on the occasion as aforesaid he hereby acknowledge & he hereby give
grant bargain sell & convey unto said John A Jostlin his heir and assigns
forever a tract of land of three acres lying in said (Charlestown) containing three acres
and boundaries as follows Viz North by the line of John Sutcliff East by the highwa-
way South partly by land of Thomas Healds partly on foot of Baxter and
on the West by the Grantee.
To have and to hold said granten and bargained premises with the privilege
and appurtenances thereof to him said John A Jostlin his heir and assigns
forever In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands
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