The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I Charles Cross of Charlestown in the
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of
the sum of one Hundred Dollars paid me by Welcome Kendrick of said Charlestown
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge by these presents remise, release
and forever quitclaim unto the said Welcome Kendrick, his heirs and assigns
forever all the right title and tenure which I have in any tract or parcel of
the same situation in said Charlestown containing by estimation seven acres
more or less and is bounded as follows beginning at the corner of his lot at the
factory brook and running southeasterly by line of John Miller until it comes
to the highway thence southeasterly on said highway until it comes to the
said brook and lot called the cakes thence in a northeasterly direction until it comes
to said brook thence southeasterly by the channel of said brook to the
place of beginning or however otherwise bounded.
To have and to hold the same with all the privileges and appurtenances
unto the same belonging to the said Welcome Kendrick his heirs and
assigns forever and I the said Charles Cross for myself my heirs
executors and administrators do covenant with the said Welcome Kendrick
that I will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises to him the
his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of
all persons claiming the same by through or under me
I Anne M Martha B Cross wife of the said Charles Cross in consideration
of the sum above named paid me said husband do hereby quit
up and surrender all my right of dower and power of tenures and to
the aforesaid premises to him the said Welcome Kendrick, his
heirs and assigns forever
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 4th day of April 1854
In presence of
Ruby Nichols
Charles Cross L.S.
Joseph H Griffis
Martha B Cross L.S.
Washington St Charlestown April 4 th 1854
Personally came Charles Cross and Martha B Cross signers and
sealers of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to
be their free and voluntary act and deed
Before me Joseph H Griffis Justice of the Peace
Received April 4 th 1854
by Charles Cross Town Clerk
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Know all men by these presents that I Job Kingman of Exeter County
of Washington and state of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the
sum of one hundred seventy and seventy dollars to me in hand before the sealing
and delivery hereof well and truly paid by Robert Hagارة of Charlestown
County and state aforesaid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
have remise released and quitclaimed and do by these presents remise
release and quitclaim unto the said Robert Hagارة his heirs and
assigns forever a certain lot or parcel of land lying in Charlestown for
said containing by measurement one quarter of an acre was being twenty
rods in length and five rods in breadth Bounding Northerly by line of
said land belonging to Welcome Sucker and other westerly by line of
Island of Hagارة southeasterly by line of Jonathan Barker the once
bounded by the highway with a small hand thereon otherwise
So to have & to hold the said remise premises with all the privileges
and appurtenances thereof to the said Robert Hagارة his heirs
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and Assigns forever the li[?] of those supporting the same with force in all directions
tions (the Parts aforesaid)
In Testimony of which I hereunto set my Hand and seal this 20th
day of October 1853
By the Presence of
R. S. Moore
Albert S. Potter
Job Kenyon L.S.
State of Rhode Island At Richmond Dec the 20 day of October 1853
Personally came Job Kenyon and acknowledged the above instrument
to be his preliminary act and deed
Robert Knowles Justice Peace
Recorded April 8th 1884
by Chas Cross Town Clerk
Whereas the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island
at their General Session in 1839 authorizing Matilda Congdon as
members of the Corporation of clerks of Vadiaus in Charlestown to
sell certain Public lands and with the advice and consent of
Joseph Garritt Judge of Probate (Charlestown) all her right title and interest
in and to a certain lot of land lying and situated in said Charlestown containing
by estimation seventy-four acres more or less and bounded as follows (say)
beginning at the South East corner of said lot of land and running partly as
boundary beginning sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May
boundary sufficiently to partly on a distance near public road on lines of May