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Know all men by these presents that I George P Burdick of
Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
in consideration of the Sum of One Hundred and twenty five Dollars
paid me by Welcome Burdick of said Charlestown the receipt whereof
I hereby acknowledge do hereby remise, release, and forever
quitclaim unto the said Welcome Burdick his Heirs and assign
forever all the right title and interest which I have in and to
a certain piece of land lying in said Charlestown containing by estimate
more or less six acres the boundaries are as follows bounded on
the North by North and East by Farland Eastern Long and on the South by
Watkins farm for a more particular description of the boundaries
of said lot for reference may he have recourse to a Deed of said Lot from
my Cousin Administrator of the estate of John May dated July 1847
months’ delivered to Stephen Lankford dated May the 1st 1847
to have and to hold the same with all the Privileges and
appurtenances thereof to have the said Welcome Burdick his heir
and assigns forever Mary Burdick wife of the said George I
concur for the consideration above named to release to the said
Burdick for the consideration above named to release to the said
Welcome Burdick his Heirs and Assigns all my right of Possession
of the above premises
Witness our hands and Seal this 10th day of August 1859
George P Burdick LS
Mary Burdick LS
In presence of
Charles Cross
Martha B. Cross
Washington Ct Charlestown August 20th 1859
Personally appeared George P Burdick and also Mary his wife and
acknowledged the above instrument to be Their free act and Deed
Charles Cross Town Clerk
Reference Page 1874 1859
By Charles Cross Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I Welcome Burdick
of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
and in consideration of the sum of One hundred and fifty dollars
paid me by George P Burdick of said Charlestown the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge do hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim
unto the said George P Burdick his Heirs and assigns forever
all the right title and interest which I have in and to a certain lot
of land estimated 11/2 acres said Charlestown containing by estimation
fifteen acres more or less at the factory Brook running southeasterly
on the east side lot at the factory Brook running southeasterly
by the hand of John Miller to the Highway thence Northwesterly by
said Highway to the Rock called the Rock called the Rock called the
said Rock Highway to the aforesaid Factory Brook thence Southeasterly by
said Brook till it come to the beginning of said Lot the first mentioned Brook or
the channel of said Brook to the first mentioned Brook or
to have and to hold the same with all the Privileges and appur
tenances thereof to have the said George P Burdick his heir
and assigns forever I Welcome Burdick sole heir of the
said Welcome Burdick for the consideration above named to release
release unto his said George P Burdick his Heirs and as
sign forever all my right of Domain in the above described prem
ises Witness our hands and Seal this 10th day of August 1859