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1/11/1855 · DEED · book 8 page 74 doc 10699

From JAMES JOHN life, JAMES ELIZA life
To CARD JOSEPH life
Premises about sixty five acres · piece of land situate in Providence (Providence, Charlestown)

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▶ 1869 · DEED · CARD JOSEPH → CARD NEWMAN B · book 9 p 83
▶ 1879 · DEED · CARD JOSEPH → GREEN JASON P · book 9 p 255
▶ 1879 · DEED · CARD JOSEPH → CARD NEWMAN B · book 9 p 257
▶ 1890 · DEED · CARD NEWMAN B; CARD MARY E; CARD JOSEPH → CARD HERBERT W · book 12 p 145

The instrument's own words

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74 Possession or occupancy of me and to the above bargained premises with the said appurtenances and appurtenances to have and to hold said premises as above described with the Resolution to have and appurtenances until the said party of the second part and to their Heirs and Assigns forever In Witness whereof the said party of the first part has hereunto set their hands and seal the day and year first above written Signed Sealed and delivered In presence of Thomas Commack Moses Stanton & L.S Martha Dale James Robinson Cate Stanton L.S Sarah Obrian L.S Betoy Obrian L.S State of Wisconsin ss County of Calumet Be It Remembered that on the twenty third day of November AD 1854 personally came before me the above name me Betoy Obrian to me known to be the person who executed the said Deed and acknowledged the same to be their free act and deed said Deed and acknowledged the same to be their free act and deed for for the uses and purposes therein mentioned Thomas Commack Notary Public, Calumet Co, Wisconsin State of Wisconsin ss County of Calumet Be it remembered that on the twenty fifth day of July, AD 1854 personally came before me the witnessed named Moses Stanton & Cate Stanton and Sarah Obrian to me known to be the persons who executed the said Deed and acknowledged the same to be their free act and deed for the use and purposes therein mentioned James Robinson Notary Public for Wisconsin Received Jan 5th 1855. By Caleb Groves & Coll Know all men by these presents that we John James of South Kingstown in the County of Washington and Eliza James, the wife of the said John James, in consideration of the sum of one thousand dollars and seventy five dollars to us in hand paid by Joseph Bond of Rhode Island in the County of Washington, the receipt whereof we do hereby quit claim by these presents do bargain sell and quit claim unto the said Joseph Bond and to his Heirs and Assigns forever all our right ever and each of our right title little interest Estate claim and demand both of law and of equity and as well in possession as in expectancy of me and to us in certain form or piece of land situate in Providence to be certain form or piece of land situate in Providence containing by estimation about sixty five acres for the same more or less is described as follows (viz) Northerly on land of (Cropney) Kinney Castlely partly on land of Robert Pelltown, and partly on land belonging to Stephen Starkey partly on land of John Southerly on land of Moore Brown late of Charlestown Deceased, and on the Highway to the first mentioned Bounds with all and singular the Hereditaments and appurtenances whereunto belonging
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In Witness whereof we the said John James and Eliza James wife of the said John James have set our Hands and Seals this thirty first day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty four (the word dollar was inserted between before signed) Nathaniel R. Moore John H. P. Parsons John James L.S. Eliza James L.S. Executed and delivered in presence of [signatures] Washington Co. Richmond November 22nd 1854 Before come John James and Eliza James and acknowledged the within instrument to be their voluntary act and deed hand and Seals separately and acknowledged Before me Isaac S. Moore Justice Peace Recorded Nov 24th 1854 By Chas Cross Towns Clerk Know all men by these presents that I Joseph R. Ross of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of one Dollar paid me by Joseph P. Saunders of said Charlestown the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge do sell convey release and forever quitclaim unto him the said Joseph P. Saunders his Heirs and Assigns forever, all the right title and interest, which I now have in and to the following Real Estate lying in said Charlestown being one Lot measuring one hundred and seventy four feet said Charlestown [illegible] on the East by the Road on the East by the Court house road, and bounded on the North by the said John P. Saunders and on the South by the demise lands of the said John P. Saunders Thousand Thousand West by the demise lands of the said John P. Saunders Thousand Thousand Said Lot being 174 feet long four links wide, and bounded North by the side John P. Saunders East by the Milltown M Saunders South, and West by the said John P. Saunders said John P. Saunders and assigns furthermore for 10 Years and to hold the same with all the privileges to the same belonging to the said John P. Saunders his Heirs and Assigns forever since I Susan E. Ross wife of the said Joseph R. Ross for furthermore since I Susan E. Ross wife of the said Joseph R. Ross for furthermore since I Susan E. Ross wife of the said Joseph R. Ross for consideration above named price, my said Husband do hereby give up and surrender all my right of Power and power of thirds in the above described premises, to him the said John P. Saunders his Heirs and Assigns forever. In Witness whereof we hereunto set our hands and Seals this 31st day January 1855. In the presence of Samuel P. Saunders Charles Cross Joseph R. Ross L.S. Susan E. Ross L.S. Washington Co Charlestown Jan 31st 1855. Personally came Joseph R. Ross and Susan E. Ross and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them signed to be their act and Deed Before me Charles Cross Towns Clerk Received Feb 4th 1855 by Chas Cross T.Clerk

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