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of a rice lot—To have and to hold the above bargained premises, with all the privileges of thereof and appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Samuel Samuel Saunders his Heirs and Assigns forever. And the said said Samuel M Knowles for myself my Heirs Executors and Administrators do covenant, that the said Samuel Saunders his Heirs and Assigns shall at all times hereafter have the premises, hereby I cede and will certify said of the above bargained premises in my own proper right, and have power to convey and dispose the same as aforesaid.
In Testimony whereof I have set my hand and affix my seal at Westerly, the eighth day of November eighteen hundred and fifty four. By me trustee of
Sarah M Knowles L.S.
C.D. Hancock
Cornelius Bradley
then personally appeared Joseph M Knowles signer and seller of the
witnessed instrument and acknowledged it to be his free act and Deed
before me the 8th day of November 1853
Cornelius Bradley P.P.
Received May 5 1855
by Charles Coon E Sq.
Know all men by these presents that I Abijah B Browning
of South Kingstown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
and in consideration of the sum of twenty dollars paid one by Robert I
Claps of Charlestown in said County & State the receipt whereof I hereby
acknowledge do hereby remise release and forever quit claim unto the said
said Robert I Claps the heirs his Heirs and Assigns forever all the right title and
claim Robert I Claps the heirs his Heirs and Assigns forever parts of the certain
lots of land situated in said Charlestown, the first lot contains by
estimation thirteen acres or thereabouts on the north more or less and is bounded
on the North by lands of Jacob Perry, East by lands
of Northby and Westly Moreland on the east of lands of Asa (Chilvers)
on the South by lands of Northby and Easty and Southerly on lands of the
those Office of Study and Westly and Moreland on parts of Perry Cove or however
other way said lot may be situated or bounded
To have and to hold the same with all the privileges and
of appurtenances to the same belonging to the said Robert I Claps
his Heirs and Assigns forever
And Frances Browning wife of the said Abijah B Browning for
the consideration above named paid me two thousand do hereby give
up and surrender all my right of dower and power of thirds in and to
the aforementioned premises to the said Robert I Claps his Heirs
and Assigns forever
In Witness whereof we hereunto set our hands and seals this 25th
day of April 1855
In presence of
Geo W Olney
David I Aldrich
Abijah Bx Browning L.S.
Frances Browning L.S.
(mar)
Washington Co
Ss The Notary April 25 1855
Then Abijah B Browning personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the preceding instrument by him signed to be his free act and Deed, have
and seal
Geo W Olney Public Notary
Received May 9 th 1855 by C. Coon E Sq.