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Know all men by these presents that I Jordan Pry of Charlestown
in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island stand for and in consid-
eration of the sum of five Dollars paid me by Joseph W. Miller
in said County and State the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said
Joseph W. Miller his Heirs and Assigns forever all thing and estate
interest which I now have and in to two undivided eighths parts of a
certain lot of Land or swamp situated in said Charlestown contain-
ing by estimation twenty acres the same more or less and is bounded
as follows viz beginning at the Highway bordering by Land of William G. Farrie
and running Northerly in a direct line to Lucks Brook (or cattle pond)
and running easterly by said Joseph Farries Land thence southerly bounding
partly by Land of Joseph G. George & Moore's Cove and partly by the bound-
ground until it comes to said Highway thence easterly bounding South-
ely on said Highway to the place of beginning
To have and to hold the above described and quitclaimed
premises with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging
to him the said Joseph W. Miller his Heirs and Assigns forever
witness I Nancy Pry wife of the said Pardon Pry for the
consideration above mentioned pray my said husband to hereby give up
and surrender to the said Joseph W. Miller his Heirs and Assigns
forever all my right of dower and power of thirds and to the
aforementioned deed witness
In witness whereof we hereunto set our hands and
seals the thousand seven hundred and seventy first day of August in the year of our Lord One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty five
Signed In presence of
James H Cross
Charles Cross
Pardon his Pery L S
and Nancy Pry L S
State of Rhode Island
Washington Co Charlestown August 21 1855
personally appeared Pardon Pry and Nancy his wife and
acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be their signed
and to be their free and voluntary act and deed
Before me Charles Cross Scrivener & Clerk
Residence Aug 21 1855
By Chas Cross & Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I Egnes R Kingston
of Charlestown in this County of Washington and State of Rhode-
Island in consideration of the sum of eight hundred and fifty dollars
paid me by Samuel C Case of said Charlestown the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge do hereby remise release and forever quitclaim
unto the said Samuel C Case his Heirs and Assigns forever those
certain lots or parcels of Land being in said Charlestown the first lot
is bounded as follows beginning at the Highway that runs from
Savage's border to the Post road and running westerly 144 ft still to
Stephen Cole's land bounded on the North by said Cole's land bounding
thence running southeasterly till it strikes John Case's land bounding
easterly on Stephen Lake's land and the Place of Richard Page's
and thence running Westerly till it strikes the Highway run-
ning Southeasterly on John Case's and from thence Northerly to the
first mentioned bounds bounded westerly on said Highway