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Whereas the Probate Court of Probate of the Town of Charlestown by this
device dated Nov. 8th 1886 authorized Asa Church to be Guardian to the
known and Estate of Olive & Story Minor White & Samuel Story late citizens
of this district Decreed to make sale of the Real Estate of the said elders one
that a deed made by said Guardian in conformity to said Asa White shall vest in
the purchaser in fee simple and robe title to the same
I do hereby Now and new that I Asa Church as Guardian &
overseeas for one and in consideration of the sum of One Thousand & thirty dollars
to me paid by bounnded J Brundage of said Charlestown he being the highest
bidder at a Publick Sale of said premises held on the 20th day of December
1886, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby in my said capacity
grant sell transfer and convey unto the said Brundage in fee I Brundage all the
right title and interest which the said Asa White & Story Minor White in the following
described land and Tenements viz a certain tract of lot of wood land lying in said
Charlestown containing six acres the same being the Lot No 3 Whole fell to
me in the division of the Commissioners appointed by the said Court of Probate
to divide the Real Estate of the heirs of the late Samuel Story & his descendants
follows (viz) on the West by the Highway leading Westly on the North by Otherman's Parte
on the East part by Daniel Farrington & on the South by the farmel Wood
So Have and hold to the above premises to the said Edward
I Brundage his Heirs and assigns for ever
In Witness whereof I have hereunto in my said Capacity as Guardian set
my hand and Seal this 5 day of January 1887
Asa Church & Guardian L S
In the presence of
Benjamin G Brown
Joseph H Griffin
State of Rhode Island se
Washington Co se
Charlestown Jany 5th 1887
Personally appeared before me Asa Church as Guardian as aforesaid
and acknowledging the foregoing Deed to be his sign to be His free
and voluntary act
Joseph H Griffin Justice of the Peace
Recorded for Records
Jan. 9th 1887 at 3 oclock P M
Recuved Jan 9th 1887
by Chas Cross I C Clrk
Know all men by these Presents that I Gideon Bossie f y
Charlestown County of Washington state of Rhode Island for and in
consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars paid me by Mary E Coplien
wife of Elijah Coplien of the Town County and State aforesaid, the receipt
thereof i do hereby acknowledge do hereby remise release and forever
quitclaim unto the said Mary E Coplien her heirs and assigns forever
all the right title and interest which I have in and to certain
tracts or Parcels of land lying in said Charlestown viz a first certain
subdivision one hundred and forty acres be the same more or less with a Dwelling
house and other buildings thereon bounded as follows beginning
at the Highway that leads from the post office to Newport Bridge at
the Southwest corner of the Northeast corner house fence then bounded Easterly
on Indian Land to the Indian School house fence Then bounded Southerly
to the Indian Cedar Swamp thence by said Swamp to Westly road corner
a prime stump in the edge of said Swamp Thence Westly partly on land
formerly owned by Thomas Austin and partly on Indian Land on the West