The instrument's own words
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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. Brucefield 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 Brucefield in the
right title and interest which the said Asa White & Story White has in the following
described land 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, on the North by Oliver's Parte
on the East part by Daniel Forgey & on the South by Samuel Wood
So Have and hold to the above premises to Anna the said Edward
I Brucefield has this area remaining forever
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 ss
Washington Co. Charlestown Jan. 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
Justice of the Peace
Witness for me
Jan. 9th 1887 at 3 oclock P M
Recvce Jan 9th 1887
by Chas Cross I Cclrk
Know all men by these Presents that I Gideon Bossie f. g.
of
Charlestown County of Washington, and State of Rhode Island for and in
consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars paid me by Mary E Coplin
wife of Ezra Coplin of the Town County and State aforesaid, the receipt
thereof aforesaid, do hereby acknowledge do hereby remise, release and forever
quitclaim unto the said Mary E Coplin 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 certain dwelling
house one hundred and forty rods also to 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 road to Newport Bridge at
the Southwest corner of the Northeast corner house fence thence bounded Easterly
on Indian Land to the Indian School house fence Thence by some lines
to the Indian Cedar Swamp Thence by said Swamp to West's corner at
a pine stump in the edge of said Swamp Thence Westerly partly on land
formerly owned by Thomas Austin and partly on Indian Land, on the West
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and South boundary on Indian land until it comes to the aforesaid Highway, meaning to
include in this tract all the lines formerly agreed by William Wake and Jonathan Moore
the 2nd tract contains Western acres more or less and is bounded Easterly on said Rice Lane, Southern
ly Utility and Westerly on Indian lands shews that 3rd tract contains further acres one
quarter and seventeen rods and is bounded following ly at a stake with stones
about it on a swamp being the Southeast corner of this tract from thence West 9 chains
3 links to the Highway to a black oak tree first course then South 5 links to Maple
tree in the 2nd area of said swamp to a stump of stone on south from thence by a straight
line to the first of the said mentioned lines
To have and to hold the same with all the
privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging to her the said Mary & Mrs Mary H
and her Heirs forever, given Mary H Horsie wife of the said Gideon Horsie perps
and her Heirs forever, now the same agreement said her husband to hereby give quit claim
in consideration of the sum aforesaid said her husband to hereby give quit claim
surrender all my right of Tenure and power of Tenure in all the aforementioned
to her the said Mary H Horsie and her Heirs and Assigns forever
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 8th day of
January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven
In presence of
Benj. H. Rice
Clark L. Niles
Gideon H Horsie pr. LS
Hannet H Horsie LS
Washington St. Charleston Jan 10 1857
Personally came before me Gideon Horsie pr and acknowledged the preceding
instrument by hand signed to the hrs forename voluntary act
Joseph De Quincey Justice of the Peace
Received for Record Jan 10 1857
at 3 o'clock PM 1857
Received Jan 24th 1857
by Charles Corres S Clerk
To all people to whom these presents shall come Greeting
Know ye that I, Obadiah ownes of Charlestown in the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island scoturan for and in consideration of the sum of
one thousand five hundred dollars to me in hand paid by Cyrus R Morgan
of the Same County and State aforesaid the receipt whereof I do acknowledge
that I am contented satisfied and paid, I have granted conveyed transferred
sold assigned in fee simple absolute and confirmed into the said Cyrus R Morgan
his Heirs and Assigns forever all that right title and interest which I have
here in and unto two certain tracts or parcels of land lying here and being
in Charlestown in the County and State aforesaid, the first contains by
estimation forty four acres or about the same more or less bounded North on
Savage's River and Lake of some Black oak tree first course then to the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home of the Home 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