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Know all men by these presents that I Joshua Clarke Clerk of Cohasset engage in the boundaries
of the State of Rhode Island and in consideration of the sum of seven hundred dollars paid to me
by Gideon Gorton and Abby G. Giffin for which sumwell i do hereby acknowledge receipt
and to have given quiet possession and by these presents do remise release and forever quit claim unto
the said Gideon G. Gorton and Abby G. Giffin their Heirs and Assigns forever all my right to all
the following described property given and granted whereas I now have of me right only to have revenue
of and to possess within fully title of piece of land lying in said Cohassetly part the first will
be from a post in the first fence line of said village properly owned and held by Samuel Moore the lot
of George the second fence line of said village properly owned and held by James Duncan Sherman and
said fence line East until it reaches the first fence line of said village properly owned and held by Samuel
Moore Eastward then North West by the lot who first piece south fence line extending east to a stone
pile right angle over more or less than ten rods the same runs east in March land and continues
east north westerly more or less over ten rods the same bounded South by piece of land belonging to Henry
White North by piece of land belonging to Gorton's part on the North East both by some wall post
the said lot is bounded on the North by the remaining lot extending river more or less than ten
rods In the North East corner post John P. Saunders on the north side by said Saunders and on the
East by Gorton and on the West by lot props S. Day the lot is further described as boundary it run
East by lot estimation both ways more or less and boundaries as follows part first
Joshua Clarke's land then runs south easterly run by stones Wall East lot Gorton's part
bounded North & East by Gideon Gorton's lot bounded South by Brown Bridges road on the north side
of town boundary & North Party said piece further described as lying interior to the
said Gorton's lot for this piece is a rectangular section part of the above described
premises and we state of our one hundred seventh part to said Gideon & Giffin
I do here and to hold the same with all the right hereditaments and appurtenances
thereunto appertaining to them the said Gorton to possess and said Abby G. Giffin
their heirs and assigns forever Have I Hannah Clark wife of the aforesaid
Joshua Clark in consideration of the same amount and said husband in coupling
witness and forever quitclaim to said Gorton to possess and said Abby G. Giffin their
heirs and assigns forever all my right of home to the same free void and quitclaimed
In witness whereof we have hereunto our hands set our seals this
15th day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and
eighty eight executed made before signing
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
William Palmer
Oliver J. Clark
Wellington Sr.
Charleston October 15 1888
Severally came before me this afternoon named Joshua Clarke and Hannah Clark
his wife and acknowledged the within instrument to be their free and voluntary act
William Foster Justice
Joshua Clarke L.S
Hannah Clarke L.S
Recorded in Deed Oct 18th 1888
of C. Clerk P. 11
Minimum Oct 28th 1888
C. Clark Cross J.C.K