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Know all men by these presents, that I, Frances Buntick, a free woman of color, in the town of Newport and state of Rhode Island, extend and set in consideration of sum of ten dollars to me paid by the party insured viz a joseph Buntick of said town and state to be satisfactory the note whereas I or by hereby acknowledge and confess that I am and were related to the note with the party insured, Buntick their heirs and assigns forever the said lot of land situated in the town of Newport in the state of Rhode Island being the late home stead of Samuel Buntick though some the late widdow Constantia Buntick who since then there have stayed’s long in my possession this piece of land situated at South street on the west side of the road from the south east corner of the house of Commissioner’s on the north side of the road running west to the boundary of the premises there being on the said lot a dwelling house in good repair about 15 by 20 feet and some other buildings being for some purpose convenient dwelling etc. and so it runs north 49 degrees 45 minutes west 120 feet being her now premises described etc. and so it runs south 31 degrees 10 minutes east 120 feet and in took the close with the aforesaid boundaries fingerprints and so year in accordance to the terms below belonging to the said party Samuel Buntick her heirs assigns and waters.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name and seal this 11th day of December 1855
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
Charles Cross
Harry Hart
Washington st.
Charlestown Sept 6th 1855
Frances Buntick L S
Personally came Frances Buntick before me and acknowledged this foregoing instrument to be her signature to be her free act and deed
Before me
Charles Cross J Off.
Filed in Record
on 1st 1857 at P. Clerk’s Office
Samuel Buntick 1857
by Charles Cross J. C. Clerk
Whereas the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island held at Providence on the 1st day of June 1838 passed a vote and resolution authorizing Samuel Skinner to erect a certain body of land being in Charleston containing a certain quantity of acres for some purpose etc. to be made under the notice and direction of the Commissioners of the Southern state to be made under the notice and direction of the Commissioners of the Southern state
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