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Know all men by these presents that we Rebecca R. Burdick & Ephraim
Burdick of Charlestown in the County of Washingtons and State of Rhode Island
for and in consideration of the sum of ten dollars paid in our hand by Josias S. Shaw of said
Charlestown the receipt whereof acknowledge having hereby remise release
and forever quitclaim unto the said Josias S. Shaw his Heirs and Assigns forever
all the right title and interest which we have been of himself of a certain tract of land lying in said
town called at said town known as the [?] acres more or less and known as Lowland Lot
of Charlestown containing [?] acres more or less and known as Lowland Lot
of Charlestown extending from the North side of the Highway bounded on the North by
a highway and on the South by the land of Ephraim Burdick and on the East by
a highway and on the West by the land of Ephraim Burdick it being the
same lot that we said grant to them the said Ephraim Burdick during his natural life
and after his decease to his Heirs and Assigns by some Indenture made between us and our
Wife and Father dated April 18th 1822 and recorded in said
Charlestown records therefore hence and to hold
the same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto
belonging to him the said Josias S. Shaw his Heirs and Assigns
forever - In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 27th day of February 1859
In presence of
Nathaniel B. Cross
Charles Cross
Joshua R. & Burdick Ls
Ephraim Burdick Ls
Washington St Charlestown Fel 4th 1859
Personally appeared Joshua R Burdick and Ephraim Burdick
signers and declared themselves to be the makers of the foregoing instrument and solemnly acknowledged
the same to be their free act and deed
Before me
Charles Cross Town Clerk
Received for Record Dec 29th 1859
at 52 minutes past 8 Oclock P M
Recorded Dec 26th 1859
by Chas Cross Clerk
Charlestown December 26th AD 1859
We hereby certify that Benjamin Cross of Charlestown in this County of
Washington do hereby declare that we are former possessor quiet and actual
possessor and open owner of a certain piece or parcel of swampy land
situated in said Charlestown bounded as follows viz starting
commencing at a spot marked with running mortar Northward a straight
line through a straight to a large maple tree standing on the shore of
the pond belonging to the said Benjamin by this swamp fence bordering the land of Benjamin
Cross and any and any Montgomery fence bordering the swamp northwards till it reaches the
monuments the point starting on boundary boundary on boundary and describe it continuing
Northward [?] more or less unto Benjamin Montgomery and to his wife
and heirs before her marriage was Amy Perkins who now holds the
premises aforesaid by virtue of a certain Mortgage deed dated the
26th day of September AD 1859 which said premises surrendered and
included in said Mortgage
Ally G Griffin
Josiah G Griffin
ZEF-3-11
State of Rhode Island
Washington Co Charlestown December 26th AD 1859 Then the forenamed
Benjamin Cross freely offered appeared acknowledged the above surround to have
been voluntarily done by him Before me Joseph G Griffin Justice of the Peace
Received for Record Dec 29th 1859 at 11 Oclock P M Recorded Dec 26th 1859 L G Cross