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Know all men by these presents that we Rebecca R. Burdick and Ephraim
Burdick of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
for and in consideration of the sum of ten dollars paid in our hand by Joel S. Shaw of said
Charlestown the receipt whereof acknowledge hereby remise release surrender
and forever quitclaim unto the said Joel S. Shaw his heirs and assigns forever
all the right title and interest which we have been of himself of house and dwelling
late of said town known as the corner lot of land lying in said
Charlestown containing one acre more or less and bounded South by the
Charlestown state road bounded North by the path leading from the
Highway to a house belonging to the heirs of Ephraim Burdick it being the
same lot that we said grant to him the said Ephraim Burdick during his natural life
and after his decease to his long heirs now James Burdick mv and his heirs the
Wife and Testament dated April 18th 1822 and recorded in said
Charlestown records therefore hence and to hold
the same with all the rights privileges appurtenances and conveniences to the
said Lorsque belonging to him the said Joel S. Shaw his heirs and assigns
forever In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 27th day of February 1859
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
Nathan R. Cross
Charles Cross
Joshua R. & Burdick Ls
and
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 Found Clerk
Received for Record Dec 29th 1859
at 52 minutes past 8 Oclock PM
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 inhabit this day do in our presence freely grant quit and actual
possession and open entry of a certain piece or parcel of swampy land
situated in said Charlestown bounded as follows viz commencing at a spot marked with running mortar North east North east a straight
line through a straight to a large maple tree standing on the shore of
the pond although not by this swamp paths following the ramp of Benjamin
Cross’s path and Amy Manchester’s fence following the ramp until it reaches
the point of starting on boundary bounded on boundary bounded on describe it continuing
North west by a line more or less unto Benjamin Manchester 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
Joel S Shaw
Joseph G Griffin
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 PM Recorded Dec 26th 1859 L G Cross