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Know all men by these presents that I John I Card of Charlestown in the
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island and Providence in consideration of the sum of one
hundred and forty dollars to me in hand paid by Joseph Card of Charlestown in
the County of Washington the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to have begun in
said lot and premises but by these presents do bargain and sell convey sell and transfer
that said Joseph Card and his heirs and assigns forever all my right title interest
estate known and apparent both lawful law and in equity as well as in all presents and
appurtenances of and to all that certain piece of land situated in Charlestown
appertaining containing about twenty four acres more or less the same more or
less and bounding as follows starting from the north west corner of said piece of land at
a stone wall and running south easterly to a stone wall then running south east to
Charlestown road and thence running south easterly to Stephen Clark's pasture on lands of John I
Card thereafter westerly on the fence of Joseph Card north east and then on lands
of James Brown and westerly on the highway to the northeast corner of said premises whereas I
all and singular the aforementioned and appurtenances belonging thereto surrender I
all and assign unto said Joseph Card in the consideration aforesaid to have and hold release
devise remise convey and suffer john I Card to the contractors aforesaid to have and hold
my right of tenure in said premises for witnesses whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this seventeenth day of September AD one thousand eight hundred and
forty one
By me present
Wm H Clifford
Joseph Card
John I Card L.S.
Rosanna Card L.S.
Justice of the Peace
Washington Sc
At Charlestown September 9 th 1841 personally came
John I Card and Rosanna Card his wife and acknowledged the preceding instrument
to be their free act and voluntary act
Before me Joseph The Cross Justice of the Peace
Received for Record Sept 9 th 1841 at 3 O Clock P.M. & recorded by Elias Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I John I Card of Charlestown in the County
of Washington State of Rhode Island in consideration of eighty eight dollars to me in hand
paid by Joseph Card of said Charlestown have granted bargained conveyed
and sold and hereby grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Joseph
Card his heirs and assigns forever a certain lot of land lying bounded in Charlestown
said county containing eight acres more or less and bounded as follows on the north
wall and by the highway on the North easterly side of lawn Gordon and on the east
south and West by the fence of Joseph Card and Rosanna Card the said lot with the north and south
appurtenances to deem his heirs and assigns forever and since the land is for his his spirited alliance
signature and Acknowledgement as document and agree signed with the Trustees of his spirit alliance
further and assigns that the said grantor of this lot sale and full release of the premises
previous assign and conveyed transfer the in his own right in the said premises with good right
lawful tenure full and carry the said premises apparent that the grantor has and shall
assign sign and my all times forever by fair deed bond lawyer and further promise and
engagement of said Promise for one full year out of all other grants void null and void unless
and that the Grantee his heirs execute and administer the said premise to the donate his
heirs and assigns acquire the lawful claims and demands of the premise to the date hereof unless
warrant secure and defend So witnessed of the said John I Card and Rosanna Card said
sale John I Card in token of reliquishing of her right and devise hereunto set our
hands and seals this seventeenth day of September AD one thousand eight hundred and
forty one
Signed for conveyance
Joseph The Clothier
John I Card L.S.
Rosanna Card L.S.
Washington Sc
At Charlestown September 9 th 1841 Personally came John I Card and Ros
Card his wife and acknowledged the preceding instrument to be their free act and
voluntary act
Before me Joseph The Cross Justice of the Peace
Received for Record Sept 9 th 1841 at 3 O Clock P.M. & recorded by Elias Cross Town Clerk