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Know all men by these presents that we Robert S Clark & Marinda Clark
of Charlestown in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island understand in consideration
of Three hundred dollars paid as by these presents acknowledge by Robert Davis of Charlestown aforesaid the
receipt whereof we hereby acknowledge do hereby sell convey and assign to the
said Robert Davis for all the right title interest and whatever interest we have as heirs of
Robert S Clark late of said Charlestown deceased in and to a certain lot of land
lying in said Charlestown by description adjoining Dennis Moore on the north line
in said Charlestown containing by description approximately seven acres more or less
containing fence and two buildings thereon also and heritable on the North by long
range Road on the East by the land of Robert Davis on the South by the land of
William Clark on the South by the land of Robert Davis and on the West by the
land of Robert Clark late the honest ancestor of the said Robert Clark deceased
And we grant to the said Robert Davis with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same
belonging to him the said Robert Davis for his heirs and assigns forever
And we further grant Robert Clark witness of the said Robert Clark deceased for the consideration
of the sum the said witness as aforesaid do hereby release and quitclaim to the said Davis all my
right of flower and flower of parcels of land to the aforesaid
promised however and this deed is on condition that
of the said grantor Robert Clark Administrator aforesaid or assign
shall pay to receiver to be paid to the said Robert Davis himself
or his successors administrators or assigns the aforesaid sum
of Three hundred dollars or other for the consideration
day of May of the one the right inherited ourselves and satisfy for
day on the the useful instrument thereon arriving as the
the deed as also a certain notice of land given by the
said Robert S Clark Marinda Clark and Prestone Clark
grant to the said Robert Davis for the aforesaid
sum of three hundred dollars payable three years after
date and having same date with these presents shall be
void premises to be and remain in full force and with
witness whereof we hereunto set our Names and
seals this 17th day of March 1862
Robert S Clark L.S.
Marinda Clark L.S.
Prestone Clark L.S.
On this 17th day of March
1862 I witnessed the seal of
Robert S Clark Marinda Clark and
Prestone Clark before these
hundred and four dollars
the full amount of the within
deed paid before myself and
witness and hereby discharge the
same as full
Witness my hand and seal in
presence of
Charles Cross
Robert Davis & L.S.
The above discharge executed by
C. Cross
(Interlineation before executing)
In presence of
Charles Cross
State of Rhode Island to
Washington Co
March 17th 1862
Charlestown
Personally appeared Robert S Clark Marinda Clark and Prestone Clark
signers and sealers of the foregoing instrument and were correctly acknowledged the
same to be their free act and deed
Before me
Charles Cross Town Clerk
Received for Record March 18th 1862
at 8 O'clock P.M.
and Recorded by me Robert Cross
R. Clark
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