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Know all men by these presents that I Benjamin W. Ward of Charlestown in the County of Washington
town and State of Rhode Island in consideration of the Sum of one thousand dollars paid me by Benjamin
A. Cooper of said town the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by me these presents bargain selling and releasing
and forever quitting claim unto the said Cooper his heirs executors his heirs assigns two easterns lot or parcels of land
situated in said town lot others allotted or assigned to the said Cooper in said division made this age between me
the said Ward these two lots of land however of the tract of land purchased partly by me and partly by Thomas A Hopkins
lot or parcels of land describing as follows to wit with conduits thereunto with rights to Water lot 1
lot 2 [illegible]
one hundred acres of the town of a call it a stone wall as a start it ran the ginnue in a straight line
three hundredths North easterly on a direct line through the center of the main part of the house dividing
the said main or east part of said house from a garden lot with two equal parts three hundred
feet continuing line to and at four hundred five rods bearing to the South east of said house then
three hundredths bearing West easterly one hundred and one feet to a stake drove in a stone on the ground
three hundredths West bearing North easterly on a line with the South line of my lot described that line
which it stakes the fence then North easterly by the line of said piece of land it comes to a line of parcels
which Thomas A. Ward easterly by the West line of my said South lot East by the South line
of my described lot in said division North easterly by the fence or boundary line between the said land and me
was boundary said lot is bounded and enclosed as follows to wit commencing at the South East corner
of said lot then South easterly by the fence of John B. Browning three hundredths
of said lot then South easterly Browning North easterly Browning three hundredths boundary line of
one hundred houses of Thomas A. Hopkins North easterly Browning three hundredths boundary line of
said Cooper until it comes to the North boundary line of said piece of land four hundred five rods to
the North easterly by a stake driven into a stake drove in the ground then North North easterly to
a stake in the east corner made by a nail hole in a stone then West easterly to the North East corner of my
described lot by the fence this division then North West easterly to the place of beginning line
three hundredths lot by the land of John B. Browning and fence A. Hopkins three hundredths by line of
boundary easterly by the land of John B. Browning and fence by the main described lot by the line
dividing my lot by Amanda Ward North easterly by the fence boundary the same line as mentioned before
one hundredths by the boundary line boundary by the line to the south more or less then the said piece
one hundredths about three hundredths by boundary line to the south more or less then the said piece
said lot more over and agrees to and waive with the said Cooper his heirs assigns that he and his heirs
shall have and shall enjoy and possess the right of way through my lot of land opposite to the other side of the house
furthermore grant and convey unto the said Cooper his heirs assigns either by walking a while distance or
by carriage way through said lot the said Cooper his heirs assigns and waive with the said Cooper his heirs and assigns
with the accompanying rights their heirs and assigns or their assigns or heirs of those whom he shall entrust with
or assign any other person his heirs and assigns in the free use of said way And said Ward further
represents and agrees to waive unto said Cooper his heirs and assigns to convey lot of land situations
and agrees that the said lots more however shall be held heritable however is recorded as the unencumbered property of
the said Cooper his heirs to be used and accepted as heretofore by said poles and by their heirs and assign for
the use of descriptors and a boundary line of said lot described from such line down to the said piece
of the other lots in the said division and more especially that said way And said Ward furthermore
grant to me and the said Cooper his heirs and assigns that both land however shall be held and he and his
right of passing through my lot of land either by walking or by carriage to go to the road as a shelter in that di-
rection with horses or attorneys or by doing so with carriage as may be the best way to the boundary line
to be determined by the boundary of contiguous owners thereof three hundredths feet as described
hereabove and to hold the above land and quitclaim forever unto the said Cooper his heirs and assigns
moreover Ward hereby releases all the right and title and privileges secured by the said land from me and my heirs
to the said Cooper his heirs assigning forever provided that I B. Amanda Ward signify my purpose immediately
the said piece land my said heirs have consented to be bound hereby release all my right of the foremost the same partly
subsequently
Solicitors witness my hand and seal hereto set my hand and seal this 13th day of August in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty two (1862)
[Signature] B. Ward
[Signature] Amanda W. Ward
Execution and delivered in presence of
[Signature] L. S.
[Signature] George H. Ward
[Signature] Amanda W. Ward L. S.
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[Signature] Charles Cross
State of Rhode Island and Province of Washington In the County of Washington on the 17th day of September 1862 personally appea-
red George H. Ward & Amanda Ward and acknowledged the foregoing instrument signed to be their free act and
deed
Before me Charles Cross Town C. Clerk [illegible]
[Signature] Charles Cross
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