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Know all men by these presents that we Charles Holden and Martha Holden
his wife (in our right of said wife) of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of
Rhode Island, for and in consideration of the sum of five dollars paid us by Charles Cross of
said Charlestown, the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge to be hereby, received, released
and forever quitclaimed unto the said Charles Cross his heirs and assigns forever all
the lot of land and tenements which we have in or own to a certain lot of land lying upon
Charles Cross on the Charlestown beach to call the foreshore, for the conveniences and improvements
of which reference is hereby have to the sketch of the same now annexed to these presents
by Proof of Court dated July 18th 1817 and Surveyed by Dr S David Cristobal
Resident in Charlestown page 387— To have and to hold the same with all the right
privileges and appurtenances to the same remaining unto the said Charles Cross his heirs
and assigns forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this First day of May 1862
In the presence of
Wm H Longstreet
Samuel G Davis
Ch Holden L.S.
Martha Holden L.S.
Washington St Charlestown May 1st 1862
Personally came Charles Holden
and acknowledged that the foregoing instrument them their signatures to be his true act and
deed, and Martha Holden wife of said Charles Holden being known separately and apart
apart from her said husband and being duly examined appended to this leg my acknowledg
engaged the same to be her free act and deed from which she did not wish to reluctent
Before me
Justice of the Peace
Received for Manor of May 5th 1862
Wm H Longstreet
at 9 o'clock at M and R by Elias Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I Charles Babcock of Charlestown foreman, for and in consideration
of the sum of one hundred and forty two dollars to me indeed have before the executing
and delivering of these presents will and convey transfer paid by Samuel G Babcock of
Washington the aforesaid contents and state of the which I hereby acknowledge to be
and nightly and sufficiently paid, satisfied and paid and therefore the said Charles Babcock
is acquitted have sold, released assigned released and forever quitclaimed unto the said Samuel
to be freely and absolutely released release and forever quitclaimed unto the said Samuel
to Babcock his heirs and assigns forever all the right title and interest of the
Charles Babcock of two acres some certain tracts of pieces of land two unto the
Samuel Holden to consider one piece on the South side of the road’s lot 2nd and is the 5th lot
from south side the two pieces containing by estimation are one about a
quarter of an acre or more on the South lot 3rd east wood land containing one
acre marked on the plot of division Dr H L lying south of first new land
Clarks lot intending he part of the Babcock lot and for more particular description
of said lots a plot of division of said lots be’t’d all such lots
lying and having in the town of Charlestown boundary, both state aforesaid the Samuel
Holden to consider is a part of the Babcock lot from aforementioned
To have and to hold the aforesaid released released premises to the said
Samuel G Babcock his and assigns forever to his and their persons use bought and
paid forever— In witness whereof I the said Charles Babcock have hereunto set
my hand and seal this 17th day of May AD 1862
The words interrupted. The two pieces on the 17th were interlined before the execution by
In presence of
Christopher Allen
And G Blerin
Charles Babcock L.S
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