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State of Rhode Island
Washington Co --- Westerly --- May 17th 1864, Personally appeared Charles Belknap
Owner of the within instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free voluntary
act and deed hereunto have and seal
Before me
Brunson Brown Justice of the Peace
Received for Record June 3rd 1864
at 2 O'Clock P.M. and recorded
by Charles Cross Town Clerk
Brown Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I Samuel B. Hague of North Kingston Rhode
Island and John H. Allen of Westerly Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred
Dollars to me paid by Thomas A. Shores of Charlestown aforesaid the receipt whereof I acknowledge
by these presents do hereby sell convey and forever warrant and confirm unto the said Thomas
and his heirs assigns forever and any questions whatever unto the said Thomas his heirs and assigns forever all the right
title and interest property claim and demand whatever my right or heritage to share or other in and not to
a certain lot of land lying in said town of Charlestown called the Middle Lot containing about five perches on
a corner wall bordering on the north about twenty and twelve perches on a corner wall bordering on the east about one
rod twelve perches bordering on the south by a line parallel to the North line aforesaid the East line to a point in a
right line with the West line of the said lot now conveyed by the North line the Hunger North L. Cross and
West line the Hazard line Whereas the said lot was formerly one and a half acres and a portion of the premises that not
authorized longer or long share the said share the said share the said share on the premises hereby reserved
out of the first part of the lot now conveyed before said Shore some of the first part of the hereby conveyed lot
that the first part of the lot now conveyed before said Shore some of the first part of the hereby conveyed lot
be in the same right line before described and as measured by the last line of the hereby conveyed lot with his
heirs and assigns secure and save and maintain all the last line of the hereby conveyage
whereas attend to hold the same unto the said Thomas his heirs and assigns forever and for his heirs executors and assigns
forever to apprehend the same to the said Thomas his heirs and assigns forever and for his heirs executors and assigns
void the aforementioned right claim and demands of all persons claiming the same by torch or write or in any
whatever manner in concord with the said Thomas his heirs and assigns forever and seal this indenture
offered the aforementioned premises to secure to the said Thomas his heirs and assigns forever against
the Natural claims and demands of all persons claiming the same by torch or write or in any
manner whatsoever
Have hereunto set our hands and seals this fourteenth
day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and sixty four
Signed sealed marked and delivered
Hazard G. Hazard L.T.
In presence of
John Linson John W. Money L.P.
I Caroline N. Hazard wife of the aforesaid Hazard hereby relinquish my right
of dower to the within described premises
Witness to signature of
Caroline N. Hazard
by L. Clerk
Washington Co --- Westerly --- February 17, 1865
Personally appeared Hazard G. Hazard and John W. Money signers and sealers
of the bottom and preceding instrument and did acknowledge the same to be their
voluntary act and deed
Before me
Paul M. Clark Justice Peace
Received for Record July 7th 1865
at 11 O'Clock P.M. and recorded
by Charles Cross Town Clerk