The instrument's own words
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Know all men that I Benjamin Green of Charlestown in the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of Twenty five dollars paid me
by Percival Davis for my sufficient answer to the receipt of which I here by acknowledge
my hand giving selling and convey unto the said Davis his heirs and assigns for a
term of five years from the date hereof a certain lot of cedar standing on the pine
land now owned by said Christopher [illegible] containing by estimation about one acre
a half and is situated Eastwardly from the house where I now live and is distinct
and separate from the main sawmill
To have and to hold the same during said term of five years to the said
Davis his heirs and assigns with a privilege to cut and take away all the rim
on said premises without hire until the end of five years and no other stuff except what is
necessary to get the cedar and at the end of said five years the said premises
together with all the stuff that may remain therein shall revert to the said Benjamin
Green his heirs or assigns
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 28
day of August 1862
Signed Sealed and delivered before signing & sealing Benjamin Green L.S.
In presence of
Charles Cross
Washington Co
Charlestown Aug. 2nd 1862
Personally appeared Benjamin Green and acknowledged the preceding instrument
to be his hand signed to be his free act and deed
Before me
Charles Cross
J. Clerk
Received for Registry Augth 2nd 1862
at 10 o'clock & filed and recorded
By Charles Cross J. Clerk
Know all men by these presents that we Stephen & Williams and
Sam & Williams his wife Sarah therefore D Palmer and Jonathan R Palmer his
wife both of Kingston in the County of Washington and State of
Connecticut Benjamin Green and Abraham R Babcock his wife of South Kingstown
County and State of Rhode Island and Cumberland town Kingston and Mary Babcock
his wife of Chicago State of Illinois in consideration of the sum of 200 dollars
paid to us in hand by Percival Davis of North Kingstown of the State of Rhode Island
receipt whereof the secretary acknowledged as preceding given quit claim and sell all undue
unto the said Percival by the Babcock the ore ordinance of the following described
property or hearts of land situated in Charlestown County of Washington State of
Rhode Island bounded on the North by land of Christopher [illegible] on the East by
land of Henry Allen on the South by land of Edward Miller North by land of
Jonathan [illegible] with a deficiency of [illegible] through the pines Also one lot called North
bounding bounded East by land of [illegible] North by land of John Potter West by land
of the heirs of Edward Miller West by land of Edward Miller North by boundary line of
the heirs of Edward Miller East by land of Edward Miller South by the Main road until
but bounded North by land of Henry Allen East boundary line from [illegible] to the land of
Benjamin Green North from the land of Babcock to Edward Miller North from the land of
Benjamin Green North on one lot containing by estimation forty acres bounded North by
Benjamin Green South by land of John Potter Also one More lot
bounded by estimation thirty acres bounded East by boundary line of James Clark
North by land of Edward Miller
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And also we the said Grantors do for ourselves our heirs, Executors, Equities and administrators covenant with
the said Daniel B. Babcock his heirs and assigns that and of all and well the executing of these Presents
the aforesaid Ann B. Williams, Harriet B. Palmer, Benjamin Babcock and Coddington Billings
give seisin of the said plot over mentioned hereafter promised as a good indefeasible estate in
fee simple and that the said grantee has here by right now to bargain and sell the same as
tenants and owners as is further written and set forth the same we free from all incumbrances
whatsoever and furthermore the said Grantors do by these presents hinder themselves their
heirs forever to warrant and defend the promised Premises granted and conveyed to the said Daniel B.
Babcock his heirs and assigns against all and every other claims and demands whatsoever And for the
consideration of the sum of five dollars in lawful money of the United States in hand received
Ann B. Williams, Harriet B. Palmer, Benjamin A. Babcock, and Mary B. Billings do hereby covenant
release and quitclaim unto the said Daniel B. Babcock his heirs and assigns all their rights claims
or possibility of tenure in and or of the aforesaid premises
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals this 17th
day of June A.D. 1862
[Signature] Valentin G. Williams L.S.
[Signature] Ann B. Williams L.S.
[Signature] Theodore D. Palmer L.S.
[Signature] Harriet B. Palmer L.S.
[Signature] Benj. Babcock L.S.
[Signature] Thisan A Babcock L.S.
[Signature] Coddington B. Billings L.S.
[Signature] Mary W. Billings L.S.
Witness [Signature] P. Boyce [Signature] & [Signature] Coddington Billings
[Signature] Converse Russell [Signature] & [Signature] Benj. Babcock
[Signature] [illegible] Carpenter [Signature] & [Signature] Duran A. Babcock
[Signature] [illegible] Russell [Signature] & [Signature] Theodore D. Palmer
[Signature] [illegible] Carpenter [Signature] & [Signature] Harriet B. Palmer
Witnesses [Signature] V. G. Williams & [Signature] Ann B. Williams
[Signature] T. D. Palmer & [Signature] Thomas W. Williams
State of Illinois )
County of Cook ) ss
City of Chicago )
Be it remembered that on this thirtieth day of July 1862
before me the undersigned a commissioner in and for the State
of Illinois duly commissioned and authorized by the Governor of
the State of Rhode Island to take the acknowledgments receipts and proofs of deeds and other
instruments of writing to be used and recorded in said state of Rhode Island presented
appeared Coddington Billings and Mary W. Billings his wife to me personally to make the
undersigned deed and acknowledged same to be their free and voluntary act and deed and that Mary
Billings on a certain sum of money advanced upon her part from her said husband the said Mary
acknowledged the said instrument made known to her by her eye act and deed and that she
executed the same in tenure therefore compensated by any one part and did not wish to
relieve the same In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal
at Chicago Illinois this 30th day of July 1862
[Signature] L.S. [Signature] Philip A. Hegan
Commissioners for Rhode Island
at Chicago Illinois
United States of America
State of New York )
City and County New York ) ss
By this public instrument be it remembered that
on this eighth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty two before
me the undersigned Edward Russell a Commissioner in and for the State of New York
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appear before thy [illegible] of the State of Rhode Island to take proof and acknowledge that
of deeds, mortgages, letters of attorney or any other instruments to be used or recorded with
the State of Rhode Island and to examine oaths and affirmations, take depositions etc for
personally came and appeared Benjamin Babcock and Sharon A Babcock the wife of the former
described into and who executed the aforesaid instrument [illegible] between one of the parties further
and sworn to Babcock the other party further and acknowledged that it was their intent that the
hereby absolutely execute the said instrument irrevocably and fully for the uses and purposes
therein described and that the same is this day given back to them their heirs and assigns
therein described and that Sharon A Babcock wrote her name to the seal for and
and the said Sharon A Babcock wrote her name to the seal for and
fully executed with the seal of the said instrument on a communication of the entire
said instrument with her said husband examining and reading of her said husband privately and separately once or
about four times further examining and acknowledging to me and agreeing upon from her own free will and
accord
that she did execute the said instrument of her own free will and accord
deliberate, seal and deliver, and without any fear, coercion or compulsions or under
influence of her said husband or some and from the or any other persons persons otherwise
or persons wherever and under what influence they had in inducing her to surrender give up and forever
quitclaim her right of dower and with all her other interests appertaining to the lands described
therein and therefore all they the persons who made the said acknowledgement
mentioned.
further acknowledged to the said instrument persons described in and who execute
the said named instrument.
L.S.
I, [illegible] Judge first before whom appears
the State of Rhode Island [illegible]
my official seal this year, month and day first written
of the State of Rhode Island for the State of
Newyork to aforesaid. No 281 Brewery
county of Brooklyn State first then over
here and Southern Dist Newyork City.
L.S.
United States of America.
State of Newyork
City and County of Newyork to
By this public instrument be it remembered here it remembered here that on this Twenty
day of August one thousand eight hundred and twenty four before me the Solitary
Edward Rhode Commissioners and in the State of Newyork appointment
by the Governor of the State of Rhode Island to take proof and acknowledge that
of deeds mortgages letters of attorney, or any other instruments to be used or recorded
the State of Rhode Island, and to administer oaths and affirmations take depositions etc’d
personally came and appeared Sheldon S Alvord and [illegible] the wife of the former
described into and who executed the instrument between the
one of the parties further, and sworn to Alvord the other party further
and acknowledged that it was their intent that the said instrument irrevocably and
fully for the uses and purposes therein stated and that the same is this day given back to
of their respective fine act and deed and the said Mrs S Alvord the wife of
said Sheldon S Alvord by me made fully acquainted with the entire
of said named instrument or on communication of the entire without the consent of
wife of her said husband examining and privately separately and again from her said
husband acknowledged to me and agreed upon from her own free will and accord
that she did execute the said instrument of her own free will and accord
deliberate, seal and deliver, and without any fear, coercion compulsions or
under influence of her said husband or some and from the or any other persons
or persons wherever and under what influence they had in inducing her to surrender, give up
and forever quitclaim her right of Dower and Privlege and all her other
interests of site and to the lands and tenements therein mentioned
And I further certify that I know the persons who made the said acknowledgement
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to be the same identical premises described in and who executed the aforementioned instrument
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal the
year sixth month and day first before written.
Edward Russell Commissioner of the
State of Rhode Island for the District of Broadway east of
aforesaid to 27 Broadway corner of
Wall street first floor office and Leather
Smith Avenue New York City
State of Connecticut
County of New London ss. Stonington
I State of Connecticut
of August 1st 1862.
I [illegible] having resided in Stonington, personally appeared Colvin B. Williams and
and Colvin B. Williams his proxy primarily to me [illegible] to be the true and identical
described in and relate execute the following indenture and conveyance severally
acknowledged the same to be their free act and deed etc etc and the said Colvin
Williams stating by me examined carefully and apart from her said husband
and the said Instrument was shown and explained to her by me she declared that
the same was her free voluntary act and deed and that she will not wish
to retract the same In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my official seal the day and year aforesaid
L.S. [Signature] J.A. Pelton
Notary Public
Received for Record Augy 17th 1862
by H. Orchid A.B.
Recorded by Charles Borse 1st Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I Bashaba Thore Administrator of
the estate of James Thore late of Norridge in the County of Worcester the
State of Massachusetts deceased having thereby licensed by the Judge of the
Probate for said County the Mortgage named in the instrument Mortgage
given by Colvin Albro to said Bashaba Thore as payment of a note
of eighteen hundred and seventy three dollars interest etc etc Declaration (L.S.) Augy 17th 1862 recorded
in the Registry of Deeds for the town of Norridge Book 8 page 685 & 686 etc
and also recorded in the town of Colrain Book 8 page 585 & 586 etc
of one farmstead lying in the town of Colrain said by Colvin Albro of said Norridge, the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant and assign unto the
said Colvin Albro the whole of the said Mortgage debt, the said Mortgage deed etc
their instruments and the promissory note said debt thereby secured
To have and to hold the same unto the said Colvin his heirs and assigns to
his own and their use and lawful purpose, subject nevertheless to redemption
according to law. Witness my hand and seal the 3d day of December 1862
L.S.
Bashaba Thore L.S.
Executed in presence of
Alvin Cook
Witness to Dec 3d 1862 - Presented to me appeared Bashaba Thore above mentioned
signed the above instrument by his hand seal to be his free act and deed
Alvin Cook Justice of the Peace
L.S. For deed Dec 8th 1862 at 10 o'clock A.M. Received and Recorded by Charles Borse 1st Clerk
On the 9 day of Dec 1862 I received of Colvin Albro the full amount of
the debt described in and secured by the Mortgage deed above referred to and
I hereby discharge the same in full. Witness my hand and seal in presence of
[Signature] [Signature] Colvin Albro Bashaba Thore
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