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Know all men by these presents that I Belinda Sheffield of Stonington in the county of New London
State of Connecticut for and in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to be paid to me by Joseph S Cogswell of
Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
right have granted released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise release and forever
quitclaim unto the said Joseph S Cogswell his heirs and assigns forever all the right title interest option
to claim and demand and whatever right I have or ought to have in or claim as a tenant or
by right of land lying in said Charlestown Rhode Island etc etc and more specifically on the North and
East boundary of land lying on the shore which by the bounds of the land of Sarah Babcock and on
the West boundary of the land of Eleanor Black and however or otherwise bounded described
I do hereby agree to Sell the same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereof
or whatever appurtenances may belong to the said Joseph S Cogswell his heirs and assigns forever Thus I
the aforementioned Belinda Sheffield for myself my heirs and my executors owners and administrators
do covenant with the said Joseph S Cogswell his heirs and assigns that I will warrant and defend
defend the aforementioned premises to the said Joseph S Cogswell his heirs and assigns forever
against all lawful claims and demands of all persons whomsoever through strength or under mine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Twenty third day of January
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty three
Signed sealed and delivered
Signed in presence of
Sarah Hunt Crow
Belinda Sheffield
Belinda X Sheffield L.S.
hor
State of Connecticut
ss Stonington January 23d 1863
And London County ss
Personally appeared Belinda Sheffield signer and sealer of the preceding instrume-
ment and acknowledged the same to be her free act and deed
Before me
Francis Sheffield Justice of the Peace
Recorded February 11th 1863
at page 427 L. Vol 11 and Indexed
by Charles Crown Town Clerk
So all free people to whom these presents shall come I Joseph S Cogswell of Charlestown
in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island Send Greetings
Whereas I state that I the said Joseph S Cogswell for and consideration of the sum of
one hundred dollars in hand paid before the witnessing hereof will and shall forever be seized by
by Margaret of South Kingstown County and state aforesaid the receipt whereof is this deed hereby
acknowledged and true faithfully fully satisfied certified and paid paid and thanked and true and
of every part and parcel power titled to execute assign and deliver the said Margaret S
Margaret her heirs executors administrators conveyors for forever these presents give grant
and bargain sell alienated conveyed assigned conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do
fully purely and absolutely grant sell convey bargain sell alienate convey forever any
units unto the said Joseph S Cogswell his heirs and assigns forever a certain portion of land
bound limited and described below as follows describing more or
less hundred acres in said town of Charlestown containing by estimation more or
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The said bargainment pr. mines in manner as aforesaid, And That the said Parties
do covenant that hes heirs and assignes, shall and may from time to time and at all times
forever hereafter by force and virtue of these presents, lawfully, peaceably and quietly,
have, hold, use, enjoy, abose, possess and enjoy the said conveyed and bargained premises
with the aforementioned free and clear, and free purely, and entirely, acquitted, exonerated
and discharged of all and every all and all manner of any charges or other gifts, rents,
fees, forgues, duties, levies, mortgages all such utilities furtherances devices, debts, costs
and incumbrances of whatever nature or tenure however, that might now or presume or
digne obstruct or in what wise this present deed shall furthermence of the said
he Conveyans for my self my heirs, executors and administrators to covenant and agree
the above demised premises to forever the said [illegible]’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’