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To all freepeople to whom these presents shall come—Greetings—Whereas that in and for the State of
Connecticut and Hannah S. Card the wife of the late of the town of Windham County of Windham ham and State
of Connecticut for the consideration of three hundred dollars, received to our full satisfaction
of William Butler of Montpelier Vermont Washington state of Rhode Island, to give
grant bargain sell and convey upon the said Butler and to his heirs and assigns forever
one hundred lot of land situate in the village of Colleton Mills in said town of Colleton
and described as follows: commencing on the high way of the town street center of said
lot on the North side of Welcome Butler's gate post, thence running Eastly, on said line
Butler's land 20 rods to the boundary of the Colleton Mills Co. then Northly on said
line land four hundred square feet by the boundary line aforesaid, by the road 12 rods,
Highway, thence westerly and parallel with Welcome Butler line like wise, roads to the
highway, thence Southly on the said boundary line, roads to the first mentioned boundary
and thus described in all to the conditions and agreements herein mentioned in trust
to George and Margaret A. Burgess assigns to David C. Card solicitor, dated Sept 18th 1857
and Approved by the Commissioners of the State of Rhode Island
To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises with appurtenances
thereof, unto the said grantor the said grantor his heirs and assigns forever to the said their heirs assigns
and behalf. And also we the said grantors do for ourselves, our heirs executors and
administrators, covenant that in the said grant the said grants shall be quiet, free and unencumbered,
the sealing of these presents be in act and seal of the Grantors as a good indefeasible
estate in fee simple and have warrant to defend and sell the same in whatever
form and fashion as a lease within, and hold the same for all immunities whatever a lifetime
And furthermore we the said grantors by these presents limited resignatures
and set here forever to be void and without effect the above granted and bargained
premises to the said grantor his heirs and assigns against all claims and
demands whatever
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Per me unique Strange
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
dated this 18th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty three.
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
Phil S. Spinner David C. Card L.S.
Abel S. Stanton Hannah S. Card L.S.
State of Connecticut SS. Windham October 18th A.D. 1863
County of Windham I personally appeared David C. Card & Hannah S. Card his wife, signers
and sealers of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be their free
act and deed hope more, and the said Hannah a private examination separate
and apart from her husband acknowledged that she executed the same freely and without
fear or compulsion of her said husband
Elliot B. Spinner Justice of the Peace
Received for Record Oct 30th 1863
at 30 minutes past 10 o'clock A.M.
and Recorded by Charles Cross C. Clerk
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