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Know all men by these presents that I Welcome Tucker of Charlestown
County of Washington State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum
of two thousand and fifty dollars paid to me by Seth Chappell son of Richard
Chappell of Providence the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge and for
other good and valuable considerations do hereby give, grant, bargain sell and
convey unto said Seth Chappell this will and conveys one piece of
land situated within the town of Charlestown State of Rhode Island
consisting of half acre more or less his heirs and assigns bounded as following viz) North
by land commonly known by the name of Miller's corner, Southly, by meadow
by land owned by Crystal Hill or whoever became her heirs
with all the privileges appurtenances it belongs being an estate white the pasture
holds by deed given by Stephen to Jonathan G Gregory boundary South
Drawing and Welcome Tucker and Ruth Tucker wife of the said
Welcome for the said consideration paid my husband do hereby release to said Seth
Chappell his heirs and assigns forever all my right of tenure in the premises
to have and to hold said granted and bargained premises with all the
privileges and opportunities thereof to the said Seth Chappell
his heirs and assigns forever. And I said Welcome Tucker for myself
my heirs executors and administrators do covenant with said Seth
Chappell his heirs and assigns that I thus safely seized in the said
premises, that they are free of all incumbrances What I have right of
to sell and convey the same to said Seth and to defend same and that
I will warrant and defend the same to said Seth his heirs assigns
against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
Said piece of the aforementioned deed is West of the said Welcome
my heirs executors or administration shall pay or deliver a certain promise
Welcome Tucker to said Seth Chappell for the sum of two
thousand and fifty dollars dated 28th May 1833 and payable to said Seth
Chappell on demand with interest. Then the aforementioned deed shall
be void otherwise shall remain in full force and effect.
In witness whereof we have
hereunto set our hand and seal of Charlestown aforesaid this Thirtieth
day of December in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred
and eighty three
Signed Sealed and delivered
Paul M. Clark
Welcome Tucker L.S.
Ruth Tucker L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
Town of Charlestown One this Thirtieth day of
December AD 1833 Personally appeared before me Welcome Tucker
and wife and acknowledged the foregoing to be their free act and deed
and hand and seal thereto
Paul M. Clark
Justice of the Peace
Received for Record Dec 14th 1833
at 6 o'clock PM and
Recorded by Charles Jones & Clerk of Court Rhode Island appeared at
August term of the Supreme Court AD 1835 for Washington County Welcome Tucker of the property of the aforementioned
manner Seth Chappell in consideration of the sum of eight hundred & fifty dollars paid to him by said Seth
(being stated as paid) marked by Albert S. Coller present surveyor of the said land bounded
(being described) and mortgage fully paid is discharged Welcome Tucker hand and seal dated 28th
of December 1833 and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed dated same
Charlestown 14th Dec 1833 & 1835 to C. Jones C. Clerk
C. Jones C. Clerk
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