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To all people to whom these presents shall come, I believe Ebenezer of
Edestowne to the county of Washington State of Rhode Island Land Surveying
Know ye that I the said Calvin Thorne for and in consideration of the summing
of Thousand dollars in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid
by me Perdiman W H King the aforesaid in the county and state aforesaid, the
except aforesaid whom I do hereby acknowledge, and am therefore fully satisfied, con-
tented and paid and thanked and of my own free will and purpose hereby do convey
assign and demise thank the said P W King his heirs executors and administrators
the premises by these presents, have given granted bargained sold aliened exchanged
conveyed and assigned and by these presents do fully feoff, confirm and forever give
grant and release unto the said P W King alone softly convey and confirm unto the said P W King
his heirs and assigns forever a piece of land situated of part of land situated in
the town of Edestowne by estimation one hundred and fifty
acres with a dwelling house frame, oven and other buildings thereon’s
bounded as follows beginning at the North east corner of P Steward’s House
near the Church on the east side of the house of Nehemiah Hunger deceased and bound lying
on the rights of Lofa Coffin the 1/2 of the Road leading to the lake extending
to Ebenezer Chace’s fence intersecting by the boundary bound to said Isaac
davis Thorne Northward the said Thorne to the place of beginning, and being the
same estate which he purchased of Jonathan & Benjamin with the said Thorne
presenting the premises meaning the religion belonging place on said premise
And I further do grant and release of my body and heirs and forever quitclaim unto said
P W King and his heirs and assigns all my right now and forever of Power and Privileges of mine or
my heirs to the above described premises. I further warrant to the said P W King and
his heirs and assigns forever with all of the appurtenances privileges and contradictions to
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the same the said P W King his
heirs and assigns forever to have and their only proper use benefit and behoof forever
And I the said Calvin Thorne for myself and for my heirs executors and admini-
strators do covenant promise and grant to and with the said P W King his
heirs and assigns that all and hope the premises hereof among I am the sole
and lawful seizer and possessor of the same my own proper right and good property and estate of state
of inheritance in fee simple derive and done have no other right title and lawful
authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said buildings
in manner as aforesaid and that the said P W King his heirs and assigns shall quiet
possess from time to time and at all times from all forces however hostile by whom or what state
presently lawfully peacefully and quietly have hold use and enjoy the same without
distress seized disturbed or bargained premises with such acts liberties and free and clear and
purely and freely empty absolute acquired unencumbered and free of any old and all
manner of forces of other gifts grants bargains bills notes mortgages will other
jointures dowries judgments specifications and remunerations of what nature or
soever that may exist at any measure or time before or more with said premise
deed Furthermore I the said Calvin Thorne all my heirs executors and
the administrators declare covenant and agree against the lawful claims or demands of
said P W King his heirs and assigns that warrant secure and defend by these presents
any person or persons whatsoever further to warrant secure and defend by these presents
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seal this 26th day of March 1864
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of
P. H. Thorne
P. S. Clark
Calvin Thorne L.S.
Sarah Thorne L.S.
State of Rhode Island & Prov
County of Washington
Edestowne March 26th 1864
Before me P. S. Clark Public Notary
that Calvin Thorne acknowledged the foregoing instrument by hand signed to be
free and voluntary act and deed hers and seal before me
Witnessed by George March 1st 1864 by 8 o’clock P.M.
and Witnessed by Le Cores P. Clark
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