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Know all men by these presents that we Charles Holden and Alpheus
Nichols both of Charlestown in the county of Washington in state of Rhode
Island, in consideration of the sum of eighty hundred dollars paid to us by Henry C.
Board of said Charlestown, the receipt of which we hereby acknowledge, to
be
hereby bargain sell and convey unto the said Henry C. Board his heirs and
assigns forever a certain lot of land lying in said Charlestown containing
between thirteen thousand seventeen square feet by boundaries as follows
hence between lines extending by boundaries one half acre on the above the
sum
line’s east end is bounded on the North by a highway on the East and
west
by the land of Townsend Davis for an and by the Court Hill road North
for a more particular description of said premises reference is hereby had
to the process of said premises from George A Singleton to John Nichols and
an survey in said Charlestown To have and to hold the same
with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging to the
said Henry C. Board his heirs and assigns forever And we the said
Charles Holden and Alpheus Nichols for ourselves our heirs executors and
administrators do covenant with the said Henry C. Board his heirs and assigns
that we will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons And I Martha Holden wife of the said Charles Holden
do hereby quit claim and surrender to the said Henry C. Board all my rights
of dower in said parcel of land provided that and to the aforesaid premises
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 24th
day of March AD 1864
C. Holden L.S.
Alpheus Nichols L.S.
Martha Holden L.S.
In presence of
Charles Cross
John Angellon
Washington Co
Charlestown March 24 AD 1864
Personally appeared Charles Holden, Alpheus Nichols and Martha Holden
wife of the said Charles Holden, and solemnly acknowledged the within
instrument they have signed to be their free act and deed
Before me
Charles Cross Town Clerk
Received for Record April 5th 1864
at 6 oclock P.M. and recorded
by Charles Cross T. Clerk
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