The instrument's own words
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U.S.I.D. Know all men by these present Most wit I Mary Babcock
of the Town of Westerly County of Washington and State of
Rhode Island execute in consideration of the sum of four Hundred dollars to me paid by
Joseph Morris of the town of Charlestown County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island, the receipt of which i hereby acknowledge, have remised release and
quitclaimed and by these presents do remise release and forever quitclaim unto
the said Joseph Morris his heirs and assigns forever a certain lot of land but as
follows, it is called the common pasture whereas for certain house there standing bounded
as follows, it is bounded North East corner starts from a bow
separating road or a parallel line with the house and then bounds South East
following road to a stake in the grounds then Westerly four rods then North West
fifty feet to the first mentioned boundary forming a lot fifty by seventy five feet
To have and to hold the aforementioned and bounded premises with all the
privileges appurtenances thereunto belonging
at Glastonbury where i residents set my hand and seal This 24th day
of September and the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty four
In the presence of
George W. Moore
Joseph H. Griffin
Washington Co
Mary Babcock L.S
her [signature]
Charlestown Sept 24th 1864
Personally came before me Mary Babcock and acknowledged the
witnessed instrument by her signed to be her free and voluntary act and
deed
Joseph H. Griffin
Justice of the Peace
Know all men by these presents that we George Card and Mary A Card
in right of said Mary of Charlestown in the county of Washington and State of Rhode
Island for such and consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars to be paid by Rely I. Brightman
of Warren County of Rhode Island the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge release and
remise release and forever quitclaim unto the said Rely I. Brightman the heirs have this
and assign forever all the right title and interest which we now have in
one hundredred hundredths part of a certain lot of land situated on the
premises formed nearby by said Brightman state of province Rhode Island for the boundaries
of which referers is subject to have from device in Record on page 411 of the
meaning and intending thereby to convey all the right title and interest which the
said Mary A Card has and her the said Rely I. Brightman
And that the said Rely I. Brightman and his heirs and assigns forever in Book No
& Land evidence volume page 411 to have and to hold the
same and all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging to the said
said Rely I. Brightman his heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof we
hereunto set our hands and seal this 21st day of September AD 1864
In presence of
U.S.I.D. Green Card L.S.
Carrie E. Kenyon
Charles Card Mary A Card L.S.
Washington Co Charlestown Sept 21st 1864. Personally came George Card
and acknowledged the preceding instrument by him signed to be his free and
deed And Mary A Card wife of the said George Card having being requested separately and
apart from her said husband and having said instrument placed in her by me
authorized the same to be her free and voluntary act and deed from which she
did not wish to retract Before me
[signature] Charles Cross Lower Clerk
Signed and witnessed 24th 1864 by g. r. clark A.M.
Deed recorded by Col. Cross C. Clerk
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