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U.S.I.D. Know all men by these presents that I Mary Babcock
of the Town of Westerly County of Washington and State of
Rhode Island make it 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 granted, bargained, sold
and conveyed and by these presents do remise release and forever quit claim unto
the said Joseph Morris his heirs and assigns forever a certain lot of land but as
follows, it is called the common pasture of the family thence North East course of a line
running rear to rear with a parallel line with the house and thence South East
fifty feet to a stake in the grounds thence Westly four rods thence North East
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 ri-
privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging
all my clothing and ornaments I assent 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
Washington Co. 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 present that we George Read and Mary A Card
in right of said Mary of Charlestown in the county of Washington and State of Rhode
for such and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars to be paid by Ely J. Brinkman
of Warren County of Rhode Island the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge sell
remise release and forever quit claim unto the said Ely J. Brinkman and his heirs
and assigns forever all the right title and interest which we now have in
one hundred and one hundredths part of a certain lot of land situated on the east side of
formally known as Red-stone lot of said probate district for the boundaries
of which refer to the probate records to be found in records on page 121 the same
meaning and intending fully to convey all the right title and interest which the
said Mary A Card has and her the said Mary A Card
And we further say that I George Read as the said probate in Book No
& Land Evidence volume 11 page 411 to be and to hold the
same and all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging to the said
said Ely J. Brinkman and his heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof we
have hereunto set our hands and seal this 21st day of September AD 1864
In presence of
Carrie E. Kenyon
Charles Card
U.S.I.D. Green Card L.S.
Mary A Card L.S.
Washington Co Charlestown Sept 21st 1864. Personally came George Read
and acknowledged the preceding instrument by him signed to be his free and
deed And Mary A Card wife of the said George Read having being requested separately
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 J. Charles Cross Lower Clerk
Signed and delivered 19th 1864 by me g. r. clerk A.M.
Signed and recorded by Col. Cross X Clerk
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