The instrument's own words
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Revenue Stamps
$0.50
Know all men by these presents that I Benjamin Tucker of Charlestown
in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for and in consideration
of the sum of ten dollars to me paid by Edward H. Benedict of said Charlestown
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to be fully, release, remise and
forever quitclaim unto the said Edward H Benedict his heirs and assigns
forever all the right title and interest which I have now and in the future
certain lot of land situated in said Charlestown and described as follows
beginning at the sea at the South West corner of land of Silas M Ward
adjacent Samuel Warren namely running North Easterly parallel to the said
Ward's land eight rods from ordinary highway south east theme Ward's
parallel with the old bowling boundary of land of the property state
if comes to the land of the said Edward H Benedict thence South east
bounding nearby [illegible] on said Church land to the sea thence to the
place of beginning
To have and to hold the same with all the
families and appurtenances thereof or thereunto belonging to him the
said Edward H Benedict his heirs and assigns forever
And I Frances Tucker wife of the said Benjamin Tucker do hereby
consideration of the sum of ten dollars paid to me joint release remise and
release and quitclaim unto the said Edward H Benedict his heirs and
assigns forever all my right of Dower and power of thirds in and to
the aforementioned premises
In witness whereof we hereunto set our
hands and seals this seventh day of November 1864
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in presence of
George C Ringen
Charles Cross
Benjamin Tucker L.S.
Frances Tucker L.S.
Washington Sc Charlestown November 7th 1864
Personally came Benjamin Tucker and Frances his wife unto signers
and Letters of the within instrument and acknowledged that same to
be their free act and deed
Before me
Charles Cross Town Clerk
Received for Record Dec 8th 1864
at 2 1/2 o'clock PM and
Recorded by Charles Cross
Town Clerk