The instrument's own words
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Demised Premises to him the said tenement Runion Runion first his Heirs & Assigns as
Against the lawful claims or Demands of Any Person or Persons Whatsoever for
Ever by Warrant Seizure or Demand by these Premises for Allright along where late
was David Gardner & Phobe Gardner his wife known by the hands of their hands
and Officer of the State this Nineteenth day of March in the year of our Lord
1879. Sealed & Delivered
in the Presence of
Will Gardner
Nathan Champain
Benuah Gardner
Phobe Gardner
Washington f. & A. Cutter on the 28th Day of March 1879
Recorded this Day Mag the Present Deed and the within above listed Persons’ signatures
the Presence and did Acknowledge the above as their instrument
20th Day 1879
By Ben Gardner Jp
I certify that the Acknowledgment & Delivery and Seal hands I have this Day witnessed
Afford - By Ben Gardner Stephens Chace Justice Peace
To all People to whom these Presents shall Come Greeting or Pereaus ye
that I Joshua Tucker of the town of Washington in the state of Rhode Island
Gymnasiums and in Consideration of the sum of five dollars paid to me by William Card
upon the Sums containing well and fully paid by me William Card of Washington in
the County of Kent state of Rhode Island in the meant I hereby do forever give and
grant convey & confirm to the said William Card and his Heirs forever give and
grant convey & confirm by these Presents Grant Release and absolutely make Grant
Release Assign Convey & confirm to the said William Card and his Heirs & Assigns for
Ever a Certain piece of Land situate lying and being in the Town of Washington in
said County containing by estimation Therefore the said piece of land be the same
more or less and lying and bounded as follows beginning at the middle stream of a
water course Namely Pompey & Joseph’s Brook and running then southerly &
easterly as by Brook and running then North East to a stone wall then North
and North westerly as by the Brook and running then to the first Month Brook &
then North and North West to the Grand & Grand Road and premises with all the
Profits Privileges and Appurtenances to the same belonging or in any way appertain
or in any way appertain to him the said William Card and his Heirs Administrators & Assigns
forever to his and their ends only for their use benefit & behalf of the said land field
and for same my now heirs executors & Administrators Do Release Commit &
grant with the said William Card his Heirs and Assigns that a found stone
his boundary from the line of the said Classified Owner of the above Bound
Premises and premises and I promise that I the said have in my day of
a Good right to sell or dispose of the same and as part of my Last Will & testament
inheritance for lifetime & have my self gave and granted full Power and authority
to the said dispose of the stone in Manner and form as aforesaid and
that the Demised Premises and every part & Parcel thereof is absolutely free
Clear of any rent or incumberance of any kind or Nature whatsoever
Furthermore I the said Joshua Tucker for me my heirs executors & Administrators
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Do Covenant and Engage the aforesaid Demised Premises & him the Said William
Cord his Heirs and Assigns forever Against the Lawfull Claims & Demands of any
Person or Persons Claiming the same As Will Williams & Others did Claim the same &
from him the said William Cord his Heirs and Assigns in witness Whereof I the Joshua
Tucker have hereunto Setting my hand and Seal this Sixth Day of January 1799.
Signed Sealed and Delivered
on presence of -
Peleg Coff
Christopher Cord
Recorded Aug 28,
1799 By [illegible]
Joshua Tucker - [seal]
At Southking Town in Washington County, the 6th Day of
Oct next date I have Solemnly Sworn Preliminary Affirmed the heretofore
of the above & foregoing Instrument and Acknowledge the same
to be the free & Voluntary Act & Deed his & Seal have thereunto
Offered before me -
Peleg Coff Justice Peace
To all People to Whome these presents greeteth that whereas certain
& Providence Plantations Vs C. Gonsalves for and in consideration of the sum of thirty three
Pounds Seven Shillings Nine Pence to me in hand well and truly paid by Said Henry Coff of Christiantown
in the County of State a fore Mentioned Party of the first part I the undersigned the Principal Debtor & I
hereby Certify on my oath that my self the party of the first part I. D. L. in every part and Parcel of
Thereof the hereby Convey and Agree to Deed give grant and let the Said Perry his Heirs executors Administrators
& Assigns forever have Given of piece of Land belonging to Me called the [illegible] and situated lying and being a
Conferred land where the Said Perry his Heirs executors Administrators & Assigns now possess as
Certain Part of a piece of Land state lying and being in Christiantown in the County and
State above Mentioned and contained by Estimation Five Acres precise More or less with a
dwelling house thereon belonging being bounded to the North East by a fence and Great road lying
between the Lands of the Polland & Clark & Said Henry on the South by the Land of Human Loder & others on the
North West by Land of ourselves and to the South West by the Land of [illegible] but comes to
the first Mentioned Person and to hold the said Land Premises and
appurtenances for and Clear & Apposed for the term of a good estate of the land in severance
and in the first & forever the said Land Premises and every part thereof the same with the corn and
all full sums of the aforesaid said Land Premises and Appurtenances here and now in my possession
and for future peace & honor to Attain the & Deliver the Claim of the same in Manner aforesaid
And for the Lawfull & Delivery of the Premises the I do hereby Certify the said Land &
Oblige my self my Heirs house Administrators to be for ever & Warrant the same and By
these Presents all the aforesaid Land Premises and Appurtenances unto the said Perry
his Heirs executors Administrators & Assigns forever against all Lawfull Claims or Demands
of any Person Whatsoever and the St. Henry Clerk do hereby Declare that all the above
said Lands Premises & Appurtenances aforesaid are Clear of all Incumbrances Whatsoever
and that the Said Perry his Heirs Administrators & Assigns Shall and
may