The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents that I Christopher P Card of Old
in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island, yeoman, for and in
consideration of the Sum of one Dollar late me in Hand paid by Baul Card
of Pittsburgh on the County of Kanawha on the State of Newyork yeoman
whose receipt I do hereby acknowledge, have omnid, released, quit and forever
quit claimed and do by these presents remise, release, and forever quit claim
until the said Baul Card his Heirs and assigns forever a certain tract of Land
of Land situate in my said Jurisdiction containing by estimation thirty acres be
the same more or less butted and bounded as follows; Northerly by Land late the
Property of Smith, now owned, seized by Right of Inheritance the same by
Christopher P Card hand, The bounds between the Lands of the sps of Phil &
Canfield’s Land follows beginning in May's bog by a line true North 38 1/2 W 41 rs
to an apple tree with a stone about 2 feet in diam 38 1/2 W 49 rs to a stake in the corner
of the wall North 11 1/2 E 1 1/2 rs to a winded stump North 35 1/2 W 40 1/2 rs
to a stake and thence by a wall N 18 1/2 W 30 rs to a maple tree with
stones about it thence 35 1/2 W 11 1/2 rs to a stake N 10 1/2 E 12 rs by the stamp
thence 38 1/2 W 20 rs to Request Pond fence by said Card’s the south line
To have and to hold the same together with all the Privileges and
Appurtenances thereto belonging to him the said Baul Card his Heirs
and assigns forever — In Witness whereof I have hereunto setting my hand and
seal this 1st day of November in the yr of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and some 1803
Signed sealed & delivered
in Presence of
Jonathan Card
Thomas Perry
Christopher P Card (seal)
(witnessed between the ninth & tenth
lines from the top left
of the writing)
Washington Co { S { To wit an Execution on the 1st day of Novr AD 1803,
personally appeared Christopher Card the above signer and declared a certain
= void the within and foregoing Instrument to be hers for Voluntary Act & Deed hand &
seal therefore offered Before me
Joshua Card for Just peace
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