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The Aforesaid Achora Card for the Considerations before mentioned do hereby grant and convey with my
Husband and do by these Presents give up and release and remise all my right of Search and
Right of Widows dote and the better End of the lot before Demised to me in the Revenue Town in
these and adjoining Parts ——— Witness our hands we have hereunto set our Hands and
Seals this Eighteenth Day of November, one Thousand Eight hundred and Seven 1807
Signed Sealed and Delivered
In Presence of
Joseph Holloway
Joshua Card jr
[illegible]
Washington to town at Charlestown on the 8th Day of Novy 1807 ———
Personally came before me the Above named Achora Card and the Aforesaid Card
Negress of Jamaica called Abby alone and foregoing instrument and Declared
the same to have been her Voluntary act and Deed Hand and Seal Hand and Seal
for the Purpose Saving Continuance ———
Before Joshua Card jr Justice Peace
Renewal all Men by these presents I Joseph Stantonly jr
within Maine for and consideration of the Sum of five hundred and
eighty eight Dollars and consideration Seventy Seven Cents to me in hand before the
execution hereof well and truly paid by Joshua Card of Charlestown
in the County of Washington state the Right wherever I the humble
Acknowledge Do by these presents bargain Sell and Assign to the
said Joshua his Heirs and Assigns forever all my right and
title to the within Described Premises in the same manner as
set to be by me by the within Deed of Assignment ———
To have and to hold the same to the said Joshua his heirs and
Assigns According to the full effect and tenor of the within mentioned
Mortgage Deed ——— In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand
and Seal this 20th Day of July 1811
In Presence of
John Hagoodson
Asa Church
Jos Stanton jr [seal]
Washington to Sept 20th 1811
Received Duly Personally Appear Jos Stanton jr and Acknowledged
6.10.11 this foregoing instrument to be his free Voluntary act
by P. Clerk of Ct and Did hand and Seal
Before Asa Church Justice Peace