The instrument's own words
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Signed sealed and Delivered
In presence of
Sam'l Perry
Peleg Cross
Washington st Chartown Decr 31st AD 1812 Personally
Presented Jan 25th 1813 came Sands Niles signer and sealer to the foregoing Indenture
Per Peleg Cross P.C.
ment and acknowledged the same to be the voluntary act
and deed hand and Seal thereaft affixed
Before Peleg Cross P.S. Clk
Know all Men by these presents that we Jeffery Card of Charlestown
in the County of Washington and shores Card for say some Card County and
Phebe Card wife of the said Jeffery in right of the said Phebe William Henry Besby of South
Kingstown in said County Carpenter and Sarah Besby wife of the said William
Besby in Right of the said Sarah Do spare and in Consideration of the sum of three
Dollars to our son hand and well paid by Joseph Stanton of the city of Charlestown
in said County State of agreed In Consideration the right above we do hereby
acknowledge that we are then fully satisfied contented and paid and do by
these presents Release Release and forever Quit Claim unto him the said
Joseph Stanton for all any several right and titles line and in unto one certain
tract or parcel of Land situate in said Charlestown containing by Estem
about thirty Acres and is bounded as followeth Beginning but the north
east Corner of Joshua Card Orchard Be a road from there running twenty
three rods North to a heap of stones on Joshua Cards Land from there westerly
twenty rods to a stone heap on a road that was formerly call Jord Card there
Northerly fifty rods to a stone heap on Land that was formerly call Jord Card
by a stone wall on the east Card and there running by said Wall forty
rods to the cherry tree which is on the said John Card Land from there running
twenty rods southeasterly to a stone heap on said John Card Land there
running Westerly to Joshua Cards bounds on the Pasquet pond there
running easterly on said Cards to the first mentioned bounds to return.
To have and to hold as to the above described Released and Quit Claimed
premises with all and singular the privileges and appurtenances unto the sa
belonging or may any ever appertaining unto him the said Joseph Stanton
son his heirs and Assigns forever and we the said Jeffery Card Actors
Card Jam and Phebe Mebe in right of the said William Henry Besby
and Sarah in right of the said Sarah do covenant of agree
for our selves our heirs Executors and Administrators forever hereat
to Warrants and Quit Claim all our right and titles to the before described
premises unto him the said Joseph Stanton for his heirs and Assigns
forever And Sarah Besby wife of the said Jeffery Card state for the
Consideration above mentioned yield up and surrender all her right and Days
and howe
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and power of thirds of in and unto the before demised and bargained premises
with him the said Joseph Stanton his heirs and assigns for ever.
In witness whereof we have here unto set our hands and seals this 7th Day of Decr
1812. Signed Sealed and delivered
In presence of
Poly Coby
John B Berry
Jeffery Card [seal]
Achor [his wife] Card [seal]
Phebe Card [seal]
William Healy [seal]
Sarah [his wife] Healy [seal]
State of Rhode Island &c
Washington Co. 7th Decr 1812 Personally came Jeffery Card Achor Card fn and
William Healy and acknowledged the signing and sealing of the within
Instrument to be their voluntary acts and deeds And also appear Phebe Card
and Sarah Healy and being examined declared the signing and apart from their husbands
and this instrument hers read and explained to them and they each of
them acknowledged the same to be their voluntary acts and deeds hands and
seals and that they did not wish to retract the same
Before Poly Coby prop sh clk
Sworn Jan. 30th 1813
by Poly Coby ph clk
Know all Men by these Presents that we
Augustus Avery, Gideon Northup, Joseph Comstock, Benjamin Smith, John Shute and John Rawley
the present members of the Council of the Borough of Narragansett Town of Narragansett Charleston
in the county of Washington State of Rhode Island &c
By virtue of act of the General Assembly of the State held at Providence 18th Feby 1811
Empowering said Council to make the settlement and Direction of Daniel =
Barker District Witness and Poly Coby prop sh clk for the purpose of the Commission
standing & Rhode Island as judge in the survey to the date of Date of Drive =
Do hereby and in consideration of the sum of fifty Seven Dollars received one and
only paid by John Duncan of Charleston in the Council and said Appointed as Commissioner
the aforesaid to be true and to be full Satisfaction and Content Have given granted bound
and by these presents do now give grant bound one Lot or piece of Land situated in said Charleston containing thirteen Acres
in the town more or less bounded as follows Beginning at a creek as broken
line which runs to a Stake standing in a farm Thrue N. 70 W. 51 Rods to a large
rock which runs to a Stake standing in a farm Thrue S. 35 W. 27 Rods to a Stake and thence South
Thrue S. 16 W. 29 Rods to a Stake and thence South Thrue S. 18 W. 40 Rods to a rock
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