The instrument's own words
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any Person or Persons Whatever and Dorcas Clark his wife of the Sd Parish
or some with for the Consideration of the above Mentioned Sums of myself yield and
and surrender all her Right of Dower and Power of thirds in the Before Described
and Bargained Premises unto her the Sd Nathan Tucker his Heirs and
Assigns forever in Witness and Confirmation Whereof we the said Handel
Clark & Dorcas his wife have hereunto set our hands and seals this Twenty
Day of January 1812—
Signed Sealed and Delivered
In Presence of
Thankful Champion
and
Asa Church
Handel Clark Ye.
Dorcas Clark Ye.
Washington R State of Rhode Island Providence Personally appeared Handel Clark
[illegible]
and Dorcas Clarke his wife and Acknowledged the above
[illegible]
and foregoing Instrument to be their free Voluntarily act
[illegible]
and deed hand and seal before me the Subscriber at Chelteston
this Twenty Day of January A.D. 1812—
Asa Church Justice Peace
Know all Men by these Present that I Shadrach Bond of
Charlestown in Washington County and State of Rhode Island &
Providence Plantation Yeoman Gentleman for and Consideration
of the Sum of one Hundred and Twenty Eight Dollars to me in hand
Paid by Simon Babcock of Bequeton in Washington County
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantation Yeoman The receipt
Thereof I do hereby acknowledge and say Together fully Satisfied
Contracted and Paid do here by give Grant Bargain Sell and Convey unto
the said Simon Babcock his Heirs and assigns forever one Sixteenth part
of a Certain Tract of Undivided Land lying in three separate lots
in Charlestown in Washington County and State of Rhode Island &
Providence Plantation Containing By estimation on the whole sixty acres
be the same more or less and Built & bounded as followeth first lot not less
than With a part of a Dwelling house there on Bounded on the west By the
highway and bounded on the North & East and South By Land of Joshua Cud
Second lot Containing fifty Acres bounded on the East upon the highway and
bounded on the South and West By Land belonging to the Heirs of
Joseph Browning Deceased and bounded By Land of Joshua Cud on the
North.
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Third Lot bounded by land belonging to Christopher B Gard & Joshua
Gard on the west and bounded by Land of Henry Day on the North
& land of Joshua Gard on the East & South containing Nine acres
To have and to hold the one Seventh Part of the said Grant &
belonging Tenements With the Priviledges and Appurtenances there of to him
the sd Simon Babcock his Heirs and Assigns forever to his & their use
the sd Simon Babcock his Heirs and Assigns forever
and before forever Inae the sd Shadrach Gard for myself My Heirs
Executors and Administrators covenant in hold the sd Simon Babcock his
Heirs and Assigns that I am Lawfully Seized in fee of the Possession the
they are free of all in Conveyances that Gave Right to Sell and
convey the Same to the sd Simon Babcock to hold as a foresaied
thus I will warrant and Defend the Same to the said Simon Babcock
his Heirs and Assigns forever Against the Lawfull Claims and Demands
of all Persons For Witness where of I here unto set my hand and
seal this 25 Day of June A.D. 1813.
Signed Sealed and Delivered
For Presence of
Elisha Grinneman
Jeffrey Gard
Washington f[illegible]
Shadrach Gard L.D.
Joint at Charlestown June 25 A.D. 1813
Formally Appeard the above Named Shadrach
Gard before me Sealor to the Within Instrument and
Acknowledged the Same to be his free Voluntary act
and Did hand and seal the same to affixes for the
purposes there in Contained B[illegible]
Joshua Gard Justice Pce
Rendered in our Court this day in Charlestown at half past 1 o'clock P.M. Full
on the 25th Day of June A.D. 1813
West Phil Coefo C.C.
Recorded Jan 5, 1814
By Phil Coefo Town Clerk
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