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Know all Men by these Presents That I Gideon I. Tucker of Charlestown
in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island have for and in
Consideration of One peppercorn Deed for One hundred and Seventy Dollars
to be well and truly Paid by Ephraim Burdick jr of Charlestown in the Coun
and State aforesaid Conveyed Conveyed and Confirmed and Deed by the
Present poll free and absolutely Grant Bargain Convey and Confirm within
the to Ephraim Burdick jr in his heir and Assigns for Ever One Certain
Tract of Land by me lying and being in Charlestown in said County
Containing by Estimation fifteen Acres be the same more or less
and is butted and bounded as follows (viz) Easterly on Land of Theodore Ly
Southerly on the Heirs of Gideon Johnson Deceased westerly
on Land of George Perry & Newberry Card Northerly on Land of W
Perry & Card Land to Have and to hold the said Granted
Bargained Conveyed to him the sd Ephraim Burdick jr in his heir and
Assigns forever to his and their Benefit and behalf Also One more
Lot of land Containing by Estimation three acres be the same more
or less and is bounded as follows (viz) Easterly on the aforesaid
Lot of Land Southerly on Land of Parks Johnson & Oliver Tucker westerly
on D Perry and Card Land Northerly as the first mentioned Lot of Land
to have and to hold in manner aforesaid and I the sd G Tucker Tucker
for myself my Heirs and Assigns for Ever against the Claims of any
Person or Persons Except the Person to Whome it is mortgaged forbid
to Warrant Seize and Defend by these Presents In Witness Whereof I
have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my seal this 27th Day of February
in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and fifteen
and in the thirty Ninth Year of Independence
Signed Sealed and Delivered in
Presence of
Joshua Card
Sally Card
Gideon I. Tucker (LS)
Recorded March 25. A.D. 1815
P.P. Crop T.C.
Washington Co Charlestown Feb 27th 1815
Personally Came the within Named Gideon I. Tucker
Signer and sealer of the within Deed and acknowledged
the same to be His Voluntary act and Deed hand and
Seal thereto Affixed Before me.
Joshua Card Justice Peace
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