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Know all Men by these Presents that I Simeon Babcock of Richmond in the state
of Rhode Island and state of Rhode Island Providence Plantations Yeoman for and in consideration
of the sum of five Cents of the sum of twenty light Pounds sterling in hand paid and well paid by
Lydia Card widow and Lecha Card body of Christopher in the county of washington and in state
of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations the the said whereas I acknowledging and concede
that I am seized of a certain Contiguous and by the said Samuel Purnell and others
by Indent and conveyed to Lydia Card widow and Lecha Card body of Christopher and others
forever One certain part of Acreage front of Indicated land lying in Christon
in Washington County and state of Rhode Island and lying in the state aforesaid Lot containing
by Solomon’s survey forty acres in the whole the same more or less and is bounded as follows
to wit first North West of the south West of Dwelling house Mason bounded on the North and
east and south East by land of Joshua Card in the West by the highway second Lot bounded
on the east before the highway on the south in the water and last bounded on the line of the parish
Opening Eastward on the North on the North on land of Joshua Card third Lot bounded on the
east and south east on land of Joshua Card En. Lot bounded on the land of Christopher Card &
Joshua Card on the North on the land of Henry Ray.
To have and to hold the said one fourth part of the same together with all the
Privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Lydia Card and Lecha
Card their heirs and assigns forever First And my Warranty with the said Simeon Babcock
of the said land and consideration above written delegated and surrendered all my right of bounds
on heirs and thirds of the same and to the before described Morgan and Purnell to them
the said Lydia Card and Lecha Card their heirs their heirs and assigns forever
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
the Fifth Day of March in the Year of our Lord One Thousand and Eight
hundred and fourteen 1814.
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in Presence of
Benjamin
James Clark
Simeon Babcock (LS)
Polly Babcock (LS)
Washington Co. At Richmond this Fifth Day of March
1814 came Simeon Babcock and Polly Babcock the
signers and sealers of the above Instrument and
acknowledged the same to be their free Act and Deed.
Before me
James Clark Justice of Peace
Attestd March 31 1815.
for J. Cross T. C.
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