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Pinowall Men May this Present Write Proves that I William Card of Christiantown
in Washington County and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Yeoman
in consideration of the sum of One Dollar & me in hand Paid by for her natural
and Legitimate Natural Son his right Not we said Joshua Atwins my Cousin to the said
Elizabeth both of Thingston in the County of Washington and State aforesaid
The Right of her self to be hereby And Evermore never removed And lasting
For all Claim and title by this Present write release and forever Giving
Claim and title from the said Joshua Atwins and Legittate this his wife Miss
& Negroes named One Certain Piece or Parcel of Land lying and being in
Christiantown in Washington County and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Containing by Estimation forty Acres be the Same more or less and bounded
As follows North by the Land of Ply Boy Card jam Pageut August 10, 65 20s
North South 6 270 Rods East to State of Rhode Island West 114 Rods South
20 1/2 Rods to Adam Card's Land and East South by Jab Card's Land and
on the East by Pageut of August
Reserve and to Save the Same together with all the Privileges
and Appurtenances thereto belonging to the said Joshua
Atwins and Legittate this his wife Miss and Negroes named
Martha Card wife of the aforesaid William Card Justice of the Peace
Above written So Signed up all the right of heirs and Primes of Words
of said to the Legittate Margined Prunes to the said Joshua
Atwins and Legittate this his wife Miss and Negroes named
In Witness whereof we have hereunto Set our Hands and Seals
this the 4th Day of March A.D 1815
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in Presence of
Joshua Card
Georg Champlin
William Card -- [seal]
Martha Card -- [seal]
wife
Washington Co. State of Rhode Island at Charlestown March 4th 1815
Personally Appeared the aforesaid William Card and Martha
Card his wife Signores and Seales to the aforesaid and foregoing
Instrument of Acknowledged the Same to be their free
Voluntary act and Did hand and Seal thank And before
Joshua Card Justice Peace
Provid Signt St 10 1815
by P. Cush T. C. --
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