The instrument's own words
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Know all Men by these Presents that I Elisha Card formerly of East
Greenwich now Residing in Southkingstown in the County of Washington and State of
Rhode Island German In Consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars to me in hand
paid by William Card of Charlestown in our County of Washington and State aforesaid
the Receipt of which I hereby acknowledge, have Remised Released and forever Quitclaimed
and do by these Presents remise Release and forever quitclaim unto the said William
Card the House and allage pasture those Certain Rates or parcels of land lying in
the Town of Charlestown County & State aforesaid (Bought and bounded) as follows Wit
that the First Part is bounded Westerly on a pasture Northly on lands of Joshua Card for
borderly on the West of the House of Joseph Browning descending Easterly on the road which
Whoever Repaired the Road bounded containing by Estimation fifty house lots the size
nor or less On the Other Lot of land to the Eastward of the Road bounded as follows (viz)
Northly on lands of Joshua Card Southerly on Joshua Card Easterly on Joshua Card
Westerly on the Road with a part of the Mansion House there on standing
namely the east part the House now Running North and South across the
Highway Together with such right of way as is now used by Adams & others to the House or
the aforementioned east part of the aforesaid House belonging to the said House all
over Boundaried or however Repaired to be bounded, One Third part of land containing
three Roods by Estimation by the same owner or their Heirs bounded as follows Wit. Northly on
Highway George Card Easterly on pasture of Joshua Card Southerly on Joshua Card
Westerly partly on lands of Chris Stephens Card and partly on lands of Joshua Card f.
whose referred to be bounded. All the aforementioned Lands and Tenements lying and
lying in the Town of Charlestown County & State aforesaid I have and do sell to the
same together with all the Privileges & Appurtenances herunto belonging to them
the said William Card his Heirs and Assigns forever Likewise my wife Hannah
Card doth Relinquish her Right of Dower & Power of thirds in the above Granted
or acquired Premises for Witness whereof the parties have Hereunto set their
hands and Apposed their Seals this 10th day of August in the year one Thousand
Eight Hundred & Seventeen.
In Presence of us
Nager Weeden
Frederick Babcocks
N.B. the 20th Line in the first
page of this Instrument the wordly
on the Road Westerly was intended
for the Waying of the Road
this
Dated August 29th 1817
By Samuel Stanton J.P.
Elisha Card [seal]
Hannah
her [seal]
Card
Washington Co Southkingstown August 29th 1817
Now before appeared the within Named Elisha
Card and Hannah his wife and Acknowledged the
within Written Instrument to be their own Volun
tary Act hand Sealed & Stated before me
Nager Weeden Justice Peace.
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