The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I Shadrach Card of Charleston in the Count
of Washington and State of Md. called and Providence Plantations Labours in Consi dera
tion of the sum of Twenty Dollars to me paid by Joshua Card of Charleston in Washingto
n do hereby acknowledge the Receipt whereof I do hereby Release and Forever Quit
claim and by these presents remise Release and forever Release and forever Quit claim
Card for his heirs and Assigns forever Three Lots of land tide of lots lying in Charlestow
n and the other Lot lying in Charleston districton bordering on Estimation Districtes acres be the same
more or less Setting in the Land owned by Lydia Card late of Charleston deceased and by me said
lydia first lot lying in Quantitation with part of the existing House there Standing on the Northly
side of Joshua Card (on the West and then North and on the South of the Chain of Joseph Card bordering on the
by Joshua Card land) bounded on the North by Noah Boyes land, bounded on the North side
by Joshua Card and some other [illegible] Card land, on the South and East by land of Joshua Card
this Lot lying in Quantitation bounded on the South and West by land of John Taylor’s land
by land of Eugene Card’s land and on the East by land of Luther Whitfield’s land and to all the
the Same together with all the privileges and Appurtenances thereunto belonging to him and his
heirs and assigns forever; and also to leave and to hold my part after the
Joshua Card for his heirs and assigns forever; and also to leave and to hold my part after the
Executor of the Estate of Lydia Card deceased now in the hands of Elsinore Card Promise that the
estate. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Nineteenth day
of May 1888
Shadrach Card (seal)
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Jeffrey Card (witness)
Sally Card (witness)
Washington for St at Charleston on the 18th day of May 1888
before Appear Shadrach Card Signer and appear to me the
within Instrument and Acknowledge the same To be his free
and Voluntary act and deed Seal thereof affixed for the
purpose there contained Before me
Samuel Stanton D. Clerk
Recorded May 27th 1888
by Samuel Stanton D. Clerk
Charleston December 18th 1879 Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Jones
and George Shifflets has agreed On a Division of line fence between the same that they bought
of Thomas Shifflets and Joseph Shifflets the same that he bought of Robert Comps
heirs, Bounding as I shall describe mention Bordering at the Northwest Corner of Shifflets
farm bounded on Thomas Moore’s Northly southly line; Duty on the side beginning at the
North Corner and from there South Twenty two hundred and forty seven paces till it comes
to a Large Rocky pasture under the way, and partly in Lewis farm which is agreed by
Shifflets and Joseph Lewis to be marked for a Bound Rock, marked they’ll set the
distances the same more or less. Shifflets agrees to make maintain and support the
first part fence that I have once more mentioned. thus taking the North part of the line
fence that now is between their farms. Secondly Joseph Lewis agrees to make maintain
and Support the other part of the line fence between the two farms, Beginning at the
Rocky
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body marked the Eps from thence running Southly to the Sea at Love -
into county; make maintain and support a good fence some on both of this bound-
Saml. Sheffield
James Sheffield
George Sheffield
Jos. H. Lewis
Westerly, March 31st 1818
I Certify putting this instrument on Record at the time of the within Date by
forgetting it.
Jos. H. Lewis
Inspector Deeds
The Above and foregoing Instrument was Recorded June 5th 1818 by me Samuel Stanton Clrk
Know All men by these presents That Rely Cross of Charlestown County of Washington sta-
Date of Rhode Island his present on Consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty Dollars
paid him by Joseph Potter now residing in Charlestown the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
and bind by myself George Bargain Bell and company unto the said Joseph Potter his heirs & assigns
forever Certain Lot of and Street in Charlestown County & State aforesaid Containing the following
bounds and is bounded Beginning at and running Easterly on the Brook that runs out of the Cove
Swamp into the Mille pond; thence running Southly bounding Easterly and Southly and Swamp
thence bounding Southly and easterly on the Granite land to the mille pond; thence bounding on
the mille pond until it reaches a Stump of a Pine first mentioned above; and in to be bounded a West-
erly bound for one league to make sure few Acres with a Straight Line Across’s land. To Have
and to Hold the 3 Granted and Bargained Premises with the Privileges and Appurtenances thereunto
belonging the said Joseph Potter his heirs and assigns forever to his use and benefit forever.
And I the sd Rely Cross for my own heirs Executors and Administrators do Covenant with the sd Joseph
Potter his heirs & assigns That the same Premises shall be forever quieted free from all manner bur-
dens so that I will warrant and defend the same To the sd Joseph Potter his heirs and his assigns
forever Against the Lawfull Claims of all persons In Witness Whereof I have set my hand and
Seal this 31st Day of March in the year 1818
Rely Cross LSS
Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of
Samuel Stanton fr
Isa Church
Recorded June 5 1818
by Samuel Stanton
T. H. Clrk
Washington for Ct April 11th 1818 Personally came Rely Cross
Subscriber to the foregoing providing Instrument and acknowledged the
same to be his Voluntary Act & Deed Seal and Seal Before
Isa Church Justice Peace