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Know All men by these presents That I Joseph Stanton of Charlestown
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island and for and in Consideration of the sum
of five Hundred dollars to me in hand well and truly paid by John Dexter of
North Washington County of New London and State of Connecticut, The Receipts
whereof I do hereby acknowledge and agree to be fully satisfied Contented and
paid, have Remised Released, and forever Quitclaimed, and do by these presents
Remise Release and forever Quitclaim unto the sd John Dexter his heirs and
Assigns forever one Certain Tract or Parcel of land situated lying and being in
Charlestown aforesaid Containing by Estimation One Hundred and forty five acres
be the Same more or less, and is bounded as follows, Let lying North of the
Boat Road bounding Easterly on the Shore, Northerly partly on Indian
Land, and on the Great fresh pond, Westerly Reuben Hazard and Mason
Bradbury, and on the Shore of the said Boat road, and Southerly on the first Road
One other Lot set over East bound by Reuben Benedict and brothers, and Northerly on
the Boat Road. To Have and to Hold the Same Together with all the
Privileges and Appurtenances thereunto belonging, to him the sd John Dexter his
Heirs and Assigns forever. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and Seal the 2 day of November (1818) Eighteen Hundred Eighteen
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Elihu J. Thompson
Catherine P. Connail
Joseph Stanton L.S.
State of Rhode Island and Washington fo [illegible] at Charlestown this
Recorded Nov, 12th
1818 by Samuel
Stanton’s Conveyance
second day of November in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred
and Eighteen Corresponding Appeared the within Named Joseph
Stanton and Acknowledged the foregoing and preceding Instrument
to be his Voluntary act and Deed with his hand and Seal
Thereunto appeared before me
Elihu J. Thompson Justice Peace
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