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Know All men by these presents That I Elijah Card said of South Kingstown in a
county of Washington and State of Rhode Island Gentleman; in Consideration of the Sum of
Dollars to me in hand paid by William Card of Charlestown County & State Above appears the Receipt of
I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby Give Grant Bargain Sell & Convey unto the sd William Card
been and Assigns forever one Certain part of said Land containing by Estimation fifty perches and
some more or less Buttenwards as pointed out (with) Nails on the Road & thereby abuttingly southly on
lands of the hand of Joseph Browning Descending West, westerly on land of the sd Browning descending south
land of Jordan Card fye; also one Other Part of land lying and being in sd Charlestown by Estimation One
acres in the same more or less Buttenwards as pointed out (with) Nails partly abuttingly on sd Charlestown & on
sd Jordan Carde, northerly on land of George Cardy, easterly on land of Jordan Carde And
westerly on land of the Jordan Cardy, partly also on the sd Part of land lying and being in the town of Charlestown
containing by Estimation Sixty perches abuttingly East on the same more or less with the one partly of William
however Certain bounding described as pointed out (with) Nails, northerly on land of Jordan Card, easterly on
land of the sd Card, westerly on the Road, southerly on Road however described as
Remanded; it being the one Thousand & Six hundred parts of the Subdivision of the aforementioned premises
to Have and To Hold the sd Grants and Bargains premises with the privileges and per
pertinences thereunto to him the sd William Card his Heirs and Assigns forever, to have and to hold the
same proper use and behalf person that the sd Elijah Card granted conveying their Grantors and
alienation to agreement with the sd William Card that I am lawfully Seized in use of the land
written Plan of the premises, that they are free from all incumbrances, and that I shall
Warrant and Defend the same to him the sd William Card his Heirs and Assigns forever
against the lawful Title claim of all persons; In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and Seal this 21st day of November in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Eighteen 1818
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Joseph Cross
Elizah Card
Elizah Card (S)
Sarah Card (S)
At Charlestown in Washington County on the 21st day of
November 1818, Personally appeared the within Named Elijah Card
And Sarah Card his wife and acknowledged the within Deed to be
their free Act and deed hand and seal before me the Subscrib
Joseph Cross Jp. Justice of Peace
Recorded November 21
1818 by Samuel Stanton
T. Clerk