The instrument's own words
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KNOW All men by these presents that I Maxson Burdick of Charlestown,
County of Washington & State of Rhode Island and Yeoman, in Consideration of the sum of
One Hundred and fortyfive Dollars to me in hand paid by Augustus Burdick of said
County and State above named the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge do hereby
Give Grant Bargain Sell and convey & Confirm unto the said Augustus Burdick
his Heirs and Assigns forever all the Right title and Interest that I have in a certain
lot of land lying in Charlestown aforesaid Containing by Estimation fourteen poles by the
iron or pole, and is Bounded as follows (viz) Beginning at the Northeast corner of said lot
at the Post road thence Southwesterly bounding westerly by John Foster land until it comes to
some Pond or in a paralleled line with Centerpoles J. Chapman line on the North side
of the North road thence Easterly by the Pond or Cove until it comes to the North of the Brook
thence Northerly by said Brook until it comes to a marshy place bounded North with the
post road by five poles by said hedge line for set posts for a fence thence Northerly bounding Easterly on
J. Chapman land until it comes to a ditch & stone wall until it comes to the post road thence westerly
by said road to the first mentioned bounding containing and measuring to contain one Equal part of
of said undivided lot of lands. TO HAVE and to hold the same together with all the privileges
appurtenances thereto belonging, or in any wise Appertaining to the said Augustus Burdick
his Heirs and Assigns forever, and of and that their Person benefit & Behalf forever Without
said Maxson Burdick for myself my Heirs Admrs & Assigns Alien & Assigns forever
Bargained Promised convey unto the said Augustus Burdick his Heirs and Assigns forever
as after to Warrant secure and defend by these presents, I, Maxson Burdick, thereof I have hereunto
set my Bound and Seal this 4th day of January in the year of our Lord AD 1821
Executed in presence of
Sarah Linn Stanton
Samuel Stanton
Recorded March 1st 1821
by Samuel Stanton D. C.
Washington
Charlestown
On the day and date first above written in
person appeared the above named Maxson
Burdick, signed & State of his Instrument and
acknowledged the same to be his free Voluntary
and deed hand and Seal.
Before
Samuel Stanton J. Clky.
Maxson Burdick Ls