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Know All men by these Presents That I Charles Burdick of
Charlestown in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island and Providence
for & in, in Consideration of the sum of three Hundred and fifty Dollars to me in
hand and well and truly paid by Augustus Burdick of the same Town and County
& State aforesaid the Receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge and say am
from him fully Satisfied Contented and paid as he hereby Gives Quit Claim Bargain
Sell & Convey unto the said Augustus Burdick his Heirs and Assigns forever
all the Right and Title or Demands I have in a Certain Tract of Land and of Lot
lying in said Charlestown containing by Estimation four Acres to the same
more or less and is Bounded as follows Beginning at the N.E. Corner of Lot
running Southly to said Corner to the Beach, or Cove then by the Cove it runs
towards John Potter's Land then North easterly till it comes to the Pol Road then on
said Road S.E. till it comes to the first mentioned boundary bounded.
to wit MOVE and to MOVE the aforesaid Premises which is the One half of said Lot
of Land together with all the Rights Privileges and appurtenances thereon Thereunto
belonging or in any wise appertaining unto the said Augustus Burdick
and to his Heirs and Assigns forever to his proper Use Benefit & behalf
forever And I the said Charles Burdick for myself Heir Executor Ad-
ministrator and Assigns do Covenant to be and will with the said Augustus Burdick
his Heirs and Assigns I am the true owner of the aforesaid One half of Lot of
Land and well Warrant Seize and defend the same by these Presents all the
before Demised Premises against all and lawful Claims or Demands of any per-
son or Persons whatsoever in Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my own hand
and Seal this Third day of January in the Year of our Lord One Thousand
Eight Hundred and twenty five
Signed sealed and delivered in presence
of
Sarah Burdick
Welcome Burdick
Charles Burdick (LS)
Recorded Jan. 19 1826
by S. Stanton T.C.
Washington Co. at Charlestown on the third day of
January AD 1825 in Person Appeared the above named
Charles Burdick Signer and Sealer to the foregoing Ins-
trument and acknowledged the same to be his Voluntary
act and Deed hand and Seal.
By me
Samuel Stanton Just. Peace
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