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Know all Men by these Presents that I David Clarke of Charlestown in the
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Yeoman In Consideration of
the sum of three Hundred Dollars paid one by Elijah Gurnam man of Charlestown in the
County of Kent Rhode Island and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Yeoman To
whom I do hereby acknowledge receipt of the same Grant Sell and convey unto the said
Elijah Gurnam his heirs and Assigns forever certain lot of land lying between the
Charlestown in the County of Kent Rhode Island and State aforesaid containing by Estimation
thirty acres in the same manner as follows and is bounded as follows viz Beginning at the
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of the said Gurnam and [illegible] and thence running Easterly bounded by the settlement
of the said Gurnam and [illegible] to a stake by the Edge of the stream of the [illegible] running Southeasterly
to the said [illegible] of Gurnam near to a heap of stone by the [illegible] thence running easterly to a
certain rock and thence a little to the North in the corner of a wall on the east side of the [illegible]
on the wall line until it comes to the [illegible] the boundary thence running Northerly bounded by the
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To run back to the place to be the said Lot and bounded by the [illegible]
with the privileges and appurtenances thereof to have and hold the said Lot and all the privileges
and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto the said Elijah Gurnam his heirs and Assigns
forever And I the said David Clarke do hereby grant convey and confirm unto the said Elijah Gurnam
with the said Grant Gurnam his heirs and Assigns in the said lot of land to have and hold the same
that they are of right and lawfully seized of the same in fee simple good right to and forever the same to
their use and benefit forever In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal the twenty second day of
February 1830.
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
David Clarke
Savanna Clarke
1213 John Cardy for Washington 1st of Charlestown
1214 John Cardy February 19 1830 presently declared David Clarke and Savanna Clarke his wife signed
recorded 1830
1215 by Samuel Stanton
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Before me
Joshua Cardy Justice of the Peace
Know All Men by these Presents that We Nathan Stanton of Charlestown in the County of
Kent Washington State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and my wife in the Right of my said
Washington State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations do hereby sell to us well bounded and paid
and in Consideration of the sum of ten Dollars to be paid by Elijah Gurnam of the same County and State
Enclosed and delivery of the same to be paid by Elijah Gurnam of the same County and State
In the Right of which we do hereby acknowledge receipt of the same [illegible] and we hereby
grant sell and convey unto the said Elijah Gurnam his heirs and Assigns forever the whole of that
Lot of land which we said wife and I do claim to have any right title or interest in the said Lot of land
being situated in the Town of Charlestown being a Lot of land bounded on the North with the land of
being situated in the Town of Charlestown being a Lot of land bounded on the North with the land of
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In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands, and sealed this fourteenth day of May, in the
year of our lord 1830.
(Note that standing upon what is above written the Buildings are on the first named Lot,
that the mistake be rectified before signing.) Mel Stanton (L.S)
Henry Stanton (L.S)
Per procuration
for Mel Stanton
Recorded May 17
1830. Clerk
Samuel Stanton
(L.S)
Washington R. Clark certify that on this day above written, personally appeared
the above named Mel Stanton and Henry Stanton before me the undersigned the above mentioned
instruments were executed by them and delivered and sealed and published their intentions thereunto
before
Samuel Stanton Interpeters
(L.S)
And on the said May on the date above being Samuel Stanton interpreter before
me appeared the said Samuel Stanton and told me that the above written deed was acted and
that the Land was sold and not reserved to restrict the same, Copy—
Samuel R. Stanton Justice of the Peace
Know all men by these presents that I From Conrad Chandler in the County of
Washington and State of Rhode Island and Providence aforesaid in my consideration of the sum
eight Dollars to me in hand paid by the Governor and Company of Providence and Charter
said Samuel Converse from whom I duly acknowledge and confirm the said
Samuel Converse constructed and paid him the sum of Eighty Dollars paid in full
within the Dr. Justice & Company aforesaid said Samuel Converse from further once Certain Parcel of Land
lying in Charlestown aforesaid and known in the town, that is to say a Lot containing the sum of
three fourths of an acre with the dwelling house and out Buildings thereon in the District of
the town of an acre within the said Lot it was told that the
City Entity in portion’s further that the said Lot with the above mentioned will convey to the said
Company in the following manner namely that it will extend from the corner of the said Lot to the corner of the
close of the town of Charlestown Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Westward until
it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Southward until it comes to Samuel Stanton’s land, then Westward until
it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Eastward
until it comes to Samuel Stanton’s land, then Westward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward
until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Eastward to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it
extends on the North side of the highway, then Eastward to the corner of the said Lot, then Southward until it
extends on the West side of the water course or the river, then Southward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Westward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of
the said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the
said Lot until it comes to the corner of the said Lot, then Northward until it comes to the corner of the
said Lot, then Eastward until it comes to