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Know All men by these Presents That I Joshua Clark Admr to the within Mortgage whereas
have
received of the Estate of Jane Conrad late of Charlestown R.I. the within Mortgage or
the full and first sum of twenty Dollars and with the 1st Interest arising in full satisfaction
of an within Mortgage on said Jane Dtd Date April 22nd 1831, and for the full
payment of an other within Mortgage Dtd and on Edition Date May 22nd 1832 for the sum
of one hundred and twenty pounds Dollars, the Present Receipt whereof is in full satisfaction
for both said and within Mortgage Debt Difference remaining there to be paid 20 p 10 s 0 d
259 p 6 s 0 d for the Proceeds of said Mortgage Debt Note Entry Book 109 which Indemnity
drawing the sum said Jane Conrad the said Mrs Brown Esq. and Admrs and Assigns forever
by these Presents Set forth Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 20
day of February AD 1834.
(Seal)
Joshua Clark
In presence of
Mary Stanton
Samuel Stanton
Know All men by these Presents That I Joshua Clarks Administrator on
the Estate of Jane Conrad late of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the
State of Rhode Island Sold and Conveyed by Virtue of the Authority vested in me by the Supreme
Judicial Court of said State of Rhode Island for said County of Washington 1833
and pursuant to the dimensions of the Court of Probate of the County of said Charlestown
and for and in Consideration of the sum of one hundred and twelve Dollars to me pd by
Samuel Stanton of Charlestown aforesaid the highest bidder at a public Auction
of the Estate of Henry Conrad conveyed on the 23 day of December 1833 the Receipts
of which I do hereby acknowledge to be then Presents in my said Capacity Grant
Bargain Sell and Convey unto the said Samuel Stanton his heirs and
Assigns all the Right Title and Interest what soever the said Jane Conrad at the time
of her Decease had and in a certain lot of Land lying and being in Charlestown
containing Eleven acres more or less bounded southerly by [illegible]
Westerly on land of Samuel Stanton Northerly on the Road from the Lieutenant
Stanton House to the Repository and Easterly on land of Samuel Stanton or there
or otherwise the same be bounded as follows [illegible] and the Above described with
all the Privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging to have and to hold the said Land
to him his heirs and Assigns forever and I do I the said Joshua Clark do Covenant with the said
Samuel Stanton his heirs and Assigns that I have so far right and lawful Authority to
Sell and Convey the Premises as aforesaid and will Warrant and Defend the same
against the Claims of all and every Person claiming by through or under the said Jane Conrad
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 28th day of February
1834.
Joshua Clark
L.S.
In presence of
George S. Wilcox
John M. Tucker
Read Feb: 25 1834
by S. Stanton C. Clerk
State of Rhode Island S.C.
at Charlestown in said County on the 28th day
of February AD 1834 personally came Joshua Clark the within
hand and also acknowledged the within Instrument by him signed in
his Capacity to be his free voluntary act and deed hand and seal
for the purposes therein mentioned.
Before
Edward Wilcox J.P. of said Town.
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