The instrument's own words
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To All People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting.
Know all that I Reuben T. Hersey, now residing in New London in the
County of New London, State of Connecticut, for the consideration of fifty
dollars to me in hand paid before the Commissary of Adjutancy hereof by myself Stanton
of Charlestown, County of Washington State of Rhode Island called Reuben Temple
the Administrator of said Stanton, do give grant Bargain sell and conveyunto
the said Stanton and to his Heirs and assigns forever one certain true and proper
of land lying in said Charlestown County of Washington State of Rhode Island
bounded as follows:
by Containing by Estimation Eighty acres more or less and is bounded above
Easterly by Containing by Estimation Eighty acres more or less and is bounded above
Easterly by the land of Christopher J. Champney, Southerly by land of John Foley,
Northerly on the water State Street, and Westerly on Natbridge Road, or however the same
may be bounded or described be bounded.
To HAVE and to Hold the above granted and Bargained premises with
the Appurtenances thereto in the same and void Samuel Stanton his Heirs and Assigns
forever to her and her heirs proper use and behoof forever. And also I the
said Reuben T. Hersey do hereby forever Quit claim and Relinquish any tenure, covenant
with the said Samuel Stanton the Heirs and Assigns after and until the Entry of
their Possession will have all the Premises as a good and independent estate
free Simple and that i have a good right to Bargain and sell the venue in manner above
as above written and that the same is forever free from all incumbrances whatsoever
and furthermore that I the said Reuben T. Hersey do by these presents bind myself my
Heirs & assigns forever to Warrant and Defend the above granted and bargained premises
to the said Samuel Stanton for their heirs and Assigns against all Claims and demands
whatsoever.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Name and Seal this 16th day of
June Domine 1836.
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Edmund Ryan
John Martin
Witnessed by R. T. Bernard
Reuben T. Hersey
Eliza Hersey
(his mark)
(her mark)
Dated Jan 30th 1836
by Samuel Stanton Clerk
(New London County State of Connecticut, signed 1st 1836.
Personally appeared Reuben T. Hersey Signed and Solemnly adjured of the foregoing Instrument and acknowledged the same to be
his free act and deed Before me
W. T. Bernard partner of the
Court
Know All Men by these Presents that I Joshua D. Cord of Charlestown
in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island have Conferred found in the
consideration of the sum of One thousand & fifty five Dollars paid one by Joshua
John of Charlestown aforesaid Mentioned the receipt where of I hereby acknowledge
do hereby Bargain sell Convey and transfer unto Christopher J. Champney his Heirs
Assigns a certain Lot of land called [illegible] in said Charlestown Co
Charlestown on the Right Part of the same with the boundaries or land bounded as follows:
at the First Point at the Stone Wall at the Stone Bridge by the Mill road to the middle of the
five Rods one and a half feet by the wall of the Mill both to a Stone Wall and
thence Easterly for one hundred and a half feet to a Stake and Stones thence North
five rods to a stake and Stones at the first Rod and thence by and through
five rods one and a half feet to the first Mentioned boundaries and
Joshua Champney alone shall have to make and maintain all the partition of
the above described Premises and the land of the former Joshua
D. Cord. To HAVE and to Hold the aforesaid Granted to Joshua
Premises
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Premises with Privileges and appurtenances thereunto to him the said Joshua Champion
and his heirs and Assigns forever. — And I M. Card and Good Mary Charlestoun wife of the sd
Joshua R. Card for the consideration aforesaid as well as further consideration
of one Dollar paid me by the said Joshua Champion. Do hereby Remise
release and Quitclaim unto the said Joshua Champion and his heirs and Assigns
forever all of my right of property and power of hands in the above described
Premises. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals the first day of July A.D. 1835 at Charlestoun aforesaid
In presence of
Dan King
Robert Champion
Joshua R. Card [Seal]
Mary G. Card [Seal]
[Signature] [Signature]
Recorded Oct 18th 1835 Washington Lot 4 Charlestoun, the 25th 1835
by Samuel Stanton
Personally came before me Joshua R. Card and Mary
G. Card his wife and acknowledged the within
foregoing Instrument to be their free and voluntary act
and deed with their hands and seals thereunto affixed
Dan King Justice Peace
Know all Men by these Presents, that I Daniel G. Gasit of Charlestoun
County of Washington State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation
foreland in Consideration of the sum of three Hundred Dollars paid me
in hand by William S. Gasit of the County and State aforesaid for the right selling
of his hereby absolutely do hereby Give Grant Bargain Sell and convey unto
the sd William S. Gasit his heirs and Assigns forever two certain lots of
land bounded by the Execution of Town of Charlestoun aforesaid containing
by Estimation 20 acres and being in the west more or less bounded by the
[illegible] lot belonging to the Southern corner of sd lot running North East by
East beyond the sd Village until it comes to a wall running west then turning
East by South bounded by the wall until it comes to the [illegible]
then South by the South side of the path to the first mentioned Road, then by the
North March Bounds East by a creek over a small bridge South by March of Dr
and March, West North West by the path to the first mentioned Boundary.
To have and To Hold the sd Grant and his assigns premises with the
Privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging to them the sd William S. Gasit
and his heirs and Assigns to be his and his heirs and assigns forever, and to the sd Joseph
Gasit for myself my heirs my Assigns his heirs and Assigns forever warrants
and defends the right of the Present Assigns that the same shall be fully seized in peace
and possession thereof and against all claims to the same as a Bound and’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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