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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come. All.
I Paul M. Clark of Charlestown County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said Paul M. Clark
for and in consideration of the sums of
Seven hundred dollars delivered
by said Dennis K. Congdon of Charlestown, County and State aforesaid
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and warrant with fully certified receipt and paid and thereof of and every part and parcel
thereof do remise release and discharge from the said Dennis K. Congdon the
heirs executors administrators etc of the presents lawfully granted and beside grant bargained sold and alienated conveyed and confirmed
by these presents freely and lawfully do remise fully release and solely convey coffey convey and confirm unto Dennis
the said
Congdon his
heirs and assigns forever
a certain lot of land situated in the town of Charlestown of aforesaid in the state of
Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows (beginning at the Southeast corner of
said lot at the Northeast corner of a lot formerly owned by David B. Cook in the highway
and running Northerly and so departing slightly about one rod south to the lot belonging to the
County Bank then Easterly and so running Eastward for eight rods until the East boundary lines
stop across the North boundary and furtherly the first Northwest boundary four rods
southeast then Northerly and so running Northward for eight rods until angle with the last mentioned boundary four rods west
then Westerly about four rods until the Northeast corner of the lot formerly owned by
David B. Cook then running Westward since David B. Cook lot at about forty rods to the
place of commencing and enclosing about one acre in the like manner as
above it is hereby made a completion of this deed that the said Dennis K.
Congdon shall make and maintain all the low fence on the Northeasterly
and Easterly bounds of said lot and that there shall be no interfering buyers
sold or bid for sale on said premises
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodites to
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Dennis K. Congdon and his
heirs and assigns forever to him and his heirs only proper use benefit and behold before forever. And I the said
Paul M. Clark
do covenant promise and grant that I the said Dennis K. Congdon his heirs executors and administrators
by these presents lawfully granted and beside grant bargained sold and alienated conveyed and confirmed to the true sole and lawful owner of the above bargained
premises in fee simple and save in once and forever and that I the said Paul M. Clark am lawful entitiled to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained
premises in manner as aforesaid and that the said Dennis K. Congdon and his
heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever have and enjoy the aforesaid bargained
premises with the appurtenances free clear and fully and quietly
entirely occupied enjoyed and discharged of and from all and all manner of forever of all other grants rights services leases mortgages fully
estates jointures deeds judgments executions and encumbrances of what name or nature so ever that might in any manner or degree obstruct
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said Paul M. Clark
heirs executors and administrators do covenant and agree the above described
premises to the said Dennis K. Congdon his
heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims of donors or any person or persons whatever forever to warrant defend and defend by those premises.
Paul J. Legende Clark of Charlestown County of Washington State of Rhode Island do hereby relinquish and forever quit claim the above described
Dennis K. Congdon and assigns all and any right of mine and power of mine and title in and to the above described
premises. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 18 day of May
eighteen hundred and fifty four (1854)
Paul M. Clark L.S.
Dennis K. Congdon L.S.
witnesses
James M. Clark
Legenda Clark L.S.
State of Rhode Island S.S.
Charlestown to wit
appeared this 18 day of May 1854 personally the
Paul M. Clark and this his wife Delilah M. Clark
Washington and acknowledged the within named Paul M. Clark and his wife Delilah M. Clark
acknowledged the within named Paul M. Clark and his wife Delilah M. Clark
to me a notary public practicing instrument to be the their act sealing and deed seals
signed and sealed
on 23 1854
Before me Albutt S. Fuller Notary
of Rhode Island
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