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I know all men that shall read these presents that I John Mc Donald of Bulles in Branch County state
of Michigan Guardian of any former minor children’s [illegible] George James Emma & Alice Crawford
formerly [illegible] [illegible] and Chalancey County State of Newyorks guardian of my parents
Wm Wilson and Sarah Stanton [illegible] and Alice Mc Donald of Bulles in Branch County
Branch County state of Michigan Guardian of any minor son & daughter by the [illegible]
of the Legislature of the State of Rhode Island and under the direction of the Court
of Probate of the town of North Kingstown in said State behold that I [illegible] and [illegible]
and being the wife of Mansfield in the State of Connecticut named Clark
of [illegible] settling other in Congogue County State of Newyorks and Elizabeth the wife of
William W Clark and Mary H the wife of [illegible] Andland Clark and Mary Ann
his wife Elizabeth W Clark of some Congogue County South East Port and Mary
his wife [illegible] in Congogue County State of Newyorks [illegible] Pheasant Me
Lincolt and Mary Ann his wife of Bulles in Branch County state of
Michigan and her Mother and Sarah the wife of some Branch County William
Wilson and Anna the wife of some Branch County and Elizabeth as Trustees of
children in Connecticut order for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred
and seventy dollars paid to me by James G [illegible] of [illegible] in the county
of Washington state of Rhode Island the present write imply that we do hereby absolutely
and irrevocably bargain sell and convey unto the said James G [illegible] his heirs and assigns forever
these his acres and parcels two tracts of land situated in said [illegible] [illegible]
said parcel first containing one acre or more or more or more with its houses fences pastures and
buildings contained therein on the North by a highway on the East by [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
on the South by lands of [illegible] [illegible] Clark and on the West by lands of [illegible] [illegible]
The second is a lot of lands [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] containing four
acres or more bounded on the North partly by the said first parcel and partly by
lands of his heirs app[illegible] on the East by lands of [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
running on the South by the [illegible] and on the West by land of his wife Mary Ph
[illegible] [illegible] otherwise calling it the old [illegible] to have and to hold
the same with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging to him
the said James G [illegible] his heirs and assigns forever being it having found conveniently
by Witness and some [illegible] [illegible] lake of said [illegible] [illegible] witnessed And the aforementioned
Counties being thus’s act of the said [illegible] and [illegible] Clark’s land in the said
County during term warrant with the said James G [illegible] will warrant and defend the
aforementioned premises to him the said James G [illegible] his heirs and assigns forever
against the lawful claims or demands of all persons claiming by law through or under
his or our said words ( witnessed their signing )
In witness whereof I have hereunto delivered and sealed this fifth day of
January 1865
In presence of
J. S. Turner
A. D. [illegible]
as to John Mc Donald Steward
W. Donald Mary Ann Mc Donald
William Wilson and Anna Wilson
In presence
Branch County as to [illegible]
Jonathan Stanton Farnham
Frank Ploss and Mary P Ploss
John Mc Donald L.S.
Howland Mc Donald L.S.
Mary Ann Mc Donald L.S.
William Wilson L.S.
Anna Wilson L.S.
Edward Farnham L.S.
Rosetta Farnham L.S.
Frank Ploss L.S.
Mary P Ploss L.S.
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