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34 Know all men that we John De Ondel of Bristol in Bristol County,
State of Rhode Island, grandfathr of my late son's children Elizabeth, George James, Emma and Ellen,
Edward Franklyn of Pawtucket in Providence County State of Newyork, Guardian of my late
minor son William and Rosetta Tankham and Solomon P Tankham of Bristol in Bristol County
State of Newyork, Guardians of my minor son Edward C De Ondel by authority
of the distribution of the Estate of Mrs. Alice De Ondel late under the direction of the Court of Probate of
the town of Bristol in the state of Rhode Island and Gardner Clark and Anna his wife
of Pawtucket in the state of Connecticut, Daniel Clark of Pawtucket in Providence County
State of Newyork and Eleanor his wife, William D Clark and Mary A his wife, Gardner Clark
and Anna his wife, and Elizabeth W Clark of Providence County State Rhode Island
and her husband, and my son F Franklyn of Charlestown County State of Newyork, Husband
the Father and her, being all the heirs of John De Ondel of Bristol in Bristol County, State of Rhode
Island John Redfield and Sarah his wife of East Greenwich County Rhode Island, William Redfield and Anna his
wife of said Bristol County and Elizabeth Redfield of Pawtucket in Connecticut (their)
for and consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars fully answered and paid by Caleb
Newman of Providence in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island the said sum being
to us duly acknowledged in hand paying the same we now turn the said (Caleb Newman) his
heirs and assigns forever a certain lot of land situated in Pawtucket in Providence County
containing by allotment precisely areas more or less with a dwelling house & annex there upon
bounded on the North by the land of Samuel Newman on the East by the land of Stephen Clark on the
boundry on the South by Williams Redfield and William Redfield on the North by a dwelling house
South by land of Williams Redfield and William Redfield on the North by a dwelling house & annex
thereupon the above land may be bounded, conveying the use of the Public highway to the bound ground
on east with all the rights per the areas as it now stands In short and to hold the same to the said Caleb Newman
together with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging to him the said Caleb Newman and his
heirs and assigns forever and the openned premises house being now at the hand of the said Daniel Clark and Jane
Elizabeth, deceased and the openned premises house being at the hand of the said Daniel Clark and Jane
Elizabeth Clark And as the said granties do enter into the said Caleb Newman that we will warrant
and defend the aforesaid premises to the said Caleb Newman his heirs and assigns forever
against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming through us or under us
on our side Witness our signatures witness our signatures here beneath set our hands and seals
This fourth day of January 1865
John De Ondel L.S.
Daniel De Ondel L.S.
Mary Ann De Ondel L.S.
William Weltoe L.S.
Anna Weltoe L.S.
Edward Tankham L.S.
Rosetta Tankham L.S.
Gardner Clark L.S.
Mary F Clark L.S.
Gardner Clark L.S.
Nancy Clark L.S.
Elizabeth Tucker L.S.
Gardner Clark his attorney L.S.
Salomon B Redfield L.S.
Rosland Clark L.S.
Mary A Clark L.S.
Elizabeth Clark L.S.
Samuel Clark L.S.
In presence of
S. C. Simmons
H. P. Crane
In presence of
John W. De Ondel, Paul Redfield
W. De Ondel, Mary Ann De Ondel
William Weltoe & Anna Weltoe
In presence of
Wilson Mary as to Edward Tankham
Rosetta Tankham Frank Clark and
Morton Frank Clark
Mary F Clark
Urban Courant
Alice S Clark
S. Crawley witness
D. M. Simmons witness
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