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52 Know all men by these presents, that we Christopher y Healy and Catherine
y Healy, wife of said Christopher, in right of said Catherine, of South Kingstown in the County
of Washington, and State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred
dollars to we found by Stephen G Slack of Charlestown in the county and State aforesaid, the
we right of share of our above acknowledge, have remiseed, released, and forever quitclaimed
and by this present do remise, release, and forever quitclaim, unto the said Stephen
G Slacke his heirs and assigns forever, all the right, title, interest, property, claim and
demand whatever we or have ore of right ought have to or claim in or to the said one
half part of a certain lot of land lying in the villanes of Millstone Brooks in
said town of Charlestown containing by estimation one acre, more or less with a dwelling
house thereon Standing, bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a wall by the
highway, thence running in a northeasterly direction on said road to a stake driven in the
ground thence running in a Northeasterly direction to another Stake driven in the ground
with stones around it, thence running in a Southeasterly direction to another stake in the ground
on the South side of a wall thence by said wall thence to the place of beginning or returne
the same way found it.
I save and hold to the said remise with all the rights privileges, and appurtenances
annexed thereto or hereinafter appertaining to the said Stephen G Slacke his heirs and
assigns forever.
And we the aforesaid Christopher y Healy and Catherine the
Healy for ourselves and our heirs successors and administrators etc. do covenant with the
said Stephen G Slacke his heirs and assigns that we will warrant and defend the above
described premises to the said Stephen G Slacke his heirs and assigns forever, against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons claimane by through or under us, etc.
The condition of this deed is such that if we or the said Christopher y Healy and
y Catherine y Healy or any other persons for or we shall want and title pay or cause to be paid
to the said Stephen G Slacke his heirs, administrators or assigns a certain promissory
note given by the said Stephen G Slacke and others bearing the same date with these presents and
made payable to said Stephen G Slacke or order within six months after date, with interest, then
this said deed shall be void, null, of no use and be remain in null forces and virtue.
Furthermore we the said Christopher y Healy and Catherine y Healy do hereby create
title and appoint the said Stephen G Slacke his heirs, administrators and assigns executor
and our lawful attorney aforesaid acting independently, with full power of substitution and
removal at any time after said note due date full payment and payroll shall remain
responsible for the term of the said note to all public notices all our right in the premises
herein described, not the first five days after the expiration of said ten days twenty days after
of said note in some one of the publick newspapers printed in this state, and in our name
or in whose name to make secure and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof
or to his heirs to do whatever may be necessary to set such purchase or purchases a good
and valid title to the same, And we do hereby authorize our said attorney to receive the
proceeds of the same not be sold for the offer and payment of all the expenses incurred
to said sale or sales to safely the proceeds thereof to the payment of the annul promissory
note said note said note, hereby according to the law on heirs or assigns for all sums recovered
or be recovered lawful costs, we hereby intending, offering and confirming such sale or sales as
may be made or cause to be made in the said lawful manner. In testimony whereof we have bor-
put our seal and signed this twenty first day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Christopher y Healy
Cornelius Colley Charles Cores Catherine y Healy L.S.
State of Rhode Island. SS. In Certification the twenty first day of June 1818 the said Christopher y Healy
of the State of Rhode Island, appeared before me formally affirmed before and acknowledged within his statement but signed by him, right to the
deed in his pen and with act of his hand, and the said Catherine having examined separate and apart from her husband here
being living instrument explained by her husband she declared the same to be her free and voluntary act and action
which she did not wish to revoke. Charles Cores Brown Clerk.
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