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Paul M. Clark
Simneon Babiosk
Revenue Stamp
#0.50
Henry S. Green b.s.
Mary St. Green b.s.
Washington Co. Charleston March 1st 1866 I Personally appeared from P
Green and Mary Ann Green his wife signatures and seals of the preceding
instrument and acknowledged the same to be their free and voluntary act
and deed before me Charles Coons Justice of the Peace
Washington Co. Charleston March 1st 1866, Personally appeared
Henry S. Green and Mary C. Green his wife signed and sealed as of the
preceding instrument and acknowledged the same to be their free and
voluntary act and deed before me Paul M. Clark Justice of the Peace
Witness my hand and seal 1st day of March A.D 1866 & Recorded by Charles Coons Regr & Clerk
KNOW all men by these presents that we Robert S. Clark and Matilda
Clark of Charleston in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island
in consideration of the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars paid unto us
by Percival Davis of said Charleston, the receipt whereof we do
hereby acknowledge, do hereby bargain sell and convey unto the said
Percival Davis and his heirs and assigns forever, all the right title and interest
which we have or claim to have of Robert Clark being the said
Charleston deceased, in and to a certain tract of land lying being in
said Charleston, containing by estimation seventy acres, the same
more or less within which is a dwelling house and other buildings thereon standing
and is bounded on the North by the land of George Moore, on the East part by
land of William Clark and on the South by land of William Moore, on the South East
by land of Green Clark, and on the West by Portions of land belonging to the late
deceased of the said Robert Clark deceased I here and to hold the same
unto the said Percival Davis and his heirs and assigns forever with all the
principles and appurtenances to the same belonging but if the said
Percival Davis or his heirs and assigns forever shall fail to pay the said
Percival Davis the sum of Three hundred and fifty dollars unto the
their Executors Administrators or assign shall fail or cause to be paid to the
said Percival Davis or his Executors Administrators or assign this assignment sum
of Three hundred and fifty dollars on or before the twenty fourth day of
March one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight together with the 8%
legal interest thereto accruing since this deed also a promissory note of hand
given by us the said Robert S. Clark, Matilda Clark and Robert S. Clark jointly
to the said Percival Davis for the expressed sum of Three hundred and fifty
dollars having every cent due date with present sums and provided that the
said Percival Davis for or order, three years after date said notes, otherwise to be
deemed null and void free and clear of all encumbrances we have hereunto
set our hands and seals price 17th day of January 1866
Robert S. Clark L.s.
Matilda Clark L.s.
Robert Clark L.s.
Anteis P.L. Today journal This presence Charles Coons Justice of the Peace
1866 I renewed the full amount both principal and interest on the other mortgage
and I hereby discharge the same
Washington Co. Charleston Ante 15th 1866
Personally came before me that Robert S. Clark, Matilda Clark
same in full Witness my and Percival Clark and seals acknowledged the
deed and seal in processing instrument by them signed to be their free and voluntary act
Charles Coons P. Davis for Lot, and Recorded by Charles Coons Regr & Clerk P.M.