The instrument's own words
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70 [Signed, Sealed and delivered] Thomas Austin S.S.
[in presence of] Sarah Austin S.S.
James B. Brandall Washington St. in Charleston seen and bailed boundary on this
M. S. Greene 25th day of September 1842. Then personally appeared Thomas Austin
subscriber to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free and voluntary
act and deed.
Before me M. S. Greene Public Notary.
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I Grace Globe Clerk of Charleston in
the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island for and in consideration
of the sum of one hundred and twenty five dollars to me paid by George S Davis
of said Charleston the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have remised released and
forever quit claimed and waived free release of novice releases released and
quit claim until now to the said George S Davis his heirs and assigns forever all
of the right title interest property claim and demand whatever I now have
or of right ought to have or claim in and to a certain piece of land
situated in said Charleston with a dwelling house and other buildings
thereon newly constructed wanting enclosure by a hedging Cactus partly by
hand of James B Brown partly by hand of Stephen Clark and partly by
hand of John D Browning on the South boundary line on the East
by the boundary of David Stephen Clark and on the West by the bounds of the houses of
Jonathan Brown and the house of Anthony Holden or whoever thereof the
same may be bounded extending by estimation fifty acres or less being
the land formerly owned by Stephen Clark now deceased.
To have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances
thereof or thereunto appertaining to the said George S Davis his heirs and
assigns forever. And I the aforementioned Grace Globe for myself and for my
heirs rescued and all persons claiming by tenure or under me
do solemnly whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the fifth day of
January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two
Signed sealed and delivered [Revenue Stamp] Grace Globe Clerk S.S.
in presence of No 50
Charles Cross
Robert P. Clark
State of Rhode Island ss
Washington St. [illegible] See Charleston this 5th day of January
At Newport then Huston Clark personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the mortgage [illegible] signature to be her free and voluntary act and deed
Charles Cross Justice of the Peace
Received for record Jan, 12th 1866
at 3 o'clock P.M. and Recorded
by Chas Cross Town Clerk