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Know all men by these presents That Bowen Briggs for y Guardianship
some County of Washington and State of Rhode Island Providence to the
conveyed to the
[illegible]
$2.00
person of
full age, by virtue of authority, assert in me by the Hon Board of Assistants
of Washington in said State and in consideration of the sum of One hundred dollars
to me in hand paid by John G. Wilcox of said Charlestown the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey and
convey into the hands of said John G. Wilcox, his heirs and assigns forever, all
the right title and interest my said Ward has or may ever hereafter have in and
unto a certain lot or parcel of land located and lying in said Charlestown
containing by estimation two and one quarter acres be the same more or less
bounded with the East side and body of the land of said Ward the west more or less
set by a few stakes fixed to & known as the Green pasture lot
To have and to hold the said parcel to himself with all the privileges and appurtenances
thereunto belonging To said John G. Wilcox, And I the said Bowen Briggs for y
do hereby covenant agree to and agree with the said John G. Wilcox, his heirs and assigns
that I am and am empowered by said Board to make sale of the same That I shall
in all respects at all time and conform the conveyance of said land to the laws
laws of the State in the premises that I have good right to sell and dispose of &
will warrant and defend the same against all and lawful claims & demands of all
persons whomsoever by himself or others, or by therefore or under me, or
said Bowen Briggs in my capacity as Guardian here this day give to said John G.
Wilcox my said ward continuing promise for the sum of One hundred dollars payable to
him or his order three (3) years from date with interest. Now therefore if the said
Bowen Briggs pay in my said capacity as Guardian or by any other person or me for a
my said Ward shall not and fully pay or cause to be paid said note & interest according
to the terms and other thereof this deed to be void otherwise to be null and void and
full force and virtue. In testimony whereof I have hereunto in my said capacity set
my hand & seal this 13 day of May A.D. 1845
In presence of
[illegible]
Mary G. Briggs
Bowen Briggs for Guardian h.s.
Washington Co — Attested May 13 1845
Sherd personally appeared Bowen Briggs for Guardianship as aforesaid & acknowledged
the foregoing instrument be him signed & sealed in his proper capacity to be his free
act and deed
Before me
Manfield G. Arnold
Justice of the Peace
Received for Record April 11th 1846
at 12 o'clock PM & Recorded by Chas. Conn E Clerk
On the 31st day of January 1861 I payment of George W. Burgess have paid and
to summed by settlement the full amount of the above Mortgage principal & interest and
hereby discharge the same in full
Witness my hand and seal in presence of
Robert B. Brown
John G. Wilcox
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