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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I George A Stanton of Westerly county of Washington and State of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said George A Stanton [illegible] for and in consideration of the sum of
Two thousand dollars to me [illegible] in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by
Joseph Caldwell of Charlestown in said County of Washington
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and say through fully satisfied contented and paid; and of there of and of every part and parcel
thereof do hereby execute and adjudge [illegible] the said Joseph Caldwell his
heirs, executors and administrators be forever granted bargained and sold alienated conveyed and confirmed; and
by these presents do fully free fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey confirm and confirm unto
[illegible] his heirs and assign forever
the following
My homestead from east side situated on Westerly aforesaid extending easterly
broad acres more or less with the dwelling house and other buildings thereon built
Standing’s bounded easterly by East Road Westerly fully on land of William
Hoppets or formerly owned by said Wm Hoppets William Hoppets formerly described
on land of Joseph M. Williams west at corner to the 도로 East Road Westerly
bounded Westerly on land said Wm Hoppets bounded easterly bounded
Westerly on land belonging to Elizabeth Morgan, Thanks’s bounded
bounded Westerly on land belonging to said Elizabeth Morgan, Thanks’s boundedly
on land of Parshill’s or George Griffin or land of those of their Father Elias Cox
deceased westerly fully on island of Samuel Wood bounded easterly fully
of John Chace’s divided easterly fully on land belonging to Elizabeth
Morgan’s and fully in land of said Joseph M. Griffin or some otherwise the
lands may be bounded As also a lot of land situate in said Charlestown contiguous
on land acres more or less and bounded as the lot was lot boundedly Easterly
on land of Joseph M. Griffin, Easterly on land of John Chace’s boundedly on
the Ferry Road and Westerly on the highway reserving the burying ground
for sole usage in the tree manner noted [illegible]
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to it
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Grantee his
heirs and assigns forever To them and their only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And I the said
for myself my heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said [illegible] heirs and assigns that if or before the executing hereof have the same sole and lawful owner and have of the above shortage
premises and enjoy lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right and perfect absolute and estate of inheritance
in fee simple and free in same; and that I and my good right full power and liberty to grant bargain sell alien convey confirm and confirm unto
the said Grantee his heirs and assigns forever To them and their only proper use benefit and behoof forever and that I free of them and their heirs forever from any claim of title of person or persons with lawfully peaceful and
lands in sayings and shall may from time and time any other all these forever however far be it from any claim of title of person or persons with lawfully peaceful and
quietly hold use occupy possess enjoy and enjoy the said lands and tenements in the appurtenances free and clear and free and fully
quietly hold use occupy possess enjoy and enjoy the said lands and tenements in the appurtenances free and clear and free and fully
without any manner of let suit trouble interruption claim or demand of any former or other suits grant bargains leases mortgages wills
estates jointures dowers judgments executions and encumbrances of what name or nature otherwise soever that may in any manner or degree obstruct or
molest java prohibit this present deed.
Furthermore I the said Grantor
for myself my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above described
premises to the said Grantee his
against the lawful demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever to secure and defend the same by their
heirs and assigns
And I Bridget B. Stanton wife of said George in consideration of the same fore said as aforesaid
do hereby release and forever quit claim unto the said Grantee his heirs and assigns every right interest and
claim in and to the aforesaid premises unto the aforesaid premises In Testimony whereof we have hereunto at
our hands and seals done signed and delivered day Month hundredness and seventy
signed sealed and delivered appearing [illegible] George A Stanton seal
John Cox, Witness, [illegible] Bridget B. Stanton L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss. In Westerly this 23d day of March 1870 George A Stanton and
Bridget B. Stanton his wife of said George aforesaid appeared before me and acknowledged the same to be their act and deed
witnessed by their signs [illegible] To this fore signed and delivered and acknowledged and signed and sealed
witnessed by their signs [illegible] To this fore signed and delivered and acknowledged and signed and sealed
witnessed by their signs [illegible] To this fore signed and delivered and acknowledged and signed and sealed
Before me [illegible] J. H. Cox Justice of the Peace
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