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120 State of Rhode Island ) ss
County of Washington )
At Richmond January 7th 1867 — Then personally appeared Brain E.
writes and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free act and deed and that
at the same time and place he delivered the same to me and I believe one of the subscribers to the fore-
going instrument had then and there delivered the same to him his hand and seal and said instrument
by him so signed and delivered was acknowledged then as his free act and deed deed & seal from
the premises as act and deed witnessed before me R. B. Kelly, J. P.
Ssi per my hand and seal witnessed at Richmond all the above recorded by Charles Cox J. Clerk
[illegible] and Justice
To all people to whom these presents shall come Greetings
Whereas there existed certain against John P. Wood of Westerly in the county of Washington
state of Rhode Island in the courts of equity of the towns of Exeter, Hopkinton and North
S. Westerly of the city and county of Providence the aforesaid was by me
the undersigned Collector on the 24th day of June of 1766 levied on a certain lot of land but
title and interest situated in said Westerly containing forty perches more or less with a dwelling house
or other buildings there standing however, bounded Northerly by the Road now so called,
Eastly by land of John G. Browning, Southerly by land of George W. Wood and
Benjamin B. Gorton and Westerly by the Mill Brook so called, and containing four
over one acre part of land of varying size containing two acres more or less with a dwelling house
and other buildings there standing however bounded easterly by Abieles Brown’s land Westerly
by a road leading from the Road to the Mill Brook northerly by land of
Benjamin Gorton & southerly by land of Charles Moore & westerly by the
said road or other boundaries established and whereas on the 6th day of October
AD 1866 at the premises in the whole title and property of the said John P. Wood
in the premises aforesaid more or less the said Franklin B. Belknap sold at
public auction for the satisfaction of said boundaries to George W. Wood who was
the highest bidder for the sum of sixty (60 dollars) in the first described lot and
fifty five (55) dollars on the other described lot total in all one hundred fifteen (115)
dollars in the said first described lot the same will now duly paid to me and further
the said Edmund S. Belknap now however that by sale and venture
of the law in such cases made and performed the said Edmund S. Belknap
in consideration of the sum of money paid into me as aforesaid, do by these presents
bargain sell assign do sell and convey with the said George W. Wood heirs and assigns
forever all the said title right estate interest property full and incidental & intentional
of the said John P. Wood in the said premises furthermore as opportunities at this time of
the law through to be and to be held to such premises and appurtenances at this time of
to the said George W. Wood heirs and assigns forever
In witness whereof I have hereunto my hand & seal at South Kingstown
this 13th day of October AD 1866
Signed Sealed delivered and delivered [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Edmund S. Belknap LS
in presence of [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Depy. Sheriff
G. E. Clark [illegible] $0.50
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington ) Oct 18 AD 1866 — Then personally
come Edmund S. Belknap Deputy Sheriff and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free act & deed
Before me Elisha B. Clark
Pub. Notary
Received for Record Nov 14th 1866
at 3 o'clock P. M. and recorded by
Chas Cox J. Clerk
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