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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I Charles Holden of Charlestown in the County of
Washington and State of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said Charles Holden
for and in consideration of the sum of
Three Hundred Dollars
in hand before the ensuing hereof well and truly paid by
Henry G Board of said Charlestown
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and reverberate fully satisfied contented and paid; and of termed and of every part and parcel
thereof do remise release acquit and discharge the said Henry G Board his
heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents; have given granted bargained sold allied conveyed and confirmed; and
by these presents do fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell allied convey confirm and validate unto the
heirs and assign forever
Henry G Board
a certain lot of land situated in said Charles-
town with a dwelling house therein standing and is
bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the
highway leading from Ones Hills to the East Pond
and running Easterly bounding Northly on land of
Poly G Simon and Hundred feet thus Northly
bounding Easterly on said Simons land to land of
Charles Cross one Hundred feet thus Northly bounding
Northly on said Charles Cross land One Hundred feet
to said highway then Southly bounding Westly by
said highway to the place of beginning with
the Barn’s walls and hay house standing on the West
side of the highway.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Henry G Board his
heirs and assigns forever to his and their only proper benefit and behoof and behoof-forever. And I the said
Charles Holden
do covenant promise and grant to and secure the said Henry G Board his heirs executors and administrators
do convey premise and grant to and secure that at and at the before ensuing delivered I have true sole and lawful owner of the above bargained
premises and am lawfully seised and possessed of the same in my own proper right as a good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple; and have in me good right full power and liberty absolute and authority to grant sell convey and confirm the said granted
premises in manner aforesaid. And I the said Charles Holden
heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hence bore by virtue of these presents lawfully peaceably and
quietly hold have occupy possess and enjoy the said lotted and bargained premise with the appurtenances there out given freely and
clearly acquitted discharged and free of all former gifts grants bargains sales leases or forever or other all gifts grants bargains sales
this entails dentures joint deeds judgments executions and encumbrances of what name or nature either sort that might in any manner or degree obstruct
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said Charles Holden
his heirs executors and administrators do covenant and agree the above described
premises to the said Henry G Board his
heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatever forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents.
In Testimony Whereof I have executed set my hand and
seal This Fourth day of April eighteen hundred and
seventy three
Charles Holden L.S.
Signed sealed & Delivered
For presence of
Charles Cross
James F Cross
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