The instrument's own words
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To all People who to all present Possibilities shall Come.
To all People who to all present Possibilities shall Come.
I Benjamin Custer of Charlestown in the County of Washington &
State of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said Benjamin Custer
for and in consideration of the sum of
[illegible] dollars
in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by
[illegible]
of the town of Charlestown aforesaid on the
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and do hereby fully satisfied contented & paid; and therefore of every part and parcel
thereof do remise acquit and discharge
the said [illegible] & his
heirs, executors and administrators forever by these present; have given grant bargained sell aliened conveyed and confirm confirmed; and
by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell aliened convey confirm and convese unto
the said [illegible] his
heirs and assign forever
One Lot of black Land situated in said Charlestown containing five
acres more or less, and is bounded Northwesterly by [illegible] bounded Easterly
by [illegible] bounded Southeasterly by [illegible]
Easterly on Land formerly owned by [illegible] Southeasterly by land
of Edward [illegible] and Westerly by land of [illegible] the lines of said [illegible] terminate
deceased, also one other lot of black Land situated in said town containing
by estimation two acres more or less & is bounded Northwesterly by land of
Benjamin [illegible] Easterly partly on the land formerly owned by [illegible]
Bounding partly on the [illegible] leading to the Charlestown Branch
and partly on land of the [illegible] of the North side of
said [illegible] owned and used the South by land of Samuel [illegible] and
Nicholas [illegible] or land which was formerly held by Joseph [illegible]
of [illegible] and John [illegible] both now deceased also Wall Lot of land of [illegible]
W Cross, also one other lot more or less of black Land situated and
known contentment two acres more or less bounded Northwesterly by the
land of Benjamin & [illegible] Easterly by land of said [illegible] Banning
Southeasterly by land of [illegible] W Cross, also partly by land formerly Northwesterly
and partly by land formerly owned by [illegible] [illegible]
[illegible]
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to
the same belonging in or any heir assigning to the
said [illegible] his
heirs and assigns forever granted to his [illegible] proportion not repelled and forbid forever. And I the said
Benjamin Custer
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said [illegible]
the true sole and lawful seizer of the above harboured
premises and more over that and all the things and appurtenances thereunto belonging [illegible]
lawfully seized and possessed owner of the same right proper and at good perfect and absolute state of inheritance
in fee simple and in have [illegible] good right full power fully and absolutely might sell convey resign and surrender the said harboured
premises to the said [illegible]
liens and claims shall and will may from time to time and at all times forever hence forth by virtue of these presents lawfully and properly
quite clearly occupy and enjoy premises set and desired granted and bargained with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and
equitably acquired encumbrances and discharged of and from all and all manner of tenure or other gifts grants grants legacies [illegible]
all manner of suits actions claims demands encumbrances and of what name or nature either ought that may in any manner or degree obstruct
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said Benjamin Custer
for myself
my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above said
premises to
the said [illegible] his
heirs and assigns
against the lawful demands of any person or persons whatever to warrant secure and defend the same
and lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatever to warrant secure and defend the same
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of the above witnesses of the sum aforesaid as
foregoing, so fully released, relieved and forever quit claimed unto the said [illegible] his heirs and
assigns all right of [illegible] and to the aforesaid premises this 17th
day of September one thousand eight hundred and seventy two
In presence of [illegible] Benjamin Custer L.S.
[illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible]
Charles Cross
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168 State of Rhode Island sc
I for Charlestown this 17th day of September 1812, Benjamin Lusker
personally appeared before me and acknowledged the within instrument by him
subscribed to be his free act and sealing it as deed
Announced by Joseph Field 18th 1792m Charles Cross
at 1 o'clock and filed and Recorded
by Charles Cross Town Clerk Justice of the Peace
I know all men by these presents that I Welcome Card farmer that I W. Card living in the town
of Westerly County in the county of Washington in the state of Rhode Island
do make this Deed of Conveyance for me and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars to me
paid by James G. Greene of Charlestown in the county of Washington in the state of Rhode
Island the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have remised, released and forever
quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise, release and forever quitclaim unto him
the said James G. Greene his heirs and assigns forever, all that piece of high land situate
professionally close and adjacent where I have now or at any time right of way to drive a cow
in and to a certain lot of land situated on said high land total contain in quantity in
acres by the time more or less of her boundary on the North by land of the hand of the high
way, on the East by the land of the hand of the North boundary on the south by the hand of the
sides of the high way and on the West by the land of the hand of Joseph Foley a houseman
adjacent the same day he boundary
I do here with all the right the same with all the appurtenances privileges and appointments
thereunto appertaining to the hand said James G. Greene his heirs and assigns forever,
And I the aforementioned Welcome Card for myself and for my heirs forever covenant
and accumulated, do covenant unto the said James G. Greene his heirs and assigns
that I will warrant and defend the aforementioned premises to the said James
G. Greene his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons claiming by through or under me. And I said Lois Card, wife
of the said Welcome Card for the consideration listed above do remise and release to timely release
and quitclaim to the said James G. Greene his heirs and assigns all my right
of dower in the aforementioned premises
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this tenth
day of February in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Cross
Welcome Card L.S.
Lois Card L.S.
Revenue Stamps
$0.50
State of Rhode Island sc
Washington Co
I in Charlestown this tenth day of February
AD 1867 then Welcome Card personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the within instrument by him signed to be his free act and delivered and sealed
Charles Cross Justice of the Peace
Received for Record Jan. 28 1867 at 12 o'clock AM
and Recorded by Charles Cross Cl. & Clerk
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