The instrument's own words
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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
signed to be his free act and sealing it as deed
Announced by Joseph [illegible] 18th 1792m Charles Cross
at 1 o'clock and filed and Recorded
by Charles Cross Town Clerk Justice of the Peace
Know all men by these presents that I Welcome Card farmer resident of West Kingston in the county
of Washington state of Rhode Island to wit Consideration of the sum of fifty dollars to me
paid by James G. Greene of Charlestown in the county of Washington 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 at said [illegible] called the tower containing in county
by the same time more or less of her boundary on the North by land of the hand of the high
hill on the East by the land of the hand of the North boundary on the South by the hand of the
heirs of Elizabeth Card and on the West by land of the hand of Joseph Page a houseman
adjacent the same day she boundary
I do here with all the right appurtenances and other things
or premises 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 acknowledge, 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 himself or through me. And I said Lois Card wife
of the said Welcome Card for the consideration paid do remise and forever remise
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
and Recorded by Charles Cross Cl. & Clerk