The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I Jesse T. Mitchell of the city and county of our forementioned State
of Connecticut
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That i said Jesse T. Mitchell for and in consideration of the sum of
eight hundred dollars sta. laws
paid to me by Olive B. Card of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of
Rhode Island in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid and
the receipt whereof i do hereby acknowledge and whereas fully satisfied contented and paid; and therefore of every part and parcel
desired to forever acquit and discharge; the said Olive B. Card her
heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents; have given granted sold assigned conveyed and confirmed; and
by these presents do demise fully and absolutely give grant release sell alienate convey and confirm unto the said
Olive B. Card her
heirs and assign forever
one hundred ten feet of land situated in said Charlestown containing
by estimate three hundred square rods in the same more or less, with all the
heritages thereunto belonging sharing part all and singular the privileges
and appurtenances to the same belonging heretofore known and enumerated
beginning at the southeast cor. of said lot bounded east by land formerly
owned by Brownson [illegible] deceased, thence southeasterly along fore-
most boundary bounding Charlestown and said part land, thence westerly bounding
Charlestown and said part land until it comes to a point parallel with
the East side of the store at shore [illegible] now owned and occupied by Thomas
B. Card, thence northerly bounding Westerly say said store to shape
of the highway, thence easterly bounding Northerly say said highway
to the place of beginning.
[Seal]
To have and to hold the said granted and held the granted premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Olive B. Card her heirs and assigns forever and to her
and their only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And I the said
Jesse T. Mitchell for myself my heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to said Olive B. Card her heirs and assigns that on the procuring here of the said
premises and etc. honestly seised and possessed of the same my own proper right and a good perfect absolute state of inheritable
in fee simple and in hand; my have right good full right power and liberty authority to give grant bargain sell forever convey and confirm the said granted
heritages premises and etc. And that the said granted premises with all the appurtenances free and clear and free and clearly
and forever shall be quiet and peaceable possession and that i the said grantor and my heirs executors and administrators
estates jointures dowries judgments executions and encumbrances of what name or nature whatever set ought that may in any manner or degree obstruct
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore i the said Grantor for myself my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above described
premises to
Olive B. Card her heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person whatever forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents.
And I Jesse T. Mitchell write my hand and seal of the said Jesse T. Mitchell a. S.
in consideration of the sum of thirteen paid at aforesaid do, hereby executed and signed
this present deed unto the said Grantee her heirs and assigns all my rights in
and to the aforementioned premises where of we have witnessed our
own hands and seals this twenty eighth day of May Eighteen hundred
and seventy three.
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of
[Signature]
[Signature]
Jesse T. Mitchell L.S.
State of Rhode Island S.S.
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[illegible] [illegible] SS. New London, Jan 28th 1878. Personally,
[illegible] County,
[illegible] before me do acknowledge signed the witness to be his free
[illegible] and delivered it and sealed, In testimony whereof I have set my hand and official
[illegible] May 1878. Abraham Devoe Notary Public
Recorded, p. [illegible] Record book 7th 1878 at 7 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that we Samuel Ward and Mary H
Ward his wife (of) Charlestown in the County of Washington, State of Rhode Island law
for us and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars to be paid by browned Davis to
of have’s Charlestown the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge, have remised,
released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise, release and
forever quitclaim unto the said browned Davis for his heirs and assigns
forever, all the right title interest property claim and demand whatsoever
brave or of right right now to have or claim or in and to a certain lot of land
lying in said Charlestown containing about thirty five square rods be the
same more or less and is bounded as follows, on the North by the land of said
browned Davis for on the East and South by land of the said Samuel and Mary H
Ward and on the West by Cross Mill Brook the said browned Davis reserving the
to make and maintain all the line fence on the South side of said lot between
said lot and land of the former state
So have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges and
appurtenances thereunto or thereunto appertaining to the said browned Davis
for his heirs dues and assigns forever.
And we the aforementioned Samuel Ward and Mary H Ward for
ourselves and for our heirs bruises and administrators do covenant with the said
browned Davis for his heirs and assigns that we will warrant and defend
the aforementioned premises to the said browned Davis for his heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by way
or under us
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals to the
twenty second day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty four
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in presence of
Sam H Norris
Charles Cross
Samuel Ward L.S.
Mary H. Ward L.S.
Washington St Charlestown January 22nd 1884
Personally appeared Samuel Ward one of the signers and Sealed of the within
instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed and
Mrs Ward one of the signers and seals of the within instrument having
been separated one great from her husband and having said instrument ex
tend to her be signed acknowledged the same to be her free and voluntary
deed, and from which she did not wish to retract
Before me
Charles Cross
Town Clerk
Received for Record Book 7 1887 at 10 o'clock A.M. and recorded
by Charles Cross Town Clerk
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