The instrument's own words
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220 State of Rhode Island &c
In Charlestown this 11th day of March A.D. 1826 James do
Ward personally appeared before me, and acknow ledged the fore
going instrument to be his free and voluntary act
and deed.
Cornelius Leach
Justice of the Peace
Received for record April 6th 1826 at 8 o'clock A.M
and recorded by Chas Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I, Saml Hunting
Whereas three bonds given against John P Ward one at the Court of Stonington Return
of Charlestown, one at the Court of Warwick St. David of Providence and the
other at the Court of South Kingstown North of South Kingstown was by me the said
subscribed & released on the 23rd day of March A.D. 1826 based on the
following description land lot of land situated in Charlestown containing by estimation
eighty (80) acres more or less within a dwelling house and other buildings
thereon Standing bounded Northerly and easterly by land of Edmund
S Babcock, southerly by said plot of land, westerly by William G Tucker
or whoever otherwise the same may be bounded and Whereas on the 24th
day of June 1826 at eleven o'clock in the forenoon I the aforesaid state
title interest property and of the said John P Ward in the premises
offered above by me the said Samuel Hunting as full payment
for the satisfaction of the said bonds to Caleb R Potter who has the
holder for the space of three hundred and sixty dollars (360$) which the said
said Caleb R Potter has some will and fully paid me the said
Edmund S Babcock’s lands Know all men by that by force and virtue of
the laws in such cases made and provided I the said Edmund
Babcock in consideration of the sum of one cent paid unto me as specified
by these presents bargain and sold assigned and set over unto the said
John P Ward all his right and assigns forever, all the state right
title interest property freehold and inheritance of the said John P
Ward of inv. and used to the said premises and appurtenances at the time
of the hiring thereon
Sollers and to hold the same payment
and appurtenances to the said Caleb R Potter his heirs and assign
forever In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal at South Kingstown this 18th day of April A.D. 1828
Signed Sealed and delivered
in p. of Clerk [illegible]
E S Babcock Dep Sheriff 23
Remise Stamp
$0.50
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington Der South Kingstown April 18th 1828
Thus personally came Edmund S Babcock Deput Sheriff and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument to be his free act and deed
Before me
Elias B Clerk
Just. Peace
Received for Record August 30th 1828
at 3 o'clock PM and recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
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