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State of Rhode Island, &c. Providence Sc. I, Jos[eph] [illegible]
Notary public this very sixth day of June A.D. 1867, Holmes
personally appeared before me the one called the above recognized the within instrument
were let him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed,
Samuel [illegible]
Mary Pablic
Received for record June 2nd 1867
at 11 o'clock am, and given receipt by
Ephraim Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents, that I James L Ward of Mashamack
in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island for and in consideration
of the sum of two hundred dollars to me paid by George W Ward of Tiverton
in said county and state given and received by
that I hereby acknowledge, release,
remise, released and forever quitclaimed, and by these premises do remise
release and forever quitclaimed unto the said George W Ward his
heirs and assigns forever, all the right title interest property claim and
demand whatever I have or of right ought to have or claim in
and to a certain lot of land lying in said Tiverton containing
forty acres more or less with a dwelling house and other buildings
thereon boundedly North by the past road, easterly by land of Peter B
Brownly, southerly North by land of Wm R [illegible] Brown and
westerly by the Mill Brook and Salt Pond Area All on other part of said
land also said town containing forty acres more or less together with all
my right over the wooded prow and on said land better said lot is bounded North
half bounded formerly owned by Samuel Perry East by land of George W Ward
South by land of Robert H Kinney West by land of James L Ward
Also a ticket of Swampy land not in said containing twenty acres more or less bounded
North by land of Jos[eph] Newton, South by the past road West by land of Th[om]as W Ward
east by the Brook’s edge, also all the right title and interest I have had for your
so and heard to hold the same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances
thereof or thereunto appertaining to the said George W Ward his heirs and
assigns forever. And the aforementioned James L Ward for myself and for my heirs
executors and administrators do covenant with the said George W Ward his heirs
and assigns that I will warrant and defend the aforementioned premises
to him the said George W Ward his heirs and assigns forever against the right
claims and demands of all persons claiming by tenures or under me
And I Julia E Ward for the consideration aforesaid paid my husband to do hereby release
to the aforesaid George W Ward his heirs and assigns all my right of dower in and
to the aforementioned premises
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
twentieth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty seven
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
Norma H Collins
Norma T Collins
[illegible]
James L Ward L.S.
Julia E Ward L.S.
State of Rhode Island &c
Washington Co
S.S.
In Charlestown this twenty second day of April
A.D. 1867 before me personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the within instrument by him signed to be his
free and voluntary act and deed
Before me Dan C M Clark Justice of the Peace
Received for Record Aug 3rd 1867 at 9 o'clock PM
and delivered by Ephraim Cross Town Clerk
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