The instrument's own words
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270 State of Rhode Island in the State, County of Providence SS
Know all men by these presents that this first day of May 1847 Ny Charles Pike
& Job R. Coxie personally appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by them signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed
Charles Cross Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut County of Hartford Certifd 1847 11 17
On Testimonie in said County and date in the year of our Lord 1847 11 17 personally
appeared before me as Justice of the Supreme Court of Connecticut and acknowledged
the foregoing deed to be his act and deed and further declared that he had no interest
in the premises conveyed and that he had no knowledge of any person who had any interest
in the premises conveyed and further agreed to ratify and confirm the act and deed in every respect
as if he had signed the same
Before me Thos Henry Ripley
& Mary Sullivan
Recorded for record May 24th 1847 at 3 o'clock PM
and recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
This indenture made and executed by and between betweeen Charles Cross
& George F. Burdick both of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State
of Rhode Island, witnesseth: That the said Charles Cross for and in consideration
of the sum of the covenants and agreements hereinafter mentioned to be paid to him
and performed by the said George F. Burdick, debtor to him by these presents
bargain, sell and quit claim unto the said George F. Burdick his
heirs and assigns forever, a certain lot of land, lying in said Charlestown
containing Three acres in the same or more or less bounded as follows (viz)
beginning at a maple tree standing near the Page Boundary on the southeast
thereof running in a North Easterly direction bounding the North boundary
on land of the said Charles Cross near the east path and a sufficient
distance from said paths to leave the same convenient for passage to and
from refuge, until it comes to a stake and stones at the line between said
land and Sullivan land then southerly by said Sullivan land until it
comes to the bound of the said George F. Burdick then by said Burdick's
land to the place of beginning To have and to hold the same, with
all the appurtenances thereto to the same George F. Burdick his heirs and assigns
forever And I Martha B. Cross being the wife of the above said Charles Cross do
hereby set my seal and my right of dower to or the above mentioned premises
And the said George F. Burdick for himself his heirs whoever else may instantiate
and assigns shall hereby agree that he and they shall make and fence permanent
medium of the line between the premises hereby conveyed and half
of the said Charles Cross
In witness whereof the same have hereunto set our hands and seals this
18th day of December AD 1846
For Charles Cross Charles Cross L.S.
Martha B. Cross L.S.
Abel J. Stanton
George F. Burdick L.S.
Revenue Stamps
10.50
Washington SC Charlestown July 15th 1868
Then personally appeared Charles Cross and George F. Burdick &
acknowledged and solemnly acknowledged the within instrument they have desired
to be their free and voluntary act and deed
Before me Abel J. Stanton Justice of the Peace
Received for record July 15th 1868 at 11 o'clock half and recorded
by Charles Cross Town Clerk
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