The instrument's own words
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402 Revenue Stamp 8100
Whereas the Grant of Probate of the last Will and testament of the late [illegible] by their decree
passed February 15th 1870, authorized George W Ward, Guardian of the Real Estate
of Nathan H Cobb, minor heir of Asa Cobb late of said Charlestown, deceased
to sell all public auction the Real Estate of said Nathan H Cobb,
Now therefore Know all men that I the said George W Ward, Guardian
as aforesaid, by the authority aforesaid, and for and in consideration of
the sum of Seven hundred and eighty nine dollars ninety three cents and ten cents
paid by all Church of said Charlestown, the receipt whereof I do hereby
acknowledge, the said Albert Church of said Charlestown, being the highest bidder in public
auction Sale duly notified and held on the premises on the 15th day of March 1870
do hereby in my capacity of Guardian as aforesaid bargain sell and convey
unto the said Albert Church his heirs and assigns forever all the right title and
interest of the said Nathan H Cobb in and to the following
described Real Estate, at the town of said Charlestown, to wit: one lot of land con-
taining forty three acres, one hundred and forty four and three rods
and bounded as follows, beginning at a white oak stump at the North west
corner of said lot thence south 17 1/2 East 17 chains 18 links to a stake and
stone near the crossing of a wool bounding roadway land of the said
Asa Cobb deceased, thence south 11 1/2 West 21 chains 39 links to the
highway bounding Eastly on land of Richard P Rogers, thence south
86 1/2 West 24 rods to a fence bounding South land of [illegible] thence north
86 1/2 West 24 rods to a fence bounding South land of [illegible] thence north
one chain westerly by said fence thence to the place of beginning
Also one lot containing fifty five and three quarter acres to be the same
more or less bounded North by the highway bounding North Eastly on said
lot by the highway then running South Eastly bounding North Eastly on said
highway till it comes to fence of Samuel George, thence South Eastly bounding
Eastly on said George's land to land of Edward J B Windmill Vanes North
bounding South Eastly on said Windmill's land till it comes to the Story's Field
(so called) thence by said field it comes to land of George Atwater
thence North Eastly bounding Windmill's property on said Atwater's land and partly
on land of Joseph N Potter to the place of beginning And also one
mill and one lot of land to wit a right of way land of said Albert
Church his heirs and assigns forever quit claim with the
said Albert Church his heirs and assigns forever all the right of enjoyment in the said
road A formerly known as the road from Charlestown deceased And it is understood and
a covenant of this deed that one quarter of an acre of land where on the barrel’s
are now located in the first described lot which is not included in the measure
of said lot shall be reserved for the use of the barrel’s with a right of way
to and from the store from the store the remaining part of the Barrel and
the wood provided for her use the last Will and testament of the deceased
I reserve and not to hold the same to the said Albert Church his heirs and assigns
forever we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty fourth
day of March 1870
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