The instrument's own words
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416 Know all men by these presents that we Gordon Norm
an Class estrimo and Joseph H Griffin and Ally G Griffin of said town
in Newport state of RI for and in consideration of the sum of one
hundred Dollars to the use of Mary E Briggs wife of Jerome Briggs
of said Charlestown the receipt whereof we hereby acknowledge
have remised released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents
sent and remise release and forever quitclaim unto the said Mary E
Briggs her heirs and assigns forever all the right title interest
property claim and demand whatever we have or might have or right
to have or claim or enjoy in and to a certain piece of land situated in
said Charlestown known as East Lot on meadow and swampy pasture
containing seventy acres and all the same more or less and bounded
on east by land of Brown Brogs for East by land of Phillips & Maclean on the
south by a wall which extends easterly from the North West corner of the Grants
north east corner to a wall running southerly from fence of some wall
as it now runs northerly easterly on land of Isaac Gorton south east
corner to within one rod of the center of the highway from Pawtuxet
city boundary Western to said fence beginning at however
at however corner to the wall with all the rights benefits &
appurtenances thereunto belonging or appertaining to the said Mary E
Briggs her heirs and assigns forever and we the aforementioned Gordon
N Norman Joseph H Griffin and Ally G Griffin for ourselves and for our
heirs executors Admrs and distributes covenant to warrant and
defend the foreground premises to the said Mary E Briggs her
heirs and etc forever against the lawful claims and demands of
their heirs and etc forever as under and over as Susan E Gorton
wife of the said Gordon N Norman in consideration of the sum named
at aforesaid do hereby release and quitclaim to the said Mary E Barry
her heirs and assigns forever all her right of dower in added to the
premises above described Premises
As testimony whereof we have signed set our hands & Seals
this Twenty first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twenty Seven
Signed sealed & delivered
In presence of
Susan J Kenyon
James B Ames
Mary A Ames
Charles Ames
Gordon N Norman Ls.
Susan Norman Ls.
Joseph H Griffin Ls.
Ally G Griffin Ls.
state of Rhode Island ss Washington
in Charlestown the 22nd day of April AD 1870 Then Gordon N Norman Ls.
Joseph H Griffin personally appeared before me and acknowledged themselves
to be the same persons who executed the foregoing indenture and deed
at the signature thereto affixed and further acknowledged that they
did sign and delivered the same instrument as their act and deed for the
purpose therein stated that she did not wish to retrieve the same Charles Lawton Town Clerk
Recd. for Recors May 9th 1870 at 2 o'clock PM by R. Colares Town Clerk
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