2/25/1871 · DEED · book 10 page 14 doc 4317

Know all men by these presents that I Thomas P Rand of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, Administrator on the Estate of Charles R Rand late of said Charlestown deceased in consideration of the sum of Five Hundred Dollars paid me by Senr Matteson of said town the receipt which I hereby acknowledge, as in my true capacity as administrator or by virtue of Authority vested in me by the Court of Probate of said town grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Bowen Matteson a certain tract or parcel of Land situated in said Charlestown and containing Sixty one acres more or less and bounded as follows: Beginning at the South West corner and running a Northerly course, bounded West by a [illegible] till it comes to a White Oak Tree at the head of the Mill pond; Thence North easterly through the lands of Peter Tucker and mainly on land formerly owned by Dunbar Rogers deceased till it comes to land of the said Bowen Matteson at a stake and stones placed privately on lands of said Matteson till it comes to lands of Matilda Perry wife of William Perry; Thence Westerly on lands of said Perry to the first mentioned bound (or place of beginning) at said book; it being the same tract or parcel of land deeded by Caleb Pearson to said Charles R Rand deceased, the deed which will be found recorded in Book No 8 of Land Evidence in said Charlestown page 39. To have and to hold the aforementioned premises with all the rights privileges thereby belonging or any ways appertaining to the said Bowen Matteson to his heirs and assigns forever. And I the said Thomas P Rand for myself my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage to and with the said Bowen Matteson his heirs and assigns that the above granted premises are free of all incumbrances and that I have good right and lawful authority to sell and convey the same to said Bowen Matteson in my aforesaid capacity as administrator and that I will and my heirs executors and administrators shall warrant and defend the same to said Matteson and to his

heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all heires [illegible] In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused my seal to be affixed this twentieth day of February in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Seventy one (1871). Before me Paul M Clark on 16 Feby Thomas P Clark Homestead State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Washington Co. Richmond Feby 20th 1871 Then personally appeared the within named Thomas P Clark and acknowledged the within and foregoing instrument to be his signed in his capacity as administrator to be his voluntary act and deed Before me Paul M Clark Justice of the peace Recd for Record Feby 25th 1871 at 4 o'clock PM and Recorded by Charles Brown Town Clerk Know all men by these presents that Mr Asa T Harris and Nancy P Harris his wife (in right of said Nancy) of Charlestown Washington County Rhode Island and for in consideration of the sum of Five Dollars to us paid by School District No 2 in said Charlestown the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge have remised released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise release and forever quitclaim and forever quitclaim unto the said School District No 2 their successors and assigns forever all the right title interest property claim and demand which we have more or less right ought to have or claim in and to a certain lot of land situated in District No 2 in said town containing more or less one half an acre the same more or less where the District School house now stands bounded on the West and North by land of the Gorton on the East by land of the heirs of Samuel Stanton deceased Land and on the South by the Highway or however other wise bounded To have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto or thereto appertaining to the said School District No 2 their Successors and assigns forever