The instrument's own words
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heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and
demands of all heirs [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 [illegible]
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 hers 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 P M
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 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
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And we the aforementioned Asa S Hoxsie and Nancy B.
Hoxsie for ourselves and for our heirs executors and admini-
strators do covenant with the said School District No 2
their successors and assigns that we will warrant and
defend the aforesaid premises to the said School
District No 2 their successors and assigns forever against the
lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming
any through or under us
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 27th day of February witness year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy one
Signed sealed and delivered
(on measure)
Charlotte Hoxsie
Samuel B Hoxsie
Asa S Hoxsie L.S.
Nancy B Hoxsie L.S.
State of Rhode Island etc
Washington ss
On this 27th day of Feb Ad 1871,
before me appeared these Asa S Hoxsie personally appeared before me
and acknowledged that the within instrument by him
and signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
And Nancy B Hoxsie wife of said Asa S Hoxsie being
examined separately and apart from her husband
and having said instrument shown and explained
to her by me she being so aware acknowledged the same
to be her free act and deed from which she did not
wish to retract
Charles Cross Town Clerk
Recd for Record Feby 27th 1871 at 6 oclock P M
and Recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that We
Rowland R Maggard and Rowland P Maggard of the town of
South Kingstown County of Washington state of Rhode
Island for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar
to us paid by Archibald Barker of Charlestown in said
state the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge have executed
released and forever quitclaimed and by these Presents do
remise release and forever quitclaim unto him the said
Archibald Barker his heirs and assigns forever all the
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right title interest property claim and demand which we now
have or of right ought to have or claim in and to a certain lot
of land situate in said Charlestown and bounded and described
as follows. Beginning on the road leading from the Carolina
Minis Station on the Providence & Connecticut Railroad at the
North West corner of land now owned by said Barber Thinus
running Northly with said road New Rode Thinus run-
ning Easterly in a straight line twenty rods to the North
easterly corner of said land now owned by said Barber
bounded on the East line northly by land of Granton Thinus
running south westerly boundary on said Barber land (also
known as the Black acre lot to said road and place of be-
ginning) The said Barber for himself his heirs & assigns
covenants to make and forever maintain the fence
between the lands hereby conveyed) the aforementioned Grantors
Do have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges
and appurtenances thereunto or thereunto appertaining to him
the said Archibald Barber his heirs and assigns forever
and we the aforementioned Rowland & Ragard) & Rowland
Ragard for ourselves and for our heirs executors and
Administrators do covenant with the said Archibald
Barber his heirs and assigns that we will warrant
and defend the above described premises to the said
Archibald Barber his heirs and assigns forever against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons be
they through or under us And I Margaret R
Ragard wif of the aforesaid Rowland Ragard in
consideration of the sum aforementioned paid to me said
husband do hereby release & relinquish to the said
(Archibald Barber all my right of dower in and to the
above described premises hereby conveyed)
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 28 day of May in the year of our lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty Signed
Rowland & Ragard L S
Rowland Ragard L S.
Margaret R Ragard L S.
Signed sealed and delivered
Impresses of)
17 witnesses to signatures
of MR Ragard CL Ragard & R Ragard
State of Rhode Island Washington Co S S Court house in
North Kingstown
Washington County Rhode I. to the 7 day of June AD 1870 personally appeared
Rowland & Ragard & Rowland Ragard & severally acknowledged the
within instrument to be their free and voluntary act & deed
Read for Record March 6th 1871 at 10 o clock J M Church Justice of the peace
and Recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk