The instrument's own words
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... and seal the date above written, January 30th 1872
... executed and delivered in presence
of
[illegible] & [illegible]
Francis Sheffield
Reuben W. Polk LS
Conservator to
Samuel G. Babcock
State of Connecticut
New London County SS Allington January 30th 1872
appeared Reuben W. Polk Conservator of Samuel
G. Babcock signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
the same to be his free act and deed this day before me
Francis Sheffield
Notary Public
Received for Record in Charleston the 24th 1872 at 10 o'clock PM
and Recorded page 66 Book Cross Drew Clerk
Sale: W. Berry's estate
Washington County ss
To all befalle to inform these presents shall come
Greetings
Whereas the Jury Sheriff of said County and executing
Whereas an execution issuing from the Hon Supreme Court at Pets
August term AD 1871 was in favor of George W. West and against
John Converse cite of Charleston in said County and by the said
Widen W. Berry on the 24th day of October AD 1871 died seized
of all the right title and interest of the said John Converse in and
unto certain parcel of land lying in said town County and
site bounded as follows Northerly by the heirs of Joseph Berry East
by the highway South and West by Jordan lands or however otherwise
bounded or appertained to the handled containing by estimation five acres
more or less together with all the buildings furniture and appurtenances
thereunto belonging and whereas on the 15th day of February AD 1872 all
the right title and interest and estate of the said John Converse in
the premises aforesaid was by the said Widen W. Berry sold at
Public auction for the satisfaction of said George W. West resident
of Charleston in said County who was the highest bidder for the sum
of seven hundred and sixty dollars and ten cents which the said Joseph Be
Berry with those who sold and truly paid to me the said Widen W. Berry
Now therefore be it that by these presents I do grant and
conveyed that I said Widen W. Berry in consideration of the sum of
money paid unto me as aforesaid to be these presents bargain sell assign
and set over unto the said Joseph Be Converse his heirs and assigns forever
all the state right title and interest and property aforesaid free hold
[illegible] Stamp
S.C.
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and inhabitants of the said town John Congdon of in and to the said premises and
appurtenances at the time of the levy thereof
To have and to hold the said bargained premises and appurtenances
to the said Joseph W. Cove and his heirs and assigns forever
In witness whereof I have hereunto in my official capacity as Sheriff's
so aforesaid set my hand and affixed my seal this 15th day of February 1871
in my presence of
R. Clark
Weather M. Berry Sheriff L.S.
Washington Co., in South Kingstown in said county this 1st day of
February 1871, personally appeared the above named Weather M. Berry
and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed
Before me John R. Clark
Received for Record April 24th 1871
25 s 5 d’s the R. and Recorded by
Charles Cross Town Clerk
Revenue Stamp
50.05
Know all men by these presents that we Haley
Stevens and Anna S. Stevens his wife, in right of said
Anna of Charlestown R.I. for and in consideration of
the sum of One Hundred and Seventy Five Dollars
to we paid by Benjamin Macondy of South Kingstown R.I.
John Moore & Susan Moore his wife of North Kingstown
William S. Smith and Dorcas Smith his wife of South
Kingstown R.I. the receipt whereof we do hereby acknow-
ledge have remised released and forever quitclaimed
and by these presents do remise, release, and forever quit
claim unto the said Grantees their heirs and assigns
forever all the right title interest property claim and
demand which we now have or have of right ought to
have or claim in and to a certain lot of land
situated in said Charlestown containing one acre
more or less with a dwelling house
thereon standing bounded on the West and North
by land of Joseph H. Griffin on the East by land of
Elizabeth & George I. Babcock and on the South
by a highway or however otherwise the same may be
bounded
To have and to hold the same with all the
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