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Know all men by these presents That I Gidheon Hopsie of the
County of La Crosse State of Wisconsin for and in consideration of
the sum of five hundred dollars to have paid by Joseph Hopsie of
the County of Washington state of Washington, the receipt of which
I do hereby acknowledge, have remised released and forever quitclaimed
and by these presents do remise release and forever quitclaim into the
said Joseph H. Hopsie his heirs and assigns all the following
described piece or parcel of land now in the township and precinct
of the said Joseph Hopsie situate in the County of Washington
State of Washington and known and described as being "half
and one half where now or of right ought to have or claim a
interest in any way, and all of the Real estate situated in Colville town
in said County of Washington where Bodenick Coons (the
Sister of said Gidheon) late of said Colville town resided and
possessed. To have and to hold the aforesaid premises
with all the privileges and appurtenances Therefore belonging
or any appertaining unto the said Joseph Hopsie his
heirs assigns to him and their sole use forever. so that
neither he the said Joseph Hopsie nor his heirs nor any person
or persons claiming by through or under me or those shall at any
time hereafter by any way or means have claim or demand or any
right title interest or estate of in or to the aforesaid premises
or appurtenances to or any part thereof forever.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this Twenty first day of March AD 1873
Signed sealed and delivered Gidheon Hopsie L.S.
in presence of J. H. Hopsie Mary A. Hopsie L.S.
State of Wisconsin ss.
County of La Crosse ss. Be it remembered, that
that on the twenty first day of March AD 1873 personally came
before me the above named Gidheon Hopsie to me known to be
the person who executed the foregoing deed and acknowledged to me the quitclaim
thereof to be his free present and deed for the uses and purposes therein contained
J. F. Fowler Justice of the Peace
And I Mary A. Hopsie wife of the said Gidheon Hopsie for and
consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby release and quitclaim
to the said Joseph H. Hopsie his heirs and assigns forever all my right title or
interest in and to the within begunned premises to their sole use forever
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty first
day of March AD 1873
Signed sealed and delivered Mary A Hopsie
in presence of
Charles H. Page
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92 State of Rhode Island &
Providence sc. } I do Solemnly state in said county this
twenty seventh day of March AD 1833 personally appeared the
this manner Mary A. Moore and acknowledged the aforesaid
instrument by her foreme and set her seal and declared
Reference... Charles W. Day
Justice of the Peace
Received in record April 27th 1833 at 3 oclock P.M.
with warrant by Charles Barnes C. Clerk
Know all men by these presents that we Esquire G. Gengrass and
shall be deemed assigns in right of said Title by way of Charitable
deed to Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand
dollars well and truly paid by Jane Colman of Providence of the state
of Connecticut in the county of Hartford and aforesaid the principal
whereby is hereby acknowledged by these presents to give grant
bargain sell convey and release unto the said James G. Gengrass
his heirs and assignses forever a certain lot of land situate
a dwelling house and other buildings thereon thousand situated
in the village of Providence Rhode Island said land bounded north bounded
in the high land of the heirs of George B. Simmons deceased east
bounded by land of William Money south by land of Samuel G. Ground
and in the West by the highway formerly known as the road
containing five acres more or less
To have and to hold the land granted and bargained
premises with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same
belonging and other privileges appertaining to the said Grantee for
his heirs and assignses forever and we said grantors for ourselves
their heirs executors and administrators do covenant to convey and with
the said grantee his heirs and assume that at and before the
enacting hereof we are the lawful owners of the above conveyed
premises and are seized and firm and of the same in our own
proper right as good perfect and absolute estate of inheritances in fee
simple and have in ourselves good right to sell and convey
the said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid and that
the said bargained premises with the appurtenances
said demised and bargained premises with the appurtenances
free from all encumbrances of what nature or duration that might
in any manner or degree at actual or make this present deed
Furthermore we the said grantors for ourselves our heirs executors
and administrators do covenant and engage the above demised
premises to the said grantee his heirs and assigns against the lawful
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