The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Hoxie
of the town of Richmond County of Washington & State
of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum
of three hundred dollars to me paid by Mary A.
Clarke of the town of Richmond County & State aforesaid,
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have remised
released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents
do remise release and forever quitclaim unto her the said
Mary A Clarke her heirs and assigns forever all the
right title unto certain property land and tenement which I
now have or of right ought to have or claim in and to
a certain tract or parcel of land situated in the town
of Charlestown County State aforesaid its bounds and
described as follows Viz: beginning at the bridge
across the Pawtuxet & Providence Road near the
Baptist Church or the dirtway leading southly from
said Mills Store easterly & easterly on the East side
of said dirtway to lands belonging to the heirs of Lewis
Kenyon (further across a cove and highway said
dirtway on the top of the hill which is now dug down
to accommodate roads said dirtway making said line
straight to the first turn or said line then s
a straight line to said Kenyon land) Thence north-
easterly on said Kenyon land to said Rail Road Thence
easterly on said Rail Road to the place of beginning
or however otherwise bounded containing by estimation
seven acres more or less
To have and to hold the same with all the rights
privileges and appurtenances thereunto or thereunto
appertaining to her the said Mary A Clarke her
heirs and assigns forever And I the aforesaid Joseph
Hoxie for myself and for my heirs executors and
administrators do covenant with the said Mary A
Clarke her heirs and assigns that I will warrant
and defend the aforesaid premises to her the
said Mary A Clarke her heirs and assigns against
the lawful claims and demands of all
persons claiming by through or under me
And I Esther M Hoxie wife of the aforesaid named
Joseph Hoxie in consideration of the sum aforesaid
I and my said husband as aforesaid do hereby
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release and forever quitclaim to said Mary
Belcher her heirs and assigns forever all my rights
of dower in and to this aforementioned premises
On this testimony whereof we have hereunto set
our hands & seals this twentieth day of January
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy four
Signed sealed & delivered Joseph Coxie L.S.
in presence of
Nathaniel Newberry pr
M. S. Greene C. Theo B. Hoxie L.S.
Washington S. In Charles town in said
County on this 20 th day of January 1874
then personally appeared Joseph Coxie and
acknowledged the within instrument by him
signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Before me M. S. Greene
Justice of the peace
Read for record Jan 22 d 1874 at 4 o clock P.M.
Recorded by Charles Coxe Town Clerk
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