The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I George Weeden of Providence
Rhode Island, for and in consideration of the sum of ten dollars, to me
paid by Obadiah Weeden of Seekonkstown Rhode Island, the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge have received released and forever
quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise, release and forever
quitclaim unto the said Obadiah Weeden his heirs and assigns forever
all the right, title interest, property, estate, claims and demands whatever
I now have, or of right ought to have or claim in and to
a certain tract of land, unto the buildings and other improvements
thereon, situated at Shannock Mills in Pawtucket formerly,
belonging to Jesse Beakes deceased, and containing about
twelve acres more or less, bounded Southerly on the Narragansett
Providences and Newport Railroad Company's land bordering land
of George Weeden, Dexter, and also on land of William G. Templeman
and Southerly and Westerly partly on said Weeden's land and
partly on the Pawtucket River, reserving to William Hunger
his heirs and assigns the right to repair and escape from the dry
bridge under the Railroad the Railroad to the river for all purposes
over a space bounded as follows, in the East by a line from
the East abutment of said bridge to a point on the river East
from the Bridge over this river and in a line east with the face
of the West abutment of said dry bridge, and bounded on the
West by the fence as it now stands being the same tract of land
conveyed by Samuel H. Haviles to George Weeden and recorded
in Land Evidence Book No 11 page 24 in said Pawtucket
also another certain lot of land situated in the
town of Charlestown containing one acre bounded and
described as follows commencing at the North East corner of
said lot at the clustering of a split stone set as the ground,
from there running Southerly bounded by said stone to the
end of a new wall stone, thence running Westward, bounded by said
wall as it now stands to a split stone set as the ground on the
Northerly side of said Wall, from there running Northerly to a
split stone set in the ground, being in range of the N corner of
William Tucker's lot, and from there running Eastward
in a parallel line with said William Tucker's lot to
the aforesaid clustering and the first named boundary, bounded
Southerly and Westerly by land of Cyrus B. Hunger, Northerly by
land of William Tucker, Easterly by said clustering, said the said
Obadiah Weeden is to make and forever hereafter maintain
all the line fence against the land of Cyrus B. Hunger and
William Tucker— Being the same lot of land conveyed by
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124 Henry Harris to George Weedon Executor and recorded in Book No 7
page 29 of Records of the town of Charlestown for recording deeds of Real
Estate,
To Have and to hold the same, with all the rights
privileges and appurtenances thereof or thereunto appertaining to herself
said Clara Weedon her heirs and assigns forever.
And I the aforementioned George Weedon for myself and for my
heirs and Executors and administrators etc covenant with the said
Clara Weedon her heirs and assigns that of all warrant and defend
the aforesaid described premises to her the said Clara Weedon her heirs
and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
claiming the same through or under me.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this nineteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and twenty four
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Samuel Cunney
Providence S.I. George Weedon L.S.
In Providence in said County on this nineteenth
day of February, 1824, there personally appeared George Weedon
subscriber to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged that the same
to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Before me Edward F. Bassett
Notary Public
The foregoing deed is recorded in Providence Land Evidence
Book No 12 page 99 Yo. P. Clarke
Your Clerk
Received for Record in Charlestown February 21st 1824 at
30 minutes past 11 oclock A.M. and recorded by
Charles Cross
Your Clerk