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134 Know all men by these presents that I James Co.
Greene of Richmond in the county of Washington State
of Rhode Island, in consideration of the sum of eight thousand
dollars paid by James Ward of East Greenwich in the county and
State aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
and for other good and valuable considerations, do hereby give,
grant, bargain, sell and convey unto said James Ward his
heirs and assigns a certain tract of land situated in the village
of Carolina in terms of below described and State aforesaid containing
one half more or less with a dwelling house and other
outbuildings thereon standing and bounded as follows viz:
Northerly by the land of the heirs of George & Brewing deceased
Easterly by the land of Peter W. Murray, southerly by land of thankful
Green and Westerly by the highway, or horses bounded
with all appurtenances it being an estate which the grantor
holds by deed from Nic. G. Hersey and wife, And I Susan
Greene wife of the Grantor for the said consideration paid to
my husband, do hereby release and forever quitclaim to
said James Ward his heirs and assigns all my right of dower
in the premises
To have and to hold said granted and bargained
premises with the privileges and appurtenances thereunto to the
said James Ward his heirs and assigns forever
And I said James do covenant for my heirs executors and
administrators to warrant unto said Ward his heirs and assigns
that I am lawfully seized in fee of the premises; That they are free
of all incumbrances that I have good right to sell and convey
the same to the said Ward to hold as aforesaid and that I will
warrant and defend the same to the said Ward his heirs and
assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seal this fifteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred & twenty four
Signed, Sealed and delivered James C. Greene L.S.
in presence of Susan Greene L.S.
Benjn W Case
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington ss
Known of said jurisdiction — On this 15 day of July AD 1824
personally appeared James C. Greene & his wife Susan Greene
and acknowledged to the foregoing to be their free and voluntary
act and deed before me Benjn W Case
Justice of the Peace
Received for record July 20 1824 at 5 o clock PM
and Recorded by Silas Case S. Clerk
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