The instrument's own words
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Witness the Court of Probate of the town of Charlestown, on this fourth
day of January 1875, authorizing Sr Charles Cross, Guardian of the estate of
Hannah Rathbone of said Charlestown, to sell a certain lot of land
situated in said town, belonging to said Hannah Rathbone, containing
eight acres more or less, with a dwelling house thereon, bounded Northerly
by the Providence and Stonyton Rail Road, Easterly by lands of
John Gucker & others, Westerly and Southerly by land of said John
Gucker, or however otherwise the same may be bounded
Now therefore after all due care all men know that I the said Charles Cross by
the authority aforesaid, and for and in consideration of the sum of
one hundred and one dollars to be paid by Lydia F. Ballaway
and William P. Webster of said Charlestown (they being the highest
bidders at a public auction duly notified and held on the premises,
on the fifteenth day of February 1875,) the receipt whereof I do hereby
hereby acknowledge to be timely in my capacity of Guardianship bargain,
sell and convey unto the same said Lydia F. Ballaway and
William P. Webster, their heirs and assigns forever, all the right
title and interest which the said Hannah Rathbone had therein
in and unto the above described premises at the time of said sale.
To have and to hold the same, with all the rights, privileges
and appurtenances to the same belonging or in anywise appertaining,
to the same said Lydia F. Ballaway and William P. Webster
their heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my said capacity
of Guardianship dot my hand and seal this 18th day of March
Ad 1875
In presence of
George C. James
Charles Cross
Guardian L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington S.S.
In Charlestown this 13th
day of March 1875, Charles Cross personally appeared before me
and in his capacity of Guardian acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed, to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
George C. James
Senator
Received for Record March 18th 1875 at 4 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by Charles Cross
Youn Clerk
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