The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I Warren Curtis [illegible]
in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island stand bound in and indebted
of the sum of ten dollars to my polarity Thomas S. Dyer of said town[ship]
the with full force and effect to hold firmly, as heritables, have received certain and
sufficient note from the said Thomas S. Dyer for him and assigns forever, all
the right title and interest preferably owned and claimed by me and my heirs to
the right to have a claim used to a certain lot of land situated in
the village of North Kingstown in said town[ship] containing by estimate
thereon parallel of an acre, in the done name a town boundary bordering on
land of John R. [illegible] & others about 20 rods boundary in land of
said Thomas S. Dyer with others about 20 rods on the east side west and
South boundary and the aforesaid Thomas S. Dyer buy a parallel line to the
North boundary as specified in the above stated boundaries.
To have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges and
appurtenances thereunto appertaining to the said Thomas S.
Dyer for his heirs and assigns forever. And I the aforesaid
Warren Curtis do myself and my heirs successors and assigns
further covenant with all and every Thomas S. Dyer for his
heirs and assigns that I will warrant and defend the aforementioned
premises to the said Thomas S. Dyer his heirs and assigns
forever, against the law any claims and demands of all persons
whomsoever by law entitled under me.
Said T. S. Dyer to Warren Curtis and James Curtis, in
consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid, do hereby release and quitclaim
unto the said Thomas S. Dyer for his heirs and assigns forever all my any
right of ownership in the above granted premises.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 16th day of January in the year one thousand eight
hundred and forty three.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
John W. [illegible]
H. W. Wheeler
Warren Curtis [Seal]
T. S. Dyer [Seal]
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On this sixteenth day of January 1843 personally appeared before us
Warren Curtis formally appeared before us
and acknowledged that the within instrument be his deed to be his
free and voluntary act and deed
[Signature]
[Signature]
Received for record March 13th 1843 and entered in book
and recorded by [Signature]