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heir and assigns forever. And I the said Josiah B. Hersey to Hersey, do hereby covenant
with said Elias Hersey his heirs and assigns that at the date of said date I was
the owner and holder of this said Mortgage and had good right to sell said premises
as aforesaid, and that in making said sale I have fully complied with the
requirements of said Mortgage in relation thereto.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty
first day of June eighteen hundred and twenty five
Signed sealed and delivered
George B. Hersey L.S.
in presence of
George B. James
State of Rhode Island sc
In Charlestown this twenty first day of June
1825 Josiah B. Hersey personally appeared before one and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act
and deed
Before me
George B. James
State Senator
Received for record June 21st 1825
at 2 half past 5 oclock P.M. and
recorded by Leah Cora Cross Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I Dan S. Rossie of
Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for
and in consideration of the sum of thirty four dollars to one paid by
Abbie E. Rossie of said Charlestown the receipt whereof I do hereby
acknowledge, have remised, released and forever quitclaimed, and by
these presents do remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said
Abbie E. Rossie for her heirs and assigns forever, all the right title,
interest property claim and demand which I now have or of right
ought to have or claim in and to a certain tract of wood land
situated in said Charlestown containing by estimation ten acres
be the same more or less, bounded Northerly, on land formerly owned
by Thomas and Sanford Noyes, Easterly, on land formerly owned by
Sarah Landers, Southerly on land formerly owned by Almon
Sherman and Westerly on land formerly owned by Edward Weyl, reference
being had to a deed from Sarah Smith to Joseph Wells, dated
August 6th 1824 and recorded in Book No 6, Land Evidence in
Charlestown page 80
To have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges and
appurtenances thereof or thereunto appertaining, to the said Abbie E.
Rossie her heirs and assigns forever. And I the aforesaid Dan
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166 I, Wossie for myself and for my heirs executors and administrators, do
covenant with the said Arthur E. Wossie her heirs and assigns, that I will
warrant and defend the aforesaid premises to the said Arthur E. Wossie
her heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons claiming by tenure right or otherwise.
And I, Arthur E. Wossie agree to the said Alice I. Wossie for the consideration
aforesaid as aforesaid to hereby release and quitclaim to the said Alice E. Wossie
her heirs and assigns forever all my right of Dower in the aforesaid
premises. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 14th day of June in this year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty four.
Signed sealed and delivered
and in presence of
Charles Cross
Ada N. Wossie L.S.
Nancy B. Wossie L.S.
State of Rhode Island ge
Washington ss
In Charlestown this 14th day
of June, A.D. 1824 before me then Ada N. Wossie personally appeared
me and acknowledged the within instrument by her hand signed to be her
free and voluntary act and deed.
Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
Recorded for present June 22d 1885
at 1/2 o'clock P.M. and recorded
by Charles Cross Town Clerk
Know- all men by these present that I Thomas T. Court of
Charlestown in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island
for and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars to me paid by
Joseph Lo Columbo of said Charlestown the receipt whereof I do hereby
acknowledge have renamed released and forever quitclaimed and by these
presents do remise release and forever quitclaim unto the said Joseph
Lo Columbo his heirs his and assigns forever all the right title interest
property estate and demand whatever it may be over all right may to
have or claim in and to two certain lots of land marked out described
in said Charlestown containing by estimation three acres more or
less the first lot is bounded as follows beginning at the southeast
corner of town of Willow No. Court lot by a straight line thence westerly
by said straight line three chains thence Northerly by said straight line until it comes
to a road further three chains Northerly by said road to the Columbo thence
North westerly by said Columbo to the first bound the other lot is on
adjacent lying North of the first head West from said hand of Willow
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