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Know all men by these presents that one Ahmed P. Clark of Shiksmoked
live clerk, also of Richmond, and Martha C. Chase of Hopkinton all of
Washington county and state of Rhode Island leaving this conveyance of a lot of land
in the clothing houses and other houses belonging thereto situated in the
village of Cranston Mills in the town of Charlestown and state of Rhode
Island containing six acres more or less and bounded as follows Northly
boundly by land of James Henry and partly by land of Caleb G. George
boundly by land of Daniel A. G. Saunders Caleb G. George and boundary
on the southly by land of George G. James and Westly by land of the heirs
of Joseph G. George or however otherwise the same is or may be bounded
and reserving for the consideration of hundred dollars to be paid
by Samuel M. Stewert of the town of Westfield in the State of Massachusetts
bargained and sold to by these presents forever quitclaim and convey unto
him the said Samuel M. Stewert his heirs and assigns all our rights
title and interest in and to the above described premises.
To have and to hold the same with all the premises appurtenances
tenements thereunto belonging - And we Charles D. Chase steward of the
aforesaid Martha C. Chase and Catharine P. Clark wife of the aforesaid
aforesaid Martha C. Chase and Catharine P. Clark witness of the aforesaid
Ahmed P. Clark in consideration of the aforesaid sum paid as aforesaid
do grant to the sole of said deed lot leaving surrounding with the said Samuel
M. Stewert his heirs and assigns all our right title and interest of every
names and matters whatsoever in and to the aforesaid premises
In testimony of our agreement to the aforesaid instrument we
have set our seals and seals this thirteenth day of August
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four
In presence of
Geo. H. Clark
George G. James
Ahmed P. Clark L.S.
Mary Clark L.S.
Martha C. Chase L.S.
Charles D. Chase L.S.
Catharine P. Clark L.S.
State of Rhode Island sc
County of Washington ss In Richmond this 13th day of August
A.D. 1824. Then personally appeared the aforementioned parties, signers and
sealers of the within instrument and acknowledged the same to be their
free and voluntary act and deed - before me
George G. James
State Senator
Received for record August 13th 1824, at 11-10 minutes past 2 o'clock
P.M. and recorded by Charles Lowe
Your clerk