The instrument's own words
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Whereas Martha M. Burdick of North Kingstown county of
Washington, State of Rhode Island quasi-distress of the heirs at
law and titles of Horace S. Burdick Mary M. Burdick Grace
G Burdick & William R. Burdick Minor children of Benjamin
S Burdick late of said North Kingstown deceased had been once &
restructured and empowered by the Court of Probate of said
Town of Northkingstown, to sell either at public or private sale
all the right title interest and estate which the said
Horace S Mary M Grace G & William R now have or
may ever hereafter have as heirs at law of said Benjamin
S Burdick deceased in and unto a certain tract or lot of land
described as follows
Now Therefore Know all men by these Presents That the
said Mrs Martha M. Burdick in testify and as Assignee
of aforesaid for and in consideration of this sum of One Thousand
dollars to her paid by Charles H. Nichols of North Kingstown
said county & State the right & interest which is hereby acknowledged
by these presents described as follows unto said Charles H. Nichols
his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or lot of land
lying and being in Charlestown in said county & State with
all the buildings and improvements thereon bounded
and described as follows viz Beginning at the
South East corner of this lot at a stub in the ground
thence westerly by the bench to a stone of these Grantors
thence westerly bounded North by other grantors land
so far as make one rod and thence Easterly & Southerly land
unclaimed now or formerly of heirs of Joseph Gavit &
annexed to first mentioned bounded & is that some parcel
of land conveyed by Hannah Gavit & others by deed
being dated from 16th 1783 to Frank Burdick anniversary
the same right of may as residency in said piece of
said Frank Burdick from said Hannah Gavit & others
To have and to hold the said premises with the
appurtenances to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
forever And I the said Martha M. Burdick
do hereby covenant and agree and with the said
grantee his heirs and assigns that I am and was
empowered to sell as aforesaid That in every respect I
have at all times conformed to the decree of said Court
of Probate and to the laws of the State in the premises
That I have good right to sell as aforesaid and I will
warrant and defend the same against the lawful
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208 claims and demands of all persons claiming by, through or
under me, or by, through or under the said Horace T. May
Mr. Grace J. & William R. Burdick except a mortgage to
Charles Colton to secure a note for three hundred dollars
In testimony whereof, the said Martha M.
Burdick for myself and as guardian aforesaid, have
herein to set my hand and seal this 23 day of February
A.D. 1876
Signed and delivered
In presence of { Martha M. Burdick L.S.
Samuel H. Lawton } Martha M. Burdick Guardian L.S.
State of Rhode Island SS,
County of Washington
On this 23 day of February
A.D. 1876, before me personally appeared Martha M.
Burdick for herself as guardian aforesaid acknowledged
the foregoing instrument to be her free act and
Saml H. Cross Town Clerk
Received for record Feb 25th 1876 at
6 o'clock P.M. and recorded by Chas Lawton T. Clerk
The page as recorded
