The instrument's own words
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218 To ALL people to whom these presents shall come it
Henry Whipple of Westerly in the County of Washington &
State of Rhode Island Sheriff of said County, Send Greeting
Whereas an Executrix and expectant heir Joseph Haskell resident of
Charlestown in said County at the suit of Mary Munroe of
said Charlestown was by the said Henry Whipple on the
27th day of October AD 1848 at 2 oclock AM attached in the
premises aforesaid on all the right title interest & property which
said Joseph H. Haskell had on the 15th day of April AD 1845 at
4 oclock in the afternoon the time of the attachment but on the said
real estate with all its certain tract of land & the improvements
thereon situate in said jurisdiction containing by estimation
Two acres more less & bounded north by a road by estimation
on a creek or channel Southerly on the Dick & westerly on the
west branch or highway otherwise bounded And on the
29th day of February AD 1866 all the right title interest
& property said Joseph H. Haskell at the time of said attachment
in the premises aforesaid were by me the said Henry
Whipple sold at public auction for the satisfaction of
the said Execution to Albert S. Potter of Richmond in said
County who was the highest bidder for the same sum
One hundred Dollars (100) for which the said Albert S. Potter hath
since well & truly paid to me the said Henry Whipple,
Now Know ye that by my foregd & virtue of the
levy in such case made & executed I the said Henry Whipple
in consideration of the sums of money paid unto me as aforesaid
do by these presents bargain sell alien & set over unto the said
Albert S. Potter his heirs & assigns forever all the right title
interest property freehold & inheritance of the said Joseph
H. Haskell of in to the said premises & appurtenances at the
time of the attachment aforesaid therefore,
And where I grant together with the said premises & appurtenances
to the said Albert S. Potter his heirs & assigns forever
In witness whereof I hereunto in my aforesaid
capacity set my hand & seal this 4th day of March AD
1849
Signed & sealed
per presence of
said H. Haskell
Woodbury Coy Henry Whipple Sheriff S. Island
State of Rhode Island &c
Washington S.c In Westerly in
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said County on this 8th day of March AD 1876, Henry Whipple
personally appeared before me & acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed in his capacity as sheriff to be his
free & voluntary act & deed.
Saml H. Comly
Town Clerk
Received for record March 8th 1876 at 6 oclock P.M.
and recorded by Chat Comly Town Clerk
To All People to whom these Presents shall run to wit
I Charles Nichols of Charlestown County of Washington
in the State of Rhode Island make it known that I the said Charles Nichols have sold for and
in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars in
hand before the ensuing hereof well and truly paid by
Legholes Nordlen of Charlestown appraised the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge and paid and am therewith fully
satisfied contented and paid and there of and every part
and parcel thereof do forever quit and discharge the said
Legholes Nordlen for his Heirs Executors and Administrators
forever by these presents have given granted bargained sold
aliened enproffed conveyed and confirmed and by these
presents do fully purely and absolutely give grant bargain
sell alien enproff convey and confirm unto the said
Legholes Nordlen his Heirs and Assigns forever
A certain lot of land situated in said Charlestown
containing one acre and is bounded and described as
follows Beginning at the Southeast corner of this lot
at a stub in the ground Thence Northerly by the beach to
bound of the heirs of Benjamin B Burdick Thence Northerly
boundted Northerly on said heirs land to as far as will make
one acre Thence Easterly and Southerly on land now or
formerly owned by the heirs of Joseph Havitt deceased
to the first mentioned point being the same lot conveyed
by Hannah Havitt and others to Benj B Burdick by
deed dated June 15th 1783 and recorded in Book No 10 named
Evidence in said Charlestown pages 109 & 110.
To Have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises with all the appurtenances privileges and
commodities to the same belonging or in any wise