The instrument's own words
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299
KNOW all men by these presents that I Charles
M. Burdick of Charlestown in the County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of
one dollar to me paid by Benjamin R. Green of said Charlestown
and Alfred Collins of Westerly in the County and State aforesaid
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and beds hereby remise,
release and forever quitclaim unto them the said Benjamin
R. Green and Alfred Collins their heirs and assigns as forever,
all the right title, interest property, claim and demand etc
which I have had in and to the one undivided half part of
a certain lot of land situated in said Charlestown containing
even, a quarter of an acre or less bounded on the South by
the highway known as the "West Road" or the East Road
the West boundary running from said West Road to the salt
pond the North by the salt pond and on the East by Indiana
Lupold, reserving to said lot "or however, therefore bounded
Subject however to a reservation of the Common Ground
situated on the west side of said lot as specified in a deed
from George H. Ward administrator on the estate of George
H. Ward's father of said Charlestown, deceased, to me, reference
thereto being had for more particulars of description said
reservation. To have and to hold the said granted
and bargained premises with all the rights privileges
and appurtenances to the same belonging to them the
said Benjamin R. Green and Alfred Collins their heirs and
assigns forever. And I the aforementioned Charles M.
Burdick for myself and for my heirs executors and
administrators, do covenant with the said Benjamin
R. Green and Alfred Collins their heirs and assigns that
I shall warrant and defend the said undivided half of
the aforesaid premises to them the said Benjamin
R. Green and Alfred Collins their heirs and assigns forever
against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
claiming by through or under me.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this 3d day of November AD 1886.
In presence of Charles M. Burdick
Stanley Cox
G. H. Ward
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington &c In Charlestown
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300 This 20th day of November 1786, Charles M. Brudick
personally appeared and came before me and acknowledged
Me the following instrument by him signed to be his free and
voluntary act and deed.
Charles Comes Town Clerk
Received for record Nov. 30th 1786 at 4 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by Charles Comes Town Clerk
This indenture made solely and executed on this 18th day
of December 1784 by a poll of between for now That Was Daniel
Dobbs William R. Collett & Brath & Justice the present
members of the Council of the Narragansett tribe of
Indians in the Town of Charlestown party of the first part
and Joseph Le Chasseur of said town Clerk of said letter party of the
second part Witnesseth that the said party of the first
part doth by these presents lease and let unto the said pug
of the second part for a term of four years from and after
the 28th day of March 1784 to a certain lot of land situate
in the Indian Reservation in said Charlestown known as
Stut tuck lot containing ninety two acres be the same more
or less bounded Northerly by a highway, Easterly by land
formerly owned by George W. Doyle, Southerly by the salt
pond and Westerly by land of James S. Robinson.
To have and to hold the same with all the rights
privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging to
him the said party of the second part his heirs and
assigns for and during the aforesaid term of four years
And the said party of the second part for himself his
heirs and assigns do hereby covenant and agree to
and with the said party of the first part and to and
with their successors in office that he will improve
said lot in manners following (to wit) upon being
forested or broken up, to apply and not less than twelve
loads of manure on all parts or parcels of said
lot in which he may lay down to apply an ordinary
quantity of hay seed and in all otherly improve and prove
the land in a good and husband like manner and to
pay the sum of twenty dollars ($20.00) as rent to said
Council each year in advance (viz) on the 28th day of
March, and at the expiration of said term of four
(viz) on the 28th day of March 1788 to yield up and
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