The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents, That I Stephen Burdick
of Hopkinton in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island
for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars to me
paid by Albert Burdick of Westerly in said County the
receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have remised released
and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise release
and premise quitclaim unto the said Albert Burdick his
heirs and assigns forever, all the right title interest property
claim and demand which I have or of right ought to
have or claim in and to a certain lot of land lying in
Charlestown of the Constitution by estimation thereby true and
square rods be the same more or less, bounded & described
as follows Beginning near rods below said Stephen Burdick
dam, from thence running Northerly up streams of the
river in a course so as to strike just eight feet west of the
18 inch wall a distance of one hundred & eighty four feet
from thence Easterly sixteen sebelah half feet to a stone set in
the ground from thence Southerly are hundred &
eighty two feet to a stone set in the ground just fifty feet
Easterly from the place of beginning, thence Westerly
fifty feet to the said place of beginning, with all the
buildings & improvements thereon.
To Have and to hold the same, with all the rights,
privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining
to him the said Albert Burdick his heirs and assigns
forever, And I the aforesaid named Stephen Burdick
for myself and for my heirs executors and administrators
do covenant and assign that I will warrant and defend the
aforesaid premises with the said Albert Burdick
and assigning that I will warrant and defend the
claims and demands of all persons claiming by
through or under me, And I Learie E. Burdick
wife of the grantor for the consideration aforesaid as aforesaid
do hereby release and quitclaim to the said grantee his
heirs & assigns all my right of Dower in the aforementioned
premises!
In Testimony whereof we have
hereto set our hands and seals this 22 day of March
in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred
and Seventy seven.
Signed sealed delivered
In presence of Stephen Burdick L.S.
Unity E. Brown
Learie E. Burdick L.S.
Enock N. Vars
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324 State of Rhode Island. Gc
Washington sc. In Charlestown in said
county on this 28 day of March AD 1877. the above
named Stephen Rhoderick personally appeared before
me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument, by
him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
Chris D. Clarke SS
Trial Justice
Carrie E. Burdick also personally appeared
before me and being by me examined family and
apart from her said husband, acknowledged the
same instrument shown over, as plained to her by me
to be her free and voluntary act and deed, and declared
to me that she did not wish to retract the same
Enoch H. Harris
Notary Public SS
Received for record Mar 28th 1877
at 11 oclock. And recorded by Laboreux C.G.
To All People to whom These Presents shall come Greeting
Know ye that we named James G. Peter and James G. Gorton both
of North Kingstown County Rhode Island for the consideration
of the sum of Two hundred $ only clear received to our full
satisfaction of John A. Lewis of Bristol County and
State aforesaid do give grant bargain and sell a confirmed
unto the said John Lewis all that certain undivided
share with all houses barns and other buildings thereon
situated in said Charlestown aforesaid and known as
"the Joseph Lewis farm" bounded as follows to wit
on the Northerly by lands of Nathaniel Lewis on the
Easterly by labour of Genie March on the Southerly by
Prosquissett Brook so called and on the Westerly by lands of
James H. Norris and Genie March said farm contains
one hundred & thirty acres be the same more or less.
Also one half of an undivided lot or parcel of land
situated in said Charlestown aforesaid bounded on the
Northeasterly & Easterly by the said Joseph Lewis farm
on the Southerly by Prosquissett Brook so called & on the
Westerly by lands of Genie March said lot contains
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