The instrument's own words
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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 S.S.
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 S.S.
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 H. 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 house Barn 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 lahan of George Leach on the Southerly by
Prosquisett Brook so called and on the Westerly by lands of
James H. Porter and George Leach 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 Prosquisett Brook so called & on the
Westerly by lands of George Leach said lot contains
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twenty acres be the same more or less To have and to
hold the above granted and bargained premises with the
appurtenances thereof unto the said Grantee John S
Green and his heirs and assigns forever to his and their
proper use and behalf and also we the said Grantors
James H Potter and James B Gates do for ourselves and our
heirs executors and administrators covenant with the said
Grantee and his heirs and assigns that at all and until the
ensealing of these presents or at will seised of the premises
as a good indefeasible estate in fee simple and have good
right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as
above is described and that the same is free from all encum
brances whatsoever except a first mortgage duly made and
executed to Samuel R. Sewell M.D. for the sum of one thousand
dollars and furthermore we the grantors do by these presents
bind ourselves and our heirs forever to warrant and defend
to the said grantee the above granted and bargained premises
to his heirs and assigns against all claims and demands
whatsoever except as aforesaid In witness whereof
we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 20th day of
March A.D. 1877 all additions & alterations being
made before executing
Signed Sealed & delivered
in Presence of James H Potter L.S.
William Hoopes James B Gates L.S.
Washington County SS
State R.I. March 20 1877
Personally appeared James Potter and James B Gates
signers & sealers of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
the same to be their free act & deed
Before me William Hoopes
L.S. Notary Public
Received for record March 20th 1877 at 8 oclock A.M.
and recorded by Charles Lenox Town Clerk
The page as recorded
