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Know all men by these presents, that I Thomas Thompson of Newport County
of Washington towrd state of Rhode Island aforesaid, Guardian of the person and Estate of Horatio S. Brindleck
minor son & heir of late Olivia S. Brindleck, late of Westerly in said County & state
aforesaid, deceased, by virtue of authority vested in me by the Court of Probate of said
County, and for my consideration of the sum of One hundred and fifty ninety dollars
in hand before the witnessing hereof well and truly paid by Samuel Puckham of
Westerly County and state aforesaid, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and
am therefore fully satisfied, paid, interested and paid; and of there of, and of every part and
parcel thereof do convey execute and deliver, by the said Samuel Puckham to him, his
heirs, executors and administrators entire forever, by these presents; here given, granted,
bargained sold, delivered, conveyed transferred and confirmed, and by these presents do
fully, freely fully and irrevocably give, grant bargain sell stone, convey and
convey unto the said Samuel Puckham to him and his assigns forever, those parcels of
the Colaposa farm with called undivided situtated in Charlestown in county and
state aforesaid being two in two lots. One of said lots containing forty acres more or
less bounded North by the land of James and Sarah Phenix bounded East and South by the
highway, on the West by the land of Chloe Phenix and James Phenix. The other
part of said lot containing one hundred and ten acres be the same or less part
swampy or low ground land and bounded North by Pequot Brook on the East
by Weathering Brook on the South by land of Samuel Puckham land of the
heirs of Phebe Phenix and on the West by the highway or otherwise known as the highway
meaning and intending by this deed to convey unto the said Samuel Puckham same
the right title interest & estate of my ward in & to said Chapman farm
To have and to hold the said grantid and bargained for forever, with all the
appurtenances privileges and conveniences appertaining to the same belonging, or in any wise
appertaining to the said grants his heirs and assigns forever to them and theirs only
proper use bought and behalf of forever. And I the said grantor for myself my heirs
executors and administrators do warrant grant and with the said grants his heirs
grants his heirs and assigns to the at of and before the executing hereof I am the true
sole and lawful owner of the above bargained premises and am lawfully seized
and possessed of the same in my own proper right as good, perfect and absolute
estate of inheritance in fee simple, and have in me good right full power and
lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained
premises as aforesaid And that the said grants his heirs
and assigns shall from time to time and at all times forever lawfully hold
fore and virtue of these presents lawfully, peaceably and quietly, have hold
use occupy possess and enjoy the said premises and bargained premises, with all the
appurtenances free and clear and freely and clearly acquitted, exempted and discharged
of all and all manner of former and other all gifts to grants, bargains sales,
leases mortgages, wills entaills jointures dowries judgments executions and encumbrances
of what name or nature diverse that might in any measure or degree obstruct or make
void this present deed. meaning & intending hereby to convey unto said Samuel Puckham
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his heirs and assigns, all the right title & interest the said Thomas A. Benedict had
in and unto said described premises and nothing more, which I was empowered to
sell in my said capacity, as Guardian, & I have in all respects complied with the laws of
this state relating to the sale of Real Estate by Guardians
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 3d day
of September eighteen hundred and 67 as Guardian aforesaid
Signed, sealed and delivered
Harris Langdon Guardian L.S.
In presence of
Tom H. Herres
State of Rhode Island ss
Washington Co
I, M. Wardly this 3d day of September AD 1867, Harris Langdon Guardian
personally appeared before me and acknowledged that the within instrument be by him signed
to be his free and voluntary act and deed, in his said capacity
Samuel P. Cross
Court Clerk
[Marginalia:]
There were stamps
20.50
and one
Received & recorded Sept 2d 1867 at
11 o'clock A.M. and recorded by
Charles Cross Court Clerk
Whereas, Stephen Benedicts of Hopkinton, County Washington in the
State of Rhode Island, died on the 25th day of March AD 1856 and
request his certain deed of Mortgage of that date to Oliver Longworthy of
said Hopkinton County and date aforesaid, of certain Real Estate, hereinafter
described written in the handwriting and improvements thereon which said deed
of Mortgage is duly recorded in Hopkinton Court in Book 46 py
221, 223, 224 etc for recording mortgages of Real Estate whereas Connie
Benedict's wife of said Stephen Benedict, does release and quit claim her
her right of dower in the premises described to said Oliver Longworthy with
which said Mortgage deed fully authorized and empowered thus said Oliver long-
worthy, his executors, administrators and assigns in the name of the Grantor as
named in said Mortgage deed or in the name of the Grantor his Courted
administrators or assigns named in said deed of Mortgage, to sell and con-
vey said mortgaged premises and estate under the conditions and the terms
there specified in said deed of Mortgage
And whereas said deed of Mortgage and more given
our ancestors, that if the said Stephen Benedict shall sell and pay for
to be paid either negotiable promissory note respect to and described in said
deed, with the interest thereon, and shall otherwise perform the duties contained
said Mortgage deed on the part of the Mortgagor to be performed, then said
of Mortgage shall be void. And whereas the note described with
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