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Know all men by these presents that we Nathan H. Foster by
and through J. Foster for his rights of Charlestown County of Washington State
of Rhode Island sold and for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred
Dollars to us paid by Daniel S. Gibbs inhabitant of Charlestown County and
State aforesaid the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge Do
hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Daniel S. Gibbs
his heirs and assigns forever All over right title being and interest in
and to certain tracts of land situated in said Charlestown one
of said tracts containing by estimation one hundred and fifty acres
more or less & bounded as follows beginning at the South West corner
of Nathan Foster's orchard called Thomas running North Westly to a boundary
line bounded Eastly on land formerly owned by Jonathan Nye then boundary
Westward on land formerly owned by David Nye on the North by land of
John S. Foster his heirs and on the East by land of Isaac Atk & Natalie
W. Foster and land of the heirs of Peter Foster This other tract contains
by estimation 10 acres more or less bounded as follows beginning at the S.W.
corner of said tract and running South Eastly bounded Westly by the wall
(new wall) by land of objects [illegible] owned which it runs to corner of the line
of Jonathan H. Bond home farm boundary bounded South Eastly by land of
said Daniel Gibbs until it comes to the first mentioned tract then by said first
mentioned tract to the place of beginning or however otherwise the same may
be bounded To have and to hold the same unto the said the rights premises
and appurtenances thereto pertaining unto the and unto the said Daniel S.
Gibbs his heirs and assigns forever And we the aforementioned Nathan
H. Foster by J. Foster for his rights of ourselves and for our heirs executors and
administrators do covenant with the said Daniel S. Gibbs his heirs and assigns
that we will warrant and defend the aforementioned premises to the said Daniel S. Gibbs
his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons claiming by purchase or otherwise.
In testimony whereof we here forements set our hands and seals this 20th
of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy eight
In presence of
George C. Brass
Charles Cross
State of Rhode Island to
County of Washington S.S. In Charlestown March 20 1878 the above
named Nathan H. Foster acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to
be his free act and deed before me Charles Brass Town Clerk
and then and there the above named person J. Foster wife of said Nathan H. Foster
being duly sworn formally stated and after being duly examined acknowledged & declared
The document instrument then exhibited to express by him to be his voluntary act and deed
and that their glue act must witness to the same before me Charles Brass Town Clerk
residing for Narragansett Dist. 18 the 1878 at 3 o clock P.M.
and acknowledged by Chas Brass Town Clerk
Nathan H. Foster for L.S.
Susan J. Foster L.S.
wife
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