The instrument's own words
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Be it remembered that on the 15th day of December 1821, we the heirs
of the Harry land met at the house of Elias S. Ross, in Charleston,
County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, have had a peaceable area
and just division of our lands. Betsy Harry and Sally Brooks take the
land which was Elias Floss's mother Estate of the Old Turnpike road or
descending from Elias Floss's mill down to Charleston. Ross cuts and East to
West Harry land. James Betsy and Sally give all of their right title and
interest in the Narragansett lands except the Captain
Coggeshall and Harry woodland and the said Elias S. Ross for his he here described,
daughter Harry has the right title and interest in the Narragansett land for
Mary Ross and in the Harry fishery. James’s daughter Harry gives all
his right title and interest in the Narragansett lands all except the Captain
Coggeshall and Harry woodland and gives it to Mary Ross for her right in the
said Joshua Young land.
In presence of
Joshua Gard
James H. Brooks
mark
Sally Harry
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Christopher Harry
Augustus Harry
Elias S. Ross
Mary Ross
Betsy Harry
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Received for record June 3rd 1822 at 11 oclock Am
and recorded by George La Croix Louis Louck
Know all men by these Presents that I Godfrey Pink, Nob of the
Town of Providence and County of Providence, State of Rhode Island for and
in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to me paid by the Carolina
mills lot of the Town of Nimrod Washington County State of Rhode Island the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge have remised released and forever
quitclaimed and by these present do remise release and forever quitclaim
unto the said Carolina mills her and her heirs and assigns forever all the
right title interest property claim action and demand which I have or of right
or ought to have or of claiming in any manner and to any extent of parcel of land located
in the Town of Charlestown Washington County State of Rhode Island and
contain by estimation nevertheless more or less with a dwelling house and
other buildings and improvements thereon standing bounded South
by land now or of late belonging to Archibald Balber and north East
by land of Lemuel Harry otherwise by card of the heirs of George Farming
and West by the property of Fishing Island the said estate coming to me
deed from Noah & Reed as mortgagees of George Colcock deed dated
May 1817 to have and to hold the same with all the
rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining to the said
Carolina mills her their heirs and assigns forever And I the
aforenamed Godfrey Pink for myself and for my heirs executors and
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administrators do covenant with the said Carolina Mills Lee her heirs
and assigns, that I will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises
to the said Carolina Mills Lee her heirs and assigns forever against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by title or
mode mine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this twentieth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty two
signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
J. A. King
Godfrey Work S.S.
State of Rhode Island vs
Providence ss
In Providence in said County on this
twentieth day of May, AD 1882, the above named Godfrey Work
personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
J. A. King
Henry Robbins
Received for record June 1st 1882 at 2 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George S. Jones Town Clerk
Know all by these presents that I Susan A. Colarks of the town
of Norwich County of Kent and state of Rhode Island for and in
consideration of the sum of one hundred once [illegible] dollars to me paid
by Godfrey Work of the town of Providence state of Rhode Island, the
receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have arrived released and
forever quitclaimed and do by these presents remise release and forever
quitclaim unto the said Godfrey Work his heirs and assigns as forever, all
the right title interest property claim and demand which I have or
of right ought to have of claim in and to a certain lot of parcel of
land located in the town of Providence Washington County state of
Rhode Island bounded in the town by estimation will half acre and a less with
a dwelling house and other buildings and improvements thereon bounding
bounded by westerly by forge now of late belonging to richd. B. Heaton
and wife Eastly by land of some of them by some Northly by land of the
heirs of George Browning and Northly by the highway The above
meanture of convey all my right my right to however in the leasehold convex to
my late husband by deed from Wm. Colarks dated Dec 2d 1812
recorded in Book 8 page 421
I have and by a protocol of the same with all the rights frontage and
appurtenances thereunto appertaining to the said Godfrey Work his heirs
and assigns forever. Signed & the aforesaid Susan Colarks for
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