The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents That we Mary Cone &
Hannah Layerweather in the town of Kingston RI by our Attorney Edward S. Cone
some of said town duly authorized by our letter of Attorney dated April
23rd 1883 for and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars to be
paid by Charles Burdick of Charlestown County of Washington and
said sum paid the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge have
remised released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents
do remise release and forever quitclaim to the said Charles
Burdick his heirs and assigns forever all the right title value
property claim and demand which we have or of right ought
to have or claim in and to a certain lot of land situated in said
Charlestown containing 2 acres 1/100th of a rood for a description of
which reference is hereby made to a plat of the Indian reservation
on file in the town clerks office of said Charlestown said lot is
designated on said plat as the "Lawrence Henry lot" Any all other
of origin land situated in said Washington county in said Charlestown
is have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges
and appurtenances thereunto appertaining to the said said Charles
Burdick his heirs and assigns forever And we the aforesaid
grantors for ourselves and forever and by our heirs appearing and administrators
by covenant with the said Charles Burdick his heirs and assigns
that we will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises to the said
Charles Burdick his heirs and assigns forever against the
lawful claims and demands of all persons appearing claiming by through
or under us In testimony whereof we have executed by our said
Attorney set our hands and seals this 28th day of April for the
year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty three
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Lowe
Geo G. Cross
Mary Cone by her attorney
Edward S. Cone L.S.
Hannah A. Layerweather
by her Attorney Edward S. Cone L.S.
State of Rhode Island
Washington
In Charlestown in said county on this
28th day of April AD 1883 the above named Mary Cone and Hannah A.
Layerweather by their Attorney Edward S. Cone personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them signed
by their attorney to be their free and voluntary act and deed
Geo G. Cross
Justice of the Peace
Received for record April 28th 1883 at 3 oclock PM
and recorded by Geo G. Cross Town Clerk
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