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Know all men that I Harriet E Collins Guardian of the
estate of Rachel Collins Jesse R Collins and Harriet Collins
minor and children of William E Collins late of Richmond
deceased by virtue of authority vested in me by the Court of
probate for the town of North Kingstown County of Washington in the State
of Rhode Island and for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred
dollars to me paid by hand of Charles A Dufres of Hopkinton R.I.
the receipt whereof do hereby acknowledge to be hereby in my
said capacity grant bargain sell and convey forever unto said
Charles A Dufres his heirs and assigns forever all the right
title and interest which said Rachel Collins Jesse R Collins and
Harriet Collins have in and to a certain lot or parcel of land located
in the town of North Kingstown R.I containing by estimation twenty
acres more or less bounded westerly by the highway by hand of
Benjamin Tucker Easterly by land of late Mason Vellerin
southerly by the stream called Cedar Swamp so called or however
otherwise named or required to be bounded To have and to
hold the aforementioned premises with all the privileges and
appurtenances thereunto pertaining to foreward value belonging to the said
Charles A Dufres his heirs and assigns forever to him and their
only use benefit and behalf forever In witness whereof
I have hereunto in my said capacity set my hand and seal this
23rd day of June AD 1883
Signed & sealed in presence of Harriet E Collins L.S.
Caroline L Jeffs Guardian
H. P. Pelache
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
Ss. Richmond June 23rd AD 1883
That Harriet E Collins Guardian as aforesaid personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be her
signed to be her free and voluntary act hand deed in her said
capacity H. P. Pelache
Notary Public
Received for record Aug 30th 1883 at 12 oclock pm
and recorded by Judge La a la croix Town Clerk
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