The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I William J. N. Pollard
Executor of the last will and testament of Charles P. Millins late of the town
and parish district of Stonington in the state of Connecticut deceased and
Trustee of that part of his estate left and assigned to me in trust for the benefit of his
heirs under the probate of C. P. Millins & for divers other causes and considerations
hereunto moving especially for the sum of one thousand dollars received to
my sole satisfaction of Horace Mixen of the town of Charlestown, county
of Washington state of Rhode Island aforesaid, have remised released and forever
quitclaimed and do by these presents for myself and my successors
privity and appurtenants remise release and forever quitclaim unto the
said Horace Mixen and to his heirs and assigns forever all such right or
title as I the said William J. N. Pollard have or ought to have as Executor
& Trustee as aforesaid in and to the following described tract of land and all
the buildings thereon standing situated in the said town of Charlestown
containing by estimation one hundred and twenty five acres of land be the
same more or less described as follows viz: say north by shores of Thames
River Eastly by lands of Thomas Johnson, lands of the heirs of Samuel
Stanton deceased, lands of Hanford & heirs of lands of Asa H. House,
Southerly by the self said forest & westerly by lands of George Sanders heirs of
John S. Southwick, lands of daniel H. Babcock & lands of Albert B. Langworthy
to a highway of first aforesaid in a east running through the same from East to
West the same and to have and to hold the above described premises unto him the
said Horace Mixen his heirs and assigns to the only use and behalf of the
said Horace Mixen his heirs and assigns forever, so that neither I the said
William J. N. Pollard as Executor and Trustee as aforesaid nor my successors
and assigns for said estate nor any of my or their name and behalf shall
or will hereafter claim or demand any right a title to the premises or any
part thereof, but they and every one of them shall by these presents be
excluded and forever barred, In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this 24th day of February Ad. 1847
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Ola B. Brown William J. N. Pollard L.S.
Moses A. Bendelston Executor & Trustee
State of Connecticut SS Stonington February 24 1847
County of New London
Personally appeared William J. N. Pollard Executor and
Trustee as aforesaid, and as such the signer and sealer of the foregoing
instrument & acknowledged the same to be as and for his free act and
deed before me
Moses A. Bendelston
Notary Public
Received for record March 21 1847 at 11 oclock AM
and recorded by George La louse Town Clerk