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Know all men by these presents That Walter Perry
of South Kingstown in the county of Washington State of RI [illegible] for
land in consideration of the sum of one dollar to me paid by
Jeffrey M Potter of South Kingstown aforesaid the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge hereve, have remised, released and forever
quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise, release bind and forever
quitclaim unto the said Jeffrey M Potter his heirs and assigns
forever All the right title interest property claim and demand
which I have or may have, or of right ought have, or claim, in and to
a certain tract of land situated in Charlestown in said county [illegible]
State with a dwelling house as known as David Hall thereon standing
containing about and sixteen of an acre more or less and
bounded as follows on the North by the Road on the East bounded
by land of Olive S Coard, on the South by land of Preserved
by land of Olive S Coard, on the South by land of Preserved
David halls heirs and on the West by the Cross Mill brook so called
containing and extending to convey to said Potter the same situated
in said property that Henry Coard had in the same at the time
of the sale of said property by mortgages said June 17th 1857
To have and to hold the same, with all the rights, privileges &
appurtenances thereunto appertaining to the said Jeffrey M
Potter his heirs and assigns forever.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 8th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty six.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of Walter Perry L.S.
Bev. Le Coross
State of Rhode Island, sc
Washington sc
On Charlestown in said county on
this 8th day of January Ad 1886 the above named Walter Perry
personally appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntarily act
and deed, George Le Coross Notary Public
Received for record January 8th 1886 at 12 oclock hr.
and recorded by George Le Coross Town clerk