The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I Mercy Allen of
Ansonia in the county of New Haven State of Connecticut for and
in consideration of the sum of one dollar to me paid by Charles Holden
of New Haven I the county of New Haven State of Connecticut the receipt
hereof I do hereby acknowledge have remised released and
forever quitclaimed unto the said Charles Holden his heirs
and assigns forever all the in right title interest property claim and
demand which I now have in by right of right have to or claim in
and to a certain tract of land situated in said New Haven and
known as the "doublin lot" containing 46 Acres and 95 1/2 rods and
bounded as follows on the West by land of Rowland Hazard on
the North by land of John Luckey on the East by land of David
De Kenyon and heirs of Robert Knowles and on the South by land
of heirs of Robert Kenyon or however otherwise bounded following is
a plat of said lot
[Diagram of land plot with various notations including:
"Lot 16"
"16 36 5 18 15 18"
"Rowland Hazard"
"46 Acres"
"David Kenyon"
"11 62 2 10 14 8"
"12 95 3 15 62 18 65 15 62 18 65"
"I"]
To have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges and
appurtenances thereunto appertaining to the said Charles Holden
his heirs and assigns forever And I the aforementioned Mercy Allen
for myself and for my heirs executors and administrators do covenant
with the said Charles Holden his heirs and assigns that I will
warrant and defend the aforesaid premises to the said
Charles Holden his heirs and assigns against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons claiming by through or under
me. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this 25 day of March in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty seven.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Frederick W. Holden Mercy Allen L.S.
John L. Holden [mark]
State of Connecticut SS. I. Hon. Leonard Derby Ansonia this 25
day of March 1887 then and there personally appeared the said
Mercy Allen signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument
and acknowledged the same to be her free act and
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deed. before me Frederick W. Holden
Commissioner of the superior court
for New Haven county
State of Connecticut
county of New Haven ss.
I Jonathan Ingalls Clerk of the Superior
Court and ex officio Clerk of the County Court the same being Court
of Record and authorized by law to certify the records of said
county court within and for New Haven County, and keeper of the
seal thereof and of the commission of Justices of the Peace and of
the commissioners of the superior court for said county, and of
Notaries Public, hereby certify that Frederick W. Holden Esquire
was on the 9th day of March 1877 sworn has been and now is a
Commissioner of said Superior Court within and for residing in
said county, duly appointed commissioned and sworn having full
power and authority by the laws of this State to take the acknowledge-
ment of deeds and other instruments and to certify the same; also to
administer oaths to take affidavits and depositions out of court and to
give certificates thereof that full faith and credit may be and ought
to be given to his official acts and attestations; that the signature to
the instrument hereto annexed purporting to be his, I believe to be his
genuine official signature, that I am well acquainted with his
hand writing and that said instrument is attested acknowledged
and duly authenticated according and by the laws of this State.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal
of said Court, at New Haven, in said county and State on this
10th day of March AD 1877.
[Signature] Jonathan Ingalls Clerk
Received for record March 10 1877 at 1 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George L. Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I John Saunders of
Marinette in the State of Wisconsin for and in consideration of
the sum of Two hundred & fifty dollars to me paid by Thomas
E. Saunders of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have remised
released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise
release and forever quitclaim unto him the said Thomas
E. Saunders his heirs and assigns forever, all the right title interest
property, claim and demand in which I have been of right
ought to have, or claim in and to all and entire the real estate and
the improvements thereon lying and being in the town of Charlestown
County of Washington in said State of Rhode Island of which my
father John E. Saunders late of said Charlestown chief, recged
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