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Know all men by these presents, That I Nathan R.
Foster of Charlestown in the county of Washington and state of
Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of two
hundred dollars to me paid by Rufus P. Bullock of Attakapa
in the state of Georgia, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknow-
ledge, have released and relieved and forever quitclaimed and by
these presents do remise, release and forever quitclaim unto
him the said Rufus P. Bullock his heirs and assigns
forever all the right title interest property claim and
demand, whether I now have, or of right may claim or have or claim
in and to a certain lot or tract of land situated in said
Charlestown containing by estimation one eighth of an acre
more or the same more or less and is bounded as follows beginning
at the Northwest corner of a piece of land of Nathan Clark therefore
running Northerly bounding Easterly on land of the grantor
twenty five (25) feet to a stake and thence Westward
bounding Northerly or land of Nathan Clark therefore Southerly bounding
corner of land of Nathan Clark therefore Southerly bounding
Northerly on said lakes land to the sea, thence Easterly
bounding Southerly on the sea to land of the aforesaid
Nathan Clark therefore Northerly bounding Easterly on said
Nathan's land to the place of beginning. And the said grantor
his heirs and assigns is to have a right of way to pass
to and from the land hereby conveyed to the pathway or
road hereafter the same may be located, across the land
of the grantor at all times hereafter. To have and to
hold the same, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances
presents appertaining to him the said Rufus P. Bullock
his heirs and assigns forever. And I the aforementioned Nathan R.
Foster for myself and for my heirs, executors and
administrators, do covenant with the said Rufus P. Bullock
his heirs and assigns that will warrant and defend
the aforesaid tenements to the said Rufus P. Bullock
his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims
and demands of all persons claiming by through or under me.
And I Abby F. Foster wife of the grantor in consideration
of the sum aforesaid to me duly rendered release and forever
quitclaim unto the said Rufus P. Bullock his heirs and
assigns all my right of dower in and to the aforesaid
premises, In testimony whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seal this fifteenth day of June in the year
of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Interlineations made before executing
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Converse Nathan R. Foster. L.S.
George Converse Abby F. Foster L.S.
State of Rhode Island to Washington Sc. In
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Charlestown in said county on this 13th day of June AD
1887 the above named Nathan K. Foster personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the foregoing instruments by him
signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
George L. Lopes
Notary Public
Received for record June 20th 1887 at 11 oclock AM
and recorded by George L. Lopes Town Clerk
I know all men by these presents that we, Samuel S.
Babcock, Welcome R. Babcock and Elias Lo Babcock of Hopkinton
and Daniel G. Babcock of Richmond all of the county of
Washington and State of Rhode Island send in consideration of
Twenty five dollars paid to us by Harriet Wells (wife of Thos R.
Wells) and Martha M. Corandall (wife of L. Corandall) both
of Hopkinton, county of Washington and State of Rhode
Island, the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge, do
hereby give, grant, bargain sell and convey unto the said
Harriet Wells and Martha M. Corandall their heirs and
assigns forever a certain lot or parcel of land located in
Charlestown, county and State aforesaid and marked 3
on a plat or file in the town clerks office Charlestown R.I.
and marked "Plot of land situated near Quistine Point" and
bounded as follows, namely, Southerly by other lands of grantees,
Easterly by Lot 10 and Northerly by the sea and Westerly by
Lot 14 I to have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises with all the privileges and appurtenances thereof
excepting the sea weed and rock weed rights which the grantors
reserve to themselves) to the said Harriet
R. Wells and Martha M. Corandall, their heirs and assigns
forever. And we the grantors for ourselves our heirs executors
and administrators do covenant with the said grantees their
heirs and assigns that we are lawfully seized in the fee of
the premises that we have a good right to bargain and sell
the same in manner aforesaid and that we will warrant
and defend the same unto the said grantees their heirs and
assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons. Also we Mary H. Babcock wife of Welcome R.
Babcock Martha Babcock wife of Daniel G. Babcock and
I. Babcock wife of Elias Lo Babcock in consideration of the
sums paid and our husbands as aforesaid do hereby release
and forever quitclaim to said Harriet R. Wells and Martha M.
Corandall their heirs and assigns forever all our rights of ownership
in and to the aforesaid and granted premises.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands
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