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State of Rhode Island
Washington
In Charlestown in said county, on this ninth day
of November AD 1847 the above named Jason P. Green and William
N. Earnshaw personally appeared before me and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument by them signed to be their free and voluntary act
and deed, and then and there the above named Keziah F. Earnshaw
wife of said William N. Earnshaw, also personally appeared before
one and was by me examined privately and apart from her husband
and while so privately and apart I showed and explained to her the
foregoing instrument but her by signed, and she acknowledged the same
to be her free voluntary act and deed, and declared to me
that she did not wish to retract the same.
George L. Converse
Notary Public
Received for record Nov 10th 1847 at 9 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George L. Converse Town Clerk
I know all men by these presents That we Henry S. Green
William N. Earnshaw and Keziah F. Earnshaw wife of said
William N. of Charlestown R.I. for and in consideration of the
sum of two hundred dollars to us paid by Jason P. Green of said
Charlestown, the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge have
remised, released and forever quitclaimed, and by these presents
do remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said Jason P.
Green his heirs and assigns forever, all the right title interest
property claim and demand which we now have or of right
ought to have or claim in and to a certain tract of land situated
in said Charlestown containing eight acres more or less and
bounded as follows commencing at the highway bordering by land thus
day conveyed to Henry S. Green by him heirs of Keziah Green at
a stone wall thence northerly said wall running boundary bounding
by said Henry S. Green land to another wall thence easterly
by said Henry S. wall to a point near a dam way thence a straight line
northerly to a lane way there on or said lane easterly to land of the
granite company thence southerly and thence easterly by land of the
granite to the highway, thence southerly and thence westerly to the
highway to the first mentioned point. To have and to hold the
same, with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto
appertaining to the said Jason P. Green his heirs and assigns
forever. And we the aforementioned grantors for ourselves and for
our heirs successors and appointed ministers do covenant with the said
Jason P. Green his heirs and assigns that we will warrant and
defend the aforesaid premises to the said Jason P. Green his
heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons claiming by through or under us. And
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Mary La Green sole heir of said Henry S. Green in consideration of
the sum paid as aforesaid, do hereby release and forever quitclaim
unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns, all my right of
dower in and to the aforementioned premises. In testimony
whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twelfth
day of November in the year of our lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty seven.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Oscar E. Carnohan
George L. Groves
William G. Groves
Henry S. Green seal
Mary La Green seal
William E. Carnohan L.S.
Hannah F. Carnohan L.S.
State of Rhode Island &c
Washington Co
Ss
Before me Charles town in said county, on this 12th
day of November A.D. 1887 the above named Henry S. Green
and William E. Carnohan personally appeared before me then
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument, by them
signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed; and
they and there the above named Hannah F. Carnohan
wife of said William E. Carnohan also personally appeared
before me, and was by me examined privately and apart
from her said husband, and while so privately and apart
I showed and explained to her the foregoing instrument
by her signed, and she acknowledged the same to be her
free and voluntary act and deed, and declared to me, that
she did not wish to retract the same.
George L. Groves
Notary Public
Received for record Nov 10th 1887 at 9 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George L. Groves Town Clerk
Know All men by these presents That we
Henry S. Green and Sarah P. Green of Charlestown R.I. for
and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to us paid by
Hannah F. Carnohan wife of William E. Carnohan of said
Charlestown, the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge
have remised, released, and forever quitclaimed, and by these
presents do remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the
said Hannah F. Carnohan her heirs and assigns forever, all
the right title, interest property, claim and demand, which
we may have, or of right ought to have, or claim in and to
a certain tract of land with the buildings and improvem
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