The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents That I John G
Wiker of Charlestown in the county of Washington State of
R.I. Island in consideration of the sum of eight hundred
dollars to me paid by William Schardt of Richmond
in the county & State aforesaid the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge, have remised, released and forever
quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise, release
and forever quitclaim unto the said William Schardt
his heirs and assigns, forever, all the right Title,
interest, property, claim and demand, which I now have
or of right ought to have or claim, in and to a certain
tract of land situated in said Charlestown with all
the improvements thereon bounded and described as
follows Northly and Easterly be, land of the
Carolina Hills Co, Southerly on a street or passway
Westerly on land formerly of John Geffrey and now
owned by John W. Schardt and David H. Aubrey, or however
otherwise owned containing one fourth (1/4) of an
acre more or less, being the same premises which
I purchased of Joseph He Babcock by deed dated May
1873 and recorded in Land Evidence, Book No 16 page
104 in said Charlestown, To have and to
hold the same, with all the right, Privileges and
appurtenances thereto appertaining to the said William
Schardt his heirs and assigns forever, And I the aforesaid
John G. Wiker for myself and for my heirs, executors and
administrators, do covenant with the said William Schardt
his heirs and assigns that I will warrant and defend
the aforesaid premises to the said William Schardt
his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims
and demands of all persons claiming by through
or under me
And I Clara Wiker wife of said
John G. Wiker in consideration of the sum paid as
aforesaid do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto
the said granted his heirs and assigns all my right
& interest in the aforesaid premises,
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 18th day of April in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty one,
signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
E. A. Kenyon
Wm F. Kenyon
John G. Wiker
Clara Wiker
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State of Rhode Island
County of Washington sc
I Don Richmond the 18th day of
April AD 1889 before me came named John G. Wither
personally appeared before me, and acknowledged
the following instrument to be his own signed to be his
free and voluntary act and deed,
Edwin A Kenyon
Notary Public
Received for record May 5th 1889 at 2 o'clock P.M,
and recorded by George own Cross Town Clerk
KNOW All men by these Presents That we
John F. Lewis of East Providence R.I John R.
Blair & Lydia A Poland wife of said John R, of
Richmond R.I, Charles Lewis and Anna C
Lewis wife of said Charles L of said East Providence
and Hannah B. Lewis under of Nathaniel Lewis
of Charlestown R.I all her heirs law her law
Nathaniel Lewis deceased, and Oliver F. Lewis
of Providence R.I. and in consideration of the
sum of one thousand dollars well and truly paid
by George W. Shafer of Providence R.I the
sum whereof is hereby acknowledged, by these
presents do give grant bargain sell convey and
confirm unto the said George W Shafer his heirs
and assigns forever, a certain farm situated in
said Charlestown containing by estimation one
hundred and twenty acres more or less with all
the buildings thereon, bounded as follows beginning
at a [illegible] found by land of Lewis of [illegible]
bound, continuing on said land and bound by
James M [illegible] boundary on land of heirs of said Green bound
to said found, thence on said found to the place of
beginning or however the same bound,
To have and to hold, the said granted and
bargained premises, with all the privileges and
appurtenances to the same belonging or in any
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