The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents That I George
S. Burdick of Charlestown in the county of Washington and
State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum
of one dollar to me paid by George Burdick of said
Charlestown 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 George Burdick 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 half of land with all
the buildings and improvements thereon being the farm
where i now reside, containing by estimation ten acres
more or less, and bounded as follows, beginning at the
highway at the end of a wall by land of Ephraim Wilcox
thence bounding Easterly and Southerly on land of inward
Milton to land of Charleses Greene, thence bounding
Easterly on land of said Greene, to some house and,
thence bounding Easterly on said pond to land which i
purchased of Caleb Holtice, thence Westerly bounding Northerly
on Caleb Holtice land westerly bounding Northerly
on said Holtice land now owned by the grantor to land of
James own, thence Northerly bounding Westerly on land by
said own, land formerly of Ruth Clarington and land formerly
of Elizah Pokets to the corner of land formerly of Daniel
Primes, thence Westerly bounding Southerly on said Primes
land to the highway thence Southerly bounding on said
highway to land of Ephraim Brownell, thence bounding
Southwesterly and Southwestly on said Brownells land to the
highway begun thence by said highway to the place of
beginning or however otherwise bounded To have and
to hold the same, with all the rights, privileges and appurten
nances thereunto appertaining of the said George Burdick his
heirs and assigns forever, I and the aforesaid George S
Burdick for myself and for my heirs executors and adminis
trators, do covenant with the said George Burdick his heirs and
assigns, that i will warrant and defend the aforesaid described
premises to the said George Burdick his heirs and assigns from
against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
claiming by, through, or under me.
In Testimony whereof i have hereto set my hand and
seal this 12th day of October in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty nine
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Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
George Ka Cross
Charles Cross
George S Burdies Seal
State of Rhode Island & co
County of Washington Ps
In Charlestown this 12th
day of October AD 1889, The above named, George S
Burdies did personally appear before me, and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free
and voluntary act and deed.
George Ka Cross
Notary Public
Received for record Oct 14th 1889 at 10 o clock AM
and recorded by George Ka Cross Town Clerk
KNOW All Men by these presents, That I
George E Cross and all of the town of Charlestown, county
of Washington in the State of Rhode Island in considera-
tion of the sum of Seven (700) Dollars to me paid by
the Peoples Savings Bank of Danbury in the State
of Connecticut do bargain and sell to the said savings
Bank their successors and assigns to a certain tract or
parcel of land situated in said Charlestown with all
the buildings and improvements thereon standing,
bounded as follows, Commencing at the southeast
corner of the premises at a certain barnway, thence
running five (5) rods north, Thence 8 rods West, Thence
5 rods south and Thence 8 rods East to said barnway,
bounded on the East North & West by land of Luis L
Hopkins wife & on the north by the Rd called the (Rd called)
being the same premises conveyed to me by said Louis
Hopkins wife by deed dated the 10th day of March AD 1887
and recorded in land Evidence records of said
Charlestown Book No 11 at page 228 reference to the
same being hereby made, To have and to hold
the said granted and bargained premises with the
privileges and appurtenances thereof to the said
Peoples Savings Bank their successors and assigns