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acknowledged the same to be their free and voluntary act and
deed, and declared to me that they did not wish to retract
the same,
William H. Boyce
Notary Public
L.S.
Received for record May 2nd 1894 at 5-30 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George B. Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these Presents that I William
H. Potter of Newport, county of Washington and state of
Rhode Island, Guardian of the person and estate of Emma
Dyer of the town of Charlestown in the county and state
aforesaid, a minor female the age of fourteen years daughter
of Albert Dyer formerly of Newport by virtue of
authority vested in me by the Court of Probate in and for the
said town of Charlestown and for and in consideration of
the sum of [illegible] to me had paid by Julia A. Brundage
formerly of said Newport but now of the said town of
Charlestown, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
do hereby in my said capacity grant, bargain, sell, assign
unto the said Julia A. Brundage her heirs and assigns forever
all the right, Title and interest which the said Emma Dyer
had or has in and unto five certain lots or parcels of land
being and being in the said town of Charlestown, bounded and
described as follows to wit: the first tract is bounded as
follows, beginning at the Southeast corner of said tract on the
driftway leading from the Salt Road to the sea, thence westerly
by lands of Horace A. Brundage and Abigail A. Brundage heirs
thence Northerly and Easterly on land formerly of the heirs of
Abel Stanton until it comes to said driftway, thence by said
driftway to the first mentioned corner, containing one half (1/2)
of an acre be the same more or less with a dwelling house,
barn and other improvements thereon standing, the second
tract a salt marsh is bounded southerly, by the sea, westerly
by land formerly of Roland Babcock, northerly by the
Salt Road, Easterly on land formerly of Leonard Hall foreign
A. Sherman containing twelve (12) acres be the same more or less
The third tract being wood land is bounded as follows to
wit: beginning at the Northwest corner of the "Packard Lot"
so called thence Northerly to "Joseph Macombers corner"
so called, thence southerly on land now or formerly of A. S. [illegible]
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as the wall now stands, to the Northeast corner of the "Orchard Lot"
thence Westly by the "Orchard Lot" as the wall now stands to the
first marked tree corner, Subject to the right of way to mow lot
and also the right of way, to the "Old Pond" as called cross west
end of "Well Meadow" and "Long Meadow" six feet in width to
said Pond. To have and to hold, the aforementioned premises
with all the privileges and appurtenances thereof, to her the
said Julia A. Bendix her heirs and assigns forever, to her
and her only use, benefit and behoof, and I do hereby covenant
and agree to and with the said Julia A. Bendix her heirs and
assigns, that I was and am empowered by the Court aforesaid
to make sale thereof, that it was sold according to the directions
of the said Court of Probate heretofore given to me relative to
the sale thereof, that previous to the sale thereof I gave bond
for the faithful application of the proceeds of said sale
according to law, that in every respect I have at all times
conformed to the decrees of said Court of Probate of said town
of Charlestown and the laws of the State in the premises,
That I have good right to sell as aforesaid, that I will
warrant and defend the same against the lawful claims
of all persons claiming by, through or under me,
In witness whereof I have hereunto in my said capacity
as Guardian of said Emma Dyer set my hand and seal
this 24 day of October AD 1792.
In presence of
William Hossey
William H. Potter,
Guardian of Emma Dyer Sod.
State of Rhode Island vt,
County of Washington Sc,
In Presence this 24th day of October
AD 1792 personally appeared William H. Potter Guardian
of Emma Dyer and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
by him signed in his said capacity to be his free and
voluntary act and deed,
Before me William Hossey
Notary Public
Received for record may 2nd 1894 at 5 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George Lo. Cross Town Clerk
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