The instrument's own words
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522 Know all men by these presents that I Gideon T
Collins of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island Guardian of the estates of Herbert J. Dyer, Harriet
E. Dyer and George E. Dyer all of said Westerly, children
of Albert J. Dyer formerly of said Westerly minors above the
age of fourteen years by virtue of authority vested in
me by the Court of Probate in and for the said town of Westerly
and for in consideration of the sum of one hundred and
thirty five dollars to me paid by Julia A. Burdick female
of said Westerly but citizen of the town of Charlestown in the
county and State aforesaid, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged do hereby in my said capacity grant bargain
sell and convey unto her the said Julia A. Burdick her
heirs and assigns forever, all the rights title and interest
which the said Albert J. Dyer, Harriet E. Dyer and George
E. Dyer or either of them had or have in and unto those
certain lots or parcels of land lying 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 highway leading from the Post Road
to the sea, thence westerly by the land of Horace H. Burdick and Harriet
A. Burdick heirs there, thence Northerly and Easterly in land formerly
of the heirs of Abel Dyer until it comes to said highway,
thence by said highway 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 Pond, easterly by land formerly of Detrich and George
H. Newman, containing twelve (12) acres the same more the s
The third tract being wood land is bounded as follows to wit,
beginning at the northwest corner of the "Orchard lot" as called
thence northerly to Joseph Macomber's corner as called, thence
southerly on land formerly of A. Nicols to the wall which now
non stands to the southeast corner of the "Orchard lot" thence
westerly by the "Orchard lot" as the wall now stands to the
first mentioned corner, subject to the right of way to answer
lot and also the right of way to the "Ox Ford" as called and
crest end of Well Head Meadow being meadow six feet
in width to said Pond. To have had to hold the
aforementioned premises with all the Privileges and appurtenances
thereof to her the said Julia A. Burdick her heirs and
assigns forever, to her and their only use, benefit and
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thereof, and I do hereby covenant and agree to and with the
said Julia A. Benedict, 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 said sale, that
that warrants 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 shall at all times conform to the
decrees of said Court of Probate of said town of Westerly, and
the laws of the state in this business, that I have good
right title to it as asserted, that I will warrant and defend
the same against the lawful claims of all persons claiming
any thing or interest therein. In witness whereof, I have
executed in my said capacity as guardian of said Herbert J.
Byer, Harriet E. Byer and George E. Byer set my hand
and seal this 31st day of October AD 1892
In presence of
William Hossey
Sudden I. Collins guardian L.S.
Sudden I. Collins guardian L.S.
Sudden I. Collins guardian L.S.
Sudden I. Collins guardian L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington Sc
In Westerly this 31st day of
October AD 1892 personally appeared Sudden I. Collins
guardian of Herbert J. Byer, Harriet E. Byer and
George E. Byer 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 5-30 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George B. Lowe town clerk
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