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Joseph L. Colburn
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington Sc
In Westerly this 4th day of May AD 1894
subscribed and sworn to before me John H. Sweeney
Notary Public
Received for record May 15 1894 at 4-30 oclock PM
and recorded by George R. Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I August A. Sothon
of the town of Richmond in the county of Washington and State
of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar
and other valuable considerations to me paid by Joseph L. Colburn
of the town of Charlestown in said county the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge to do hereby give, grant bargain sell
and convey unto said Joseph L. Colburn his heirs and assigns
forever the following described lots of land to wit one certain
lot of land situated in the village of Ceres Mills in said town
of Charlestown and containing by estimation two and one half
acres more or less with a dwelling house and other buildings
thereon standing and bounded as follows Northerly by the
highway Easterly by land of the heirs of Samuel Ward deceased
Southerly by said heirs land and Westerly by the small brook
One other lot of wood land containing by estimation ten acres
more or less bounded Southerly by land of the heirs of Asa
Colburn deceased Westerly by land of the heirs of Samuel
Ward deceased Northerly by land of George A. Slaton and
Easterly by land of Samuel Perry said lots of land
being the same premises described in a certain deed of
mortgage from Ceres Davis to David R. Larkin dated June
18th 1847 and recorded in Land Evidence book No 9 page 211
at the town clerks office in said town of Charlestown
To have and to hold the same unto land to the use of his said
Joseph L. Colburn his heirs and assigns forever.
And I Alice M. Sothon wife of said August A. Sothon in
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consideration of said sum paid my said husband as aforesaid do
hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim unto said Joseph C.
Lobbrown his heirs and assigns all my right of Owner in and to
the aforeagnts premises, Des witnesses whereof we have
hereunto set our hands and seals this 4th day of May AD 1894
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
John W. Sweeney,
August A. Lobbrown L.S.
Adel M. W. Lobbrown L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington Sc
On this 4th day of May AD
1894 August A. Lobbrown personally appeared before me and
acknowledged the foregoing instrument be him signed to be
his free and voluntary act and deed
John W. Sweeney
Notary Public
Received for record May 16th 1894 at 10.30 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George Co. Converse Town Clerk
It is all People to whom these presents shall come, I James H.
Kenyon of Charlestown, County of Washington, in the state of
Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantor, Send Greeting:
Know ye, that I said grantor for and in consideration of
the sum of one hundred dollars and other valuable considerations
to me in hand, before the ensuing hereof, well and truly paid
by James S. Kenyon of the City and County of Providence State
aforesaid, hereinafter called the grantee the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge, and am herewith fully satisfied
contented and paid; and thereof and of every part and
parcel thereof, do forever acquit and discharge the said
grantee his heirs executors and administrators forever by
these presents; have given, granted, bargained sold, alienated,
enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents
do fully, fully and absolutely give, grant bargain sell, alien,
enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said grantee his heirs and
assigns forever, All the real estate of which I am possessed
situated in said town of Charlestown, for a description of
the several tracts reference is had and made to the several
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