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Know all men, that I, Martha A. Wells of Ashburnham
county of Worcester and state of Rhode Island, in consideration
of some dollars (50) and other good and valuable considerations, to
me paid by Mary B. Bennet of Westfield county of Hampshire
state of Connecticut, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
do sell, grant, quit claim, release all and convey unto said
Mary B. Bennet her heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract
of land with all the buildings and improvements thereon,
situated in the town of Charlestown, county of Washington,
state of Rhode Island, being some three acres face (3a) or
a part of and conveyed by deed from Samuel R. Babcock and
others to Thomas A. Barber dated September twenty-sixth (26th) 1870
1880 and recorded in said towns land evidence book
No 18 page 533 dated 594 as the plat is recorded in said
land evidence book No 11 page 539. It is agreed and
said purchase is hereby made said land out of 3 barns being
conveyed by said Thomas A. Barber to said Martha A. Wells
by deed dated October thirteenth (13th) 1881 1880 and recorded
in said county evidence of said Charlestown November first (1st)
1881 as to which said remise is also hereby made as
described in said deed from Thomas A. Barber to Martha
A. Wells a one eighth (1/8) undivided interest in a street
running through said tract of land of Samuel R. Babcock and
others to the sea, said street being twenty five (25) feet
wide and long bounded on the East by lot No 2 and
on the West by lot No 3 as shown in said plat the said
Mary B. Bennet her heirs and assigns to be seized for one
eighth (1/8) the expense of keeping said street and gate or
said fence in repair. To have and to hold the said
granted and bargained premises with the privileges and
appurtenances thereof, subject to the conditions of said deed,
from Samuel R. Babcock and others to Thomas A. Barber
reserving and saved to said Thomas A. Barber his heirs and
assigns, a right to perpetually pass and repair at all
times along the streets laid out on said plat for the
common use, of all the premises of lots when said plat for
to her the said Mary B. Bennet her heirs and assigns
forever, and I said Martha A. Wells for myself
my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant and
said Mary B. Bennet her heirs and assigns that I am
lawfully seized in use of the premises that I have
all right to sell and convey the same to said Mary
B. Bennet to hold as aforesaid and that I will warrant
and defend the same to said Mary B. Bennet her heirs
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and covenant forever against the several claims, and demands
of all persons, In witness whereof I do set my
hand and seal these presents this (9th) day of February in the year
of our lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety six,
Executed in presence of
William R. Polls
R. H. Barber
Martha S. Wells
State of Rhode Island and vt,
Washington County SS.
I, the Notary Public, Commissioned to take Official Acts
this event certify that February ninth eighteen hundred ninety six
personally appeared before me Martha S. Wells and
acknowledged the following instrument to be her seal signed
to be her free and voluntary act and deed,
Paul M. Barber
Notary Public
Seal
Received for record Feb 12, 1896 at 11-30 oclock After.
and entered by [illegible] clerk to be wrote some time
Know All Men by these presents That I John S.
Tucker of Charlestown, County of Washington, in the State of
Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of fifty Dollars to
me paid by my son George S. Tucker & said Charlestown, the receipt
of which I do hereby acknowledge have remised, released and
forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise, release
and forever quitclaim unto the said George S. Tucker 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 the real estate which formerly
belonged to me, and my grandfather the late John W. Tucker deceased
and which was quit to me by will of my father the late Yannume
Tucker deceased by will of my father the late John S. Tucker, which is
situated in said Charlestown said being in two lots
conveyed as follows, First lot is bounded as follows
Westerly on land belonging to heirs of Stephen Day deceased
partly partly on Henry Perry land and partly on
Pasquitt land & land formerly of Joseph Bromming
West, Easterly on said Bromming land Southeasterly on
land formerly of Perry Tucker decd containing twenty
acres more or less, Second lot contains 40 acres more and
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