The instrument's own words
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eleventh day of December AD, 1876 before me personally appeared
the above named Edwin Butler, Silas R. Richmond and George
E. Tillnights, Trustees as aforesaid, to me known and known by
me to be the parties who executed the foregoing instrument and
severally acknowledged the foregoing instrument, by them signed
to be their free and voluntary act and deed.
Job S. Carpenter
Notary Public
Received for record Dec 28th 1876 at 11-30 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George G. Cross Town Clerk
Having received full payment and satisfaction I hereby
cancel and discharge this mortgage deed. Witness my
hand and seal this 24th day of May 1709 Susan A. Dexter
Registered by George G. Cross Town Clerk
To All the People to whom these presents shall come I,
Isabelle S. Sullivan of Richmond, County of Washington, State of
Rhode Island sole executrix of the last will and testament of
Joseph A. Sullivan late of Charlestown in said County deceased,
Send Greeting. Whereas the said Joseph A. Sullivan in
and by said will and testament authorized, empowered
and directed the executor of said will to sell and convey a
certain farm situated in said Charlestown, described as
follows, beginning at a stone at the southeast corner of
said tract at the South Kingstown line at a point where
a small creek runs from the East to said South Kingstown
line, by the North side of a bog or swamp, thence West 48
rods 14 links to a stone set in the ground, thence North 80
degree West 34 rods to land of William Read, to stone set
in the ground, bounding on the South by land formerly of
Elijah Kenyon, Dexterly on land of William Read, Northerly
on land formerly of Stephen Locke, Easterly on South
Kingstown line and land of William Browning to the
first mentioned bound containing by estimation ninety
acres more or less with a dwelling house and other
buildings thereon standing either at public or private
sale according to the discretion of said executor for the
purposes set forth in said will. Now Therefore Know
ye that I the said Isabelle S. Sullivan sole executrix aforesaid
by virtue of the authority and direction and in pursuance
of the discretion given to me in and by said will, and
in consideration of Eight Hundred Dollars to me
paid by Thomas G. Collett of South Kingstown in said
County and State, the receipt whereof is acknowledged
have granted, granted, bargained and sold, and by these
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presents do give, grant bargain sell and convey unto him
said Thomas H. Colark the premises before described,
To have and to hold said granted premises to him said
Thomas H. Colark his heirs and assigns forever. And I said
Charles E. Sullivan do covenant and agree to and with said
Thomas H. Colark his heirs and assigns that I am the
lawful and sole executor of the last will and testament
of said Joseph A. Sullivan, that I have not made or suffered
any incumbrance on the said granted premises since my
appointment as executor as aforesaid; that I have in all
respects in making this conveyance possessed the power and
authority given me in and by said last will and testament
that said last will and testament was duly proved and
allowed by the court of probate in the town of Charlestown
that I have been duly appointed sole executor of said last
will and testament of said Joseph A. Sullivan and have
accepted said trust but and given bond as executor, according
to the order and decree of the Court of Probate of said town of
Charlestown. In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this 31 day of October AD 1876
In presence of
William H. Kenyon
Charles E. Sullivan att
Executor of the last will and
testament of Joseph A. Sullivan
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington ss
For Richmond this 31st day of October
1876, Charles E. Sullivan to me known and known by me to be
the party who executed the foregoing deed personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
by him executed to be his free act and deed individually
and in his capacity as executor as aforesaid
Joseph E. Danforth
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record January 4, 1877 at 4-30 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George G. Brown Town Clerk
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