The instrument's own words
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Know all Men by these presents that we
George W. Hopkins and Hannah E. Hopkins wife of said
George M. W. Charlestown Rhode Island, in consideration of the
sum of four dollars to us paid by George Eloise of Charlestown
R.I. the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge, have
remised, released and forever quitclaimed, and by these presents
do remise, release and forever quitclaim, unto the said George
Eloise his heirs and assigns forever, all the right title
interest property claim and demand, which we now have,
or of right ought to have, or claim, or claim, in and to two certain tracts
of land situated in said Charlestown, the first of which
is known as the "Wiggins Land" and is bounded as follows,
viz: North by the land of the heirs of Mary Smith East by the land
of Robert Sayer, Catherine Proctor, Hannah Cockley and Edward
E. Bone, South by Christopher land" and West by "Budget
George Land" containing forty one acres more or less,
the second known as the "North Charlestown land" and is
bounded as follows, viz: North by James Atka's land East
by Henry Blackwells land, South by Elsie Perkins land
and West by a highway, containing two acres more or less,
or however otherwise said tracts of land may be bounded.
To have and to hold the same, with all the rights
privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining to the
said George Eloise his heirs and assigns forever,
And we the aforesaid Geo. W. & Hannah E. Hopkins
for ourselves and for our heirs executors and administrators
do covenant with the said George E. Eloise his heirs and
assigns that we will warrant and defend the aforesaid
premises unto the said George E. Eloise his heirs and assigns
forever against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons claiming by through or under us.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 18 day of September in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety two,
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Leost George W. Hopkins L.S.
Mary Eloise Hannah E. Hopkins L.S.
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington &c
In Charlestown this 18 day of
September AD 1892 George W. Hopkins personally
appeared before me one, and acknowledged the foregoing
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instrument bey him signed to be his free and voluntary ack
and deed; And then and there the above named Hannah E.
Hopkins wife of said George W also personally appeared
before me and declared by me was named privately and apart
from her said husband, and while so privately and apart
I showed and explained to her the foregoing instruments by
her signed, and she acknowledged the same to be her free
and voluntary act and deed, and declared to me that she
did not wish to revoke the same.
Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
Received for record Nov 30 1845 at 10 30 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George B Cross Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these Presents That I Perry
Hazard of Smithsonian county of New London state of
Connecticut in consideration of the sum of eight dollars
to me paid by George B Cross of Charlestown Rhode
Island the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have
remised released and forever quitclaimed and by
these presents do remise release and forever quitclaim
unto the said George B Cross his heirs and assigns
forever, all the right title interest property claim
and demand which I now have, or of right may have to
claim or claim in and to two certain tracts of land situated
in said Charlestown the first of which is known as
the Abigail Land and is bounded as follows viz
North by land of the heirs of Mary Willy East by
land of Henrietta Boyer, Nathan Wilcox, Hannah Hadley
and Edward S Cable, South by "Carpenter land" and
West by "Bridger George land" containing forty one
acres more or less.
The second lot known as the
"Porth Kohanyque land" and is bounded as follows viz
North by James White's land, East by Harry Shannahan's
land South by Eliza Potter's land and West by a
highway, containing ten acres more or less, however otherwise
either of said tracts may be bounded.
To have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges
and appurtenances thereunto appertaining to the said
George B Cross his heirs and assigns forever. And I
the aforementioned Perry Hazard for myself and for my heirs