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of the supreme and County courts, being courts of Record held
therein do hereby certify that David A. Anderson whose name
is subscribed to this certificate of Proof or acknowledgement of the
annexed instrument was at the time of signing the same a
Notary Public in and for the County of Providence, dwelling in
said County, and duly commissioned and sworn and authorized
to take the same. That I am well acquainted with the hand writing
of the said Notary and verify behind that his signature to the
said certificate of Proof or acknowledgement is genuine, and that
said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the
Laws of the State of New York.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said County this 14th day of March AD 1849
Francis Riley Clerk
L.S. Providence County
[illegible]
Received for record March 16th 1849 at 11-35 o'clock After,
and recorded by George G. Brown Town Clerk
For discharge of above mortgage see page 127
Know All Men by These Presents That
I Gideon T. Collins of the Town of Westerly, in the County of
Washington and State of Rhode Island and for consideration
of the sum of one hundred and ninety dollars well and truly
paid by Thomas E. Saunders of said vicinity the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged by these presents do give, grant,
bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto the said Thomas E.
Saunders his heirs and assigns forever Two entire tracts
or parcels of land, being and held in the Town of Charlestown,
in the County and State aforesaid. The first tract a parcel
of land is bounded Northly by land of the heirs of Ronan
Rangers, Easterly by land of the said County, southerly by
the South-outgoing Breach, and Westerly by land of James Corandall,
and contains by estimation four and one half acres, the the
same more or less. The second tract a parcel of land is
bounded and described as follows, to wit commencing at the
Southwest corner thereof, at a stone post set in the ground
adjoining land of the heirs of Oliver Davis, thence Easterly one
hundred and forty one feet to land of the United States
of America, and to a stone post set in the ground marked
"R.D." bounded southerly by land of said Davis heirs,
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Thence Northerly buy and with land of the said United States of America
to the aforementioned [illegible] Breach, thence Westerly by and with
said Breach to land of the said James Branswell, and to a stone post
set in the ground, and thence Southerly one hundred and forty one
feet to the point and place of departure, bounded Westerly partly by
land of the said James Branswell and partly by land of the said Louis
heirs, containing by estimation one half of an acre, be the same more
or less. To have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same
belonging, or in any wise appertaining to the said grantee his
heirs and assigns forever. And I the said grantor for myself
my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant to and with
the said grantee, his heirs and assigns that at and before the
ensealing hereof I am the lawful owner of the above bargained
premises and am seized and possessed of the same, in my own
proper right as good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple; and have in good right to sell and convey
the said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid, And
that the said devised and bargained premises, with the affor-
tenances, are free from all encumbrances, of what name or nature
soever, that might in any measure or degree obstruct or make
void this present deed. Furthermore I the said grantor
for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant
and engage the above demised premises to the said grantee
his heirs and assigns, against the lawful claims or demands
of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant issue
but defend by these presents. And Abby J. Collins
wife of the said Gideon L. Collins in consideration of the sum paid
as aforesaid, do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the
said grantee his heirs and assign, all my right of tenure in
and to the aforementioned premises. In testimony whereof
we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 17th day of March
AD 1899
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
[Revenue Stamp] William Hrisey
Gideon L. Collins L.S.
Abby J. Collins L.S.
State of Rhode Island
Washington Co.
I, [illegible] Notary this 17th day of March AD 1899
before me personally appeared Gideon L. Collins and Abby J. Collins
his wife oath to me known and known to me, to be the individuals
described in, and oath executed the foregoing instrument and they sincerely
acknowledged and admitted to be their free acts and deed
William Hrisey Notary Public
Recorded in land records 1899 Vol 11 Page 11
and Liberated by [illegible]
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