The instrument's own words
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36 Know all men that I Thomas A. Gardiner of South
Kingstown, Washington county in the State of Rhode
Island, administrator of the estate of James Nelson late
of South Kingstown deceased, by virtue of the power and
authority in me vested by a decree of the Court of Probate
of South Kingstown aforesaid made on the fourteenth day of
June AD 1848 and recorded in the records of said Court of
Probate and which is hereby referred to wherein and whereby
I was authorized to make sale of the hereinafter described
Real Estate and property of said James Nelson at public
or private sale and for and in consideration of the sum
of one hundred dollars to me paid by John P. Pease of said
South Kingstown the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
do hereby in my said capacity and by virtue of the authority
in me vested as aforesaid, grant bargain sell and convey
unto him said John P. Pease his heirs and assigns forever all,
the right title etc interest which said James Nelson had or of
right ought to have in and to one piece of land situated in
the town of Charlestown, county and state aforesaid, described
and bounded as follows viz: Containing about five acres more
or less with the improvements thereon and known as an
island formerly owned by the late Stephen Browning of said town
of Charlestown and bounded on all sides by the waters of
Charlestown [illegible] and otherwise bounded and described,
conveying all the right title, interest and estate which said
James Nelson had in and to the aforementioned land,
To have and to hold the aforementioned premises with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereof to him the said John P.
Pease his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their only bought
lease his heirs and assigns forever. And I said Thomas A. Gardiner do covenant
and agree to and with said John P. Pease his heirs and assigns
that I was and am empowered by said Court of Probate
to make private sale of said premises that I have good
right to sell the same and that the same is sold according
to the decree order and direction of said Court of Probate
authorizing said sale that premises to the sale thereof Ogden
bond for the faithful application of the proceeds of said
sale according to laws and the directions of said Court,
That in every respect I have at all times conformed to
the decrees of said Court of Probate of said Court and the
laws of the State in the premises.
In witness whereof I have here to in my said capacity
set my hand and seal at South Kingstown aforesaid
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this 15th day of June AD 1899
signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Geo. A. Kramer Jp.
Thomas H. Gardner Ls,
Administrator
Revenue Stamp
3.00 c
State of Rhode Island
county of Washington
ss.
on the 12th day
of June AD 1899 before me personally appeared Thomas H.
Gardner Administrator, to me known and known by me
to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged said instrument by him executed in his said
capacity to be his free act and deed.
Geo. A. Kramer Jp
Notary Public
Received for record June 19th 1899 at 11-30 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George Cross Town Clerk
KNOW All men by these Presents, that I John Place
of South Kingstown, Washington County and in the State of Rhode
Island hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration of fifty
Dollars to me paid by Thomas H. Gardner of South Kingstown
county and State aforesaid hereinafter called the Grantee, the
receipt whereof is hereby duly acknowledged, do hereby give, grant
bargain, sell and convey unto the said Grantee and his heirs
and assigns forever, One half undivided interest in a certain
Island called Littles in the town of Charlestown in said county and
State containing about five acres more or less with the improve-
ments thereon standing and known as an island formerly owned
by the late Stephen Browning of said town of Charlestown, bounded
on all sides by the waters of the Charlestown Pond, Being
the same Island conveyed to Grantor by deed from Thomas H.
Gardner Administrator of the estate of the late James Bolton
dated June 10th AD 1899 and recorded in Land Evidence records
of the town of Charlestown to which reference is hereby had and
made, for a more exact description of the premises,
To have and to hold the aforementioned premises with
all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging
unto and to the use of the said Grantee and his heirs
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