The instrument's own words
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458 Know all men by these Presents, That
we Rufus B. Bullock and Maria E. Bullock his wife
both of Atlanta in the County of Fulton and State of Georgia
but non-commonant in Charlestown in the County of
Washington, State of Rhode Island in the right of our
selves and consideration of the sum of ten dollars to us
paid by R. H. Mills and Frank Mills the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and
forever quitclaim unto them the said R. H. Mills and
Frank Mills their 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 in and to
the several tracts and parcels of land hereinafter described
all situated in said Charlestown, Washington Co. Rhode
Island to wit, a certain lot or parcel of land bounded
and described as follows, on the North by the Post
Road on the East by land of Jnd B. Browning on the
South by land of Elys H. Mack and Beny Benen on and
on the West by Mill Brook so called in Charlestown Land
and however otherwise the same may be bounded
containing by estimation forty acres, be the same
more or less. Also another tract or parcel of
land bounded and described as follows on North by the
heirs of Samuel Berry deceased East by land of the
heirs of Samuel Stanton deceased South by lands of
Thos Newlon West by land of Asa Colbath or
however otherwise the same may be bounded containing
by estimation sixty acres, be the same more or less.
Also another tract or parcel of land bounded and
described as follows, on the North side of the Post Road
by land of Melpomene Atreece and running between
North and West in a direct line by 도로's Brook
so called East by land of Melpomene Atreece North
by the Post Road Land West partly by land of Jnd H.
Jno. Morris and partly by the burial ground belonging
to Drs J. D. Lewis striving running by the Post Road to place
of beginning or however otherwise the same may be
bounded containing by estimation twenty acres.
Also another tract or parcel of land bounded and
described as follows commencing on the North
east lot made by division between the grantor herein
and Perry Bullock of the land lying immediately
South of the forty acre tract heretofore described
at the Northeast corner or angle of the whole tract
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of land heretofore owned by this grantor named Queen; thence
westerly bounded on the North by the forty acre tract before mentioned
to the land of Percy Placer; thence southerly bounded on the West
by land of Percy Placer to a drill hole in a stone set in the
ground, which drill hole stone marks the southeast corner of
the said lot; thence Easterly bearing Southerly and bounded on
the South by land of Percy Placer, to a drill hole in a stone
in the last siding this land lot in the East arm [vol 13, Brunning
thence Northerly bearing Easterly and bounded on the East by
land of said Brunning to the place of beginning or however
otherwise the same may be bounded, said lot containing
about 877 Roods be the same more or less. Also another parcel
of land described as follows, commencing at the southwest
corner of the last above described tract or lot of land, thence in a
westerly direction on the line of the last above described
tract or lot of land until it strikes a pond, thence southerly
by the shore of the said pond around Rotate point so called
and thence in an Easterly direction along the shore of said
pond to a point or place in the cove marked by a drill
hole in a stone set in the ground, thence in a Northeasterly
direction to a drill hole in a stone set in the ground,
thence in a straight line to point of beginning bounded
on East by land of Percy Placer or however the same
the same may be bounded, said tract or lot of land
containing about 2875 Roods be the same more or less.
All the above described lots or parcels of land are
situated, lying and being in Charlestown, County of
Washington and State of Rhode Island and being
all what was formerly known as the Ward Farm.
(The premises above described being all the Ward Farm
upon which there is a mortgage deed in favor of the
Kingdom Savings Bank of South Kingstown RI which
was made to secure a loan of twenty five hundred
dollars, and it is part of the consideration that the party
of the second part assumes this loan). Also another
tract or parcel of land lying and being in Charlestown
said State and County and bounded as follows,
viz certain tracts of land situated in the said
Charlestown containing twenty five acres more or less
bounded as follows, the first tract with a dwelling
house thereon standing bounded on the South, East,
and North by land of Jno Mais Co Bullock and
however otherwise the same may be bounded &
on the West by the Salt Pond. The second track is
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bounded on the North by the lands of Mrs Marie E. Bullock
East by lands of Conrad Abrowning and lands of Caleb R
Dyke, South by lands of said Dyke & West partly by the said
Salt Pond & partly by lands of said Mrs Marie E. Bullock
or however either of these said lands may be bounded
meaning to convey by this description the said premise
devised to Almina H Green by her husband Benj. S.
Green dead in and his last will and testament.
Being the same property conveyed to Mrs Marie E Bullock
by Almina H Green as of record in clerks office of Charlestown R.D. & commonly known as Green Farm.
To have and to hold the same with all the rights
privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining unto
and to the use of the said R.R Mills & Frank Mills heirs
and assigns forever. And we the aforementioned
Rufus P Bullock and Marie E. Bullock for ourselves
and for our heirs executors and administrators etc
covenant with the said R.R. Mills and Frank Mills
heirs and assigns that we will warrant and defend
the aforesaid premises unto the said R.R. Mills
& Frank Mills heirs and assigns forever against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons
claiming by thru morph or under us
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set
our hand and seal this 18th day of August in the
year of our lord one thousand nine hundred and
three.
Signed and sealed in presence of
W.B. Smith
George La Cross
Rufus P. Bullock LS
Marie E. Bullock LS
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Charlestown on the 18th day of August
AD 1903 before me personally appeared Rufus P.
Bullock & Marie E. Bullock to me known and known
by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument
and have acknowledged said instrument by them
executed to be their free act and deed
George La Cross LS
Notary Public
Received for record August 21, 1903 at 4 oclock PM.
and recorded by George la Cross Town Clerk