The instrument's own words
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Know all MEN by these presents, that I, J. A. Este person
of Waterfield in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut hereinafter
called the Grantor in consideration of ten dollars and other valuable
considerations to me paid by Richard Nelson and Emma Nelson husband
and wife of the city and state of New York hereinafter called the Grantee
the exhibit whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant bargain,
sell and convey unto the said grantees and their heirs and assigns
forever the following tracts of land situated in the town
of Chelmsford in the county of Pennsylvania and state of Rhode Island,
described and executed as follows: The first tract bounded by
estimation three hundred acres more or less with a dwelling house
and other buildings thereon and is bounded on the North and East
by a highway, on the South by the land of some part of Petchill and the
Cedar Swamp, and on the West by land formerly of George Reminis
The second tract is Cedar Swamp and contains by estimation
thirty acres more or less and is bounded Easterly by land formerly
of Isaac Collins and Charles G. Suttle Southernly by the Cedar
Drain Swamp, and Westerly by land formerly of George Reminis
and Northernly by the tract viz a lake or harbor otherwise
known as wild swamp This place may be denoted as the north and reserving
homestead from said premises the lumber yard lot Nelson sixty
feet square with the right of way to and from the same at all
times with teams or otherwise also right which now exists
of the owner of the cedar swamp lot on the south of the premises
namely employed to draw cedar and other wood on the same and
to carry away the same.
To have and to hold the aforementioned premises,
with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging,
unto and to the use of the said Grantee, and their heirs and
assigns forever. And I, the said Grantor do hereby for myself
and for my heirs executors and administrators covenant with
the said Grantee and their heirs and assigns that I am
lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises;
that the same are free from all incumbrances that I have
good right full power and lawful authority to sell and
convey the same in manner as aforesaid; that the said
Grantees and their heirs and assigns shall by these
presents at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have
and enjoy the said premises and that I the said Grantor
will and my heirs executors and administrators shall
warrant and defend the same to the said Grantees and
their heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and
demands of all persons. And for the considerations
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aforesaid J. John H. Macdonald husband of the said J. Etta Macdonald
do hereby release all my right of curtesy in and to the said granted
premises unto the said Grantee and their heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 31st day of May in the year of our lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty.
Signed and sealed in presence of
William R. Wilcox
Wm H. Martin
J. Etta Macdonald L.S.
John H. Macdonald L.S.
State of Connecticut
County of New London
In Londonington on the 31st day of May, A.D. 1920
before me personally appeared J. Etta Macdonald and John
H. Macdonald to me known and known by me to be the parties
executing the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged
said instrument by them executed to be their free act and deed,
William R. Wilcox
Many Public Seal
Received for record July 7, 1920 at 10 o'clock AM,
and recorded by George G. Knowles Town Clerk
Know all Men by these presents that we
Gabriel Nelcon and Irma Nelcon, husband and wife both
of the City and State of New York hereinafter called the mortgagor
in consideration of eleven hundred fifty dollars to us paid by
William R. Wilcox of Londonington, New London county and State
of Connecticut hereinafter called the mortgagee, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged do hereby grant bargain
sell and convey unto the said mortgagee and his heirs and
assigns forever, certain lots or parcels of land situated
in the town of Charlestown in the county of Washington and state
of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows: the
first tract comprises three hundred acres more
or less with a dwelling house and other buildings thereon and
is bounded on the North and East by a highway on the
South by land now of Ada & Mitchell and the Cedar
swamp and on the West by land formerly of George M. Evans
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