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512 Know all men by these presents, That I Edward
& Burdick of Charlestown, in the County of Washington and State of
Rhode Island called in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to me paid by the
William H. Burdick of Hopkinton in the County and State aforesaid, the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release
and forever quitclaim unto the said William Burdick his heirs
and assigns forever, all the right title liberty interest property, claim and
demand which I may have or of right ought to have, to, or claim, in and
to a certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown at "the Potter's"
so called, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the north-
west corner of this lot and at the Southwest corner of land called
to Samuel Annis; thence Easterly bounded Northerly by said William
land are hundred feet thence southerly bounding Easterly, by land
of the Burdick seventy five feet thence Westerly bounding southerly
by land of Peaster one hundred feet to the shore of Charlestons Pond;
thence Northerly bounding Westerly by said Pond twenty five feet to
the place of beginning or hereinabove mentioned, bounding unto
said William his heirs and assigns a convenient right of way
across land of the Burdick from the beach road or babbles to the beach
hereby conveyed. I do reserve and to hold the same with
all its appurtenances and aforementioned privileges, was
To the use of the said Burdick, and his heirs and assigns for
Ever, & the said Burdick, do hereby for myself and for my heirs
operatored and administrators of foreverable with the said
and his heirs and assigns that I and lawfully seisin in
simpli of the said aforesaid premises, That the same is
from all title encumbrances That I have good right for