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Know all men by these presents that we Samuel R. N. Costin
and Maria N. Costin, suisp of said naming P. of Charlestown in the
County of Washington State of Rhode Island, for and in consideration
of the sum of One hundred dollars to us in hand paid
by Morgan A. Burdick and Isaac H. Burdick of the said town,
said sum the receipt of which we do hereby acknowledge,
have hereby sold, ceded and forever quit claim unto the
said Morgan A. Burdick and Isaac H. Burdick, their heirs and
assigns forever, all our right title and interest in a certain
piece of land lying on the south side part of the South Dennis
farm’s land called "the pasture" containing fifteen acres, bounded
in the south by land of Mary Ames, by the North by land
of the said South Dennis farm’s land, on the North by land of Northa
land’s pasture and the South Curve lands across it to the furthermore
acre lot Middle North curve boundary by wall wall and let the same
across the lot at the wall then north to a stone heap by the ball then east
Southly direction in a parallel course with the wall as to posts and there, at
the bottom of the piece now across the lot to the first post then by fence
front to the place of beginning.
To have and to hold the same to the said Morgan A.
Burdick and Isaac H. Burdick, their heirs and assigns forever: In testimony whereof we have
hereunto set our hands and seals at Charlestown aforesaid the
11th day of September A.D. 1847.
In the presence of
James Newman
Samuel R. N. Costin [L.S.]
Maria N. Costin [L.S.]
State of Rhode Island
Washington co, at Charlestown in
said County on the 16th day of September 1847, personally appeared
the above named Samuel R. Costin and Maria N. Costin, his wife,
and acknowledged the above instrument to be their free
and voluntary act hands and seal but for the purpose therein expressed
signed and sealed.
Samuel Stanton Justice of Peace
And the said Maria N. Costin having been afterwards by me
examined separately and apart from her husband acknowledged
the same to be her voluntary act and deed from which she has
set her seal and seal.
S. Stanton Justice of Peace
Recorded Jan. 3. 1848.
By William H. Perry Clerk
Know all men by these presents,
That Patrick Patrick [illegible] of Charlestown in the County of Washington
state of Rhode Island, for and in consideration of the sum
of seven dollars paid to my place by Alpheus H. Nearly of said
town the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge,
have hereby sold, ceded and forever quit claimed, and by these presents,
do cede sell and forever quit claim, grant remise rent hold the said
Alpheus H. Nearly his heirs and assigns forever, all the right,
title, interest, property, claim any claim demands which I have
had, or right offset claim to have or claim in and to a certain
stain tract of land situated in said Charlestown town the piece
it containing by estimation thirteen acres be the bay now on
the left, and bounded easterly and westerly on lands of Isaac Perry
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