The instrument's own words
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"Know all men by these presents that we Joshua Clark and Hannah
Clark wife of safe Joshua, of Charles town in the County of Washington,
State of Rhode Island, for and consideration of the sum of one hundred
Dollars, to us paid by Samuel D. Haskell of the town, County and state
aforesaid, the peace of whose hereby acknowledge receipt, we hereby grant,
release and forever quit claim unto the said Samuel D. Haskell, the heirs
and assigns forever free all our right title and interest in a certain
tract of Land lying on the south side of the street, and as a part of the Lot
number four (4) bounded as follows: by Common land on the
North East corner with the road, and in front of the dwelling house of said
Samuel D. Haskell, thence South westerly, as denoted by the stone markers,
by a Commissioner who formerly divided said farm between the Hon. Cloud
Williams now deceased and the heirs of Thomas Haskell’s estate in a corner
by the fence at the south end of Portions Land called "Haskell's Liberty"
by said fence to the long fence post house, thence Easterly as the Long fence
runs to the South West corner of the waste lot of Juan Lucas et al on the north
taking the roadside East of the waste lot of said Juan Lucas as boundary
subject to the roads thence by law and then to the place of beginning: bound
on the East and south on the land of Isaac Samuel D. Haskell and on the
West and northern on land of John Hancock Creek and some Past land, con-
taining about eight perches and some few rods.
To have and To hold the said premises, to the Samuel D.
Haskell, his heirs and assigns forever, to him and their sure forever.
In witness whereof we hereunto set our hand and seal
as Certifications of the same this fifth day of December AD 1840
Joshua Clark L.S.
Hannah Clark L.S.
In presence of
John Standen
Samuel Stanton
State of Rhode Island & Co
North Kingston, Charlestown Dec. 9, AD 1840
I personally appear the above named Joshua Clark and Hannah
Clark this day and acknowledge the foregoing Deed, by their signs, to be
their own act and deed and their seal before me,
Samuel Stanton Just of Peace
Recorded Jan. 24th 1847
By William H. Perry Clerk
Know all men by these presents that we Eliza E. Hazards, widow
of George G. Hazards, George Butler Hazard, Henrietta G. Hazard, Eliza
G. Hazard, John Hazard Hazard Caroline Augusta Hazards and Catherine
G. Hazard, children and heirs of line of law of the said George G.
Hazard’s late of Canterbury state of Rhode Island, considered, certify in
act and in Consideration of the sum of two hundred and thirty five Dollars
to us paid in hand by Charles Courtenay Courtenay, County of
Washington State of Rhode Island. Have beside the receipt of which we hereby
acknowledge ourselves justly entitled, conveyed and granted, to him grant,
bargain sell and forever grant him all the right title and interest we have on
now have in a certain lot being a tract of lands, two parcels of land, one
in said Charlestown, one of said lot being maple swamp land and some
wood of upland of same, the other being upland with a dirt
house’s land, and in the farm late belonging to George G. Hazard of the town,
deceased: difference being forty third to the books of the Court of Evidence
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in said Charlestown for a particular description of the boundaries of both
of said lots of land, containing by estimation thereby, about one a 65.
to have and to hold all the rights, title and interest of the aforesaid
George C. Hazard deceased, to this said Gardeners Court their Heirs &
assigns forever, together with all the privilege and appurtenances there
unto belonging or in any way appertaining to them and their heirs for
ever, consent to lend bought forever; and in the said widow and heirs of
the said George C. Hazard, the hereby covenant and agree and promise
that the said George C. Hazard Gardeners Court their Heirs and assigns
that they have good right full power to convey the premises as before
described to the last named said heirs which in the said premises
to be forever quiet when the said late deceased shall leave of tangible assets
then we hereby lend ourselves, our Heirs, executors and administrators hereby
promise, to warrant secure and defend said families forever from the said
Court their Heirs then and 1849 against the claims or any and all further
and standing them through or hinder us. In witness whereof we have here
unto set our hands and seals this 17th day of October in the year 1849
Eliza E. Hazard [seal]
George B. Hazard [seal]
Eliza B. Hazard [seal]
Janette C. Hazard [seal]
In presence of
Rufus Waldo
Obadiah L. Skenovate
New Haven County S. Canterbury,
the 17th day of October AD 1849, severally appeared Eliza E. Hazards
George B. Hazard, Eliza B. Hazard, Janette C. Hazard, signed and
sealed the above instrument and acknowledged the same to be their
free act and deed, before me
Rufus Waldo, Justice of the peace.
Recorded Nov. 28. AD 1849,
By Ob. H. Terry J. Clerk.
I know all men by these presents that we Eliza Eleanor
Hazard of Canterbury State of Connecticut, widow of George C.
Hazard of Canterbury said Canterbury deceased, and George Butler Hazard
state of said Canterbury deceased, and Eliza Babcock Hazard and Janette Champlin Hazard, children
and heirs at law of the said George C. Hazard and their friends bounden
and her heirs under said Gardeners Court of Charlestown in the County
of Kent state of Rhode Island or State of Rhode Island on the full and just
sum of two hundred Dollars to the two payments of which here
to be made, in bonds under our heirs, executors and administrators,
jointly and severally, firmly of said be made in the conditions
under written:
"The Condition of this obligation is such that whereas the above
named Eliza Eleanor aforesaid, and George Butler Hazard, Eliza
Babcock Hazard and Janette Champlin Hazard, inherit from the
office of the said George C. Hazard, deceased, their day agreed
and execute a Deed to the said Gardeners Court of all the rights,
title and interest of the said George C. Hazard to a certain farm
lying in Charlestown late the property of said George C. and the
said George C. having three children under the age of twenty one
year their heirs to late property, to be the mothers of these
children Augusta and Eldred Camp Hazard a