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Know all men by these Presents that we Benjamin S. Bur
dicks and Mary S. Burdicks wife of said Benjamin of Westerly, county
of Washington State of Rhode Island, for and in consideration of the
Sum of Two Hundred and Thirty Dollars to be paid by William
Andlet of the aforesaid town and State, except whereof we do hereby
acknowledge, our named sealed and delivered four grant and release,
and release and forever quitclaim, unto the said Will.
Andlet to amuse, release and forever quitclaim, all the said title unto,
claim I Andlet this Heirs and assigns forever, in our house or parcel of land situated
to know a claim or to low certain tract of land situated
partly in Charlestown and partly in Westerly, containing by estimation all
Two Hundred and Fifty Acres, including to all the boundaries at the east
bound by the farm of John [illegible], of Charlestown, deceased, at the west
bound by the farm of [illegible] town.
And we do hereby grant and release the same with all the rights
privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining to the said William
Andlet his Heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof,
said William Andlet (his Heirs and assigns forever. And we
the aforementioned Benjamin and Mary, for ourselves and for our Heirs,
do release and acknowledge, in concord with the said William A.
Andlet, the Heirs and assigns, that we will warrant and defend the
aforesaid premises to the said William A. Andlet, his Heirs and
assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
claiming by, through or under a named act.
Signed, sealed and delivered the 26th day of July in the year of our Lord One Thousand
eight Hundred and eighty eight.
Benjamin S. Burdick L.S.
Mary S. Burdick X her mark L.S.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Salama Perry
William H. Clark
State of Rhode Island to wit,
Washington Co. — Charlestown July 26 A.D. 1888.
Personally came the within named Benjamin S. Burdick,
and acknowledging to the preceding instrument, by their signed, to be his
acknowledgment and at the same time came Mary S. Burdick, wife of
aforementioned act, also signed said instrument, and being then
created by me, separate and apart from her said husband, acknowledged
that she signed and sealed the same voluntarily, without any fear or
coercion on the part of the said husband. Before me
William H. Perry Town Clerk.
Approved April 20 1889
by H. G. Perry Town Clerk. L.S.
Know all men by these Presents that we Joshua Coburn,
and obligated, the right for eight sides of said Obligates, for and in consideration
of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars to us in hand paid by James Clark
heir of Charlestown, all of Washington county and State of Rhode Island,
do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto said James Clark and his Heirs and assigns forever all the
title right and interest the said James Clark his other brother has in and unto
one certain farm lying partly in Charlestown and part
one ninety of all the in the town of Washington and is the lot
by in westerly all the in the town of Washington and is the lot
of said James Peckham, dec. & difference being thirty had to thousand
lots of said James Peckham, dec. & difference being thirty had to thousand