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the lawful claims of all persons claiming the same for or by through
or under me an And I Susan R iff wife of said Joseph R iff do for
the consideration of ten ready money paid up and delivered unto
me my right of search and power of threes in me undo to the Premises
aforesaid to them the Lord John Sounson his heirs and Assigns
forever In Witness whereof we hereunto set our hands and seals
at Charlestown aforesaid this 23rd day of December 1849
In presence of
Gideon Harris ye
Peter Vossen
Joseph R iff SS
Susan R iff SS
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington county ss
Charlestown December 23rd 1849 Before me personally
came Joseph R iff and acknowledged that the following
Instrument by him signed to be his voluntarily
And that Susan R iff wife of said Joseph R iff
have commenced apart and separate from her said
husband for the consideration therein mentioned as
and aforesaid the foregoing instrument by his signature
to be his for her and betweenly her said And that she and
Dec 27 1849
not wish to retreat therefore
by G. Harris ye
1849 by G. Harris ye
Before me Gideon Harris J.P.C.
Know all men that I Welcome Burdick of Charlestown County of Washington
ton and State of Rhode Island on consideration of Three hundred dollars
paid to me by Charles Burdick & Welcome Burdick of the appearance town con
sideration of the present which I hereby acknowledge do hereby remise release
and forever give and grant unto the said Charles Welcome Burdick his heirs and
assigns forever a certain tract of land situate in Charlestown and
aforesaid to follow beginning at the said Welcome Burdick and at a large boulder
marked with a particular title on a west line with three stones running westerly to a
boulder by a fence road extended by the grantor until it comes to the border line
whichly is bounded by rock wall until it comes to a fence marked therefore
border line land which extends until it comes to the first mentioned boulder to hence
since the same way the boundary to repeat to boundary Welcome Burdick to the
intervening to convey to the same fence boundary Welcome Burdick to the
right of land that I purchased of Isaac Case containing by estimation
roughly one acre and the same more to it To have and to hold the said
together with all the privileges and appurtenances there to the said
Charles Welcome Burdick to his heirs and assigns forever and
I said Welcome Burdick for myself my heirs specified Administrator
water and Assigns do agree and covenant with said Charles Welcome Burdick
to their heirs and assigns that I will warrant and defend the same
to said Charles Welcome Burdick their heirs and assigns forever
against the lawful claims of all persons claiming the same for or under
me In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
day of December 1849
by hand and sealed and
In presence of
Gideon Harris ye
Peter Vossen
Welcome Burdick L.S.
Washington county ss
Charlestown December 23rd 1849
personally appeared Welcome Burdick and
acknowledged the foregoing to be his voluntarily
and act and deed signed and sealed their behalf of
Before me Gideon Harris & Clerk
Recorded Dec. 27 1849 by Gideon Harris Clerk
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