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Whereas the Hon. Court of Probate of the town of Charlestown state
of Rhode Island, by their decree dated May 29th 1852 authorize John
Stanton administrator on the Estate of Samuel Derry of said Charlestown
to and make sale of parcels of land by auction by the above for the purpose of paying
the debts of said deceased due as expires of selling his Estate of the leftover done
that said State and a due sale made by said administrator in conformity
to said writ decree and sale shall vest in the Purchaser all the
right title and interest which the said Samuel Derry had in said premise
on the day of his death
Now Therefore know all men that I John Stanton administrator as
aforesaid by virtue of the authority settled on me as aforesaid and in
the further consideration of the sum of sixteen Dollars and twenty five
cents 16 25 hr’s paid me by Edward J Burdick of North Kingstown in the
borough of New London State of Connecticut received the receipt hereof I hereby
acknowledge do hereby in my said capacity as administrator sell lease
for and convey to the said Edward J Burdick the being the highest
bidder at a public auction of said Real Estate had by virtue of the
above decree on the 17th day of July 1852 his heirs and assigns
forever all the right title and interest which the said Samuel Derry
had at the time of his death in the farm commonly known as the
Samuel Derry farm situated in said Charlestown containing by mea-
sure one hundred sixty one acres and a half (161 1/2) bounded as
follows viz On the North by the lanes of Chas. Smith, on the East on
land of John H Bruggen and Arthur Browning on the South by
Green Hill road the Derry brook and the Charlestown pond, on the West
by Charlestown Pond and land of Samuel Mage and a small box
called the School House Pond where the Ponge now stands
To have and to hold the aforesaid premise which are however subject
to certain incumbrances made by virtue of Samuel Derry senior with
to him the said Edward J Burdick his heirs and assigns forever to
on his heirs use his heirs and before me appears the said John Stanton
in my capacity as administrator as hereby covenant with the said
Edward J Burdick his heirs and assigns that I will warrant
and defend to him the said Edward J Burdick his heirs and assign
all the right title and interest which the said Samuel Derry
had at the time of his death in the premises aforesaid
(Praves made before signing)
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this second
day of August AD 1852
In presence of
G Brandow Cross
J Robert Cross
John Stanton Adm L l
State of Rhode Island
Washington Co Misterly August 2d A 1852
Personally appeared John Stanton signe and sealer of the
foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be
his voluntary act and deed in his capacity as aforesaid
Before me J Robert Cross Town Clerk
Recorded August 4th 1852
by Charles Cross T Clerk