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Know all Men by these Presents that I Thomas S. Howrie of South
town in the County of Washington one State of Rhode Island for and in Consider
ation of the sum of three thousand dollars to me in Hand paid by Gordon H.
of Charlestown in the County and State aforesaid The Receipt whereof I do
acknowledge have Given granted bargained and Sold and by these Presents do
grant Bargain Sell Convey and confirm unto the said Gordon H.
[illegible] and his heirs forever, the one undivided Fourth part of the hereunto
annexed [illegible] the one undivided fourth part of the farm in Charlestown
Dominion known by the Name of the Davis farm and containing about ninety
seven acres of meadow wood land the above mentioned lot with a dwelling house
Standing on a lot bounded as follows viz Southly bounded on the West by the
Station and south boundary boundary, Easterly on land of Samuel Stanton and land
belonging to the Diverses of Thomas Howrie and Edward Wood viz southly
on the South piece bounded on land of Sarah Bounder and land late belonging to
Thomas Jones of Narragansett Bay or whoever otherwise the same may be Bound
and delivered. Moreover the one undivided fourth part of a lot of the [illegible]
or repute the Common known by the Name of the Liberty lot the said Liberty lot
being in Charlestown Common known by the Name of the Liberty lot the said Liberty lot
being bounded as follows viz Northly on the land of Samuel Stanton Easterly on the
of Samuel Stanton Northly on the land of Edward Wood viz and Northly on the
farm so called containing about twenty acres of Cedar swamp and Wooded lot all the
one undivided fourth part of the land of Wood lying in Charlestown all the [illegible]
portion containing about the [illegible] belonging to the Narragansett Indians and the
portion containing about the [illegible] on land of George [illegible] and the
of James Briggs and Gilbert Stanton Easterly on land of George [illegible] and the
of James Briggs and Gilbert Stanton Northly and westerly on land of the
of George H. Kilburn and land of Ethan Crawford.
To Have and to hold and enjoy and possess the same with all the rights
and Appurtenances thereunto belonging or any way appertaining. And that
Thomas S. Howrie is forever my friend with his Heirs successors Administrator and Assigns
warrant with the said Gordon H. Howrie that the premises aforesaid shall be free and
clear of all encumbrances aforesaid that I have good and sufficient Right to Sell and Convey the
premises aforesaid and that I will warrant and Defend the same to the heirs friend
in manner aforesaid and that I will warrant and Defend against the lawful Claims of all for
ever. In Witness whereof I have set my hand and seal to this Indenture whereas I should
witnessed Closing in by through or under me in Charlestown where I shall
unto my hand and seal the Twenty second day of January in the year one thousand
eight hundred Eighteen and the thirty second 1837.
Ex presentes
George D. Coffin
Recorded Jan 12 1837 State of Rhode Island the
Washington for Charlestown Jan 2 1837 personally came
before me Thomas S. Howrie signed & dated of the above and for
Wm. Stanton J.P. Instrument and acknowledged the same to be her free and
Voluntary act before me
George Thurston Justice of the Peace
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