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Know All men by these Presents that I Joshua Champlin of Charlestown in the
county of Washington say, in Consideration of the sum of Seven Hundred &
fifty seven Dollars and of the Certain paid me by George H. Stanton of Charles-
town in said County of Kent I acquire and do hereby acknowledge have
now by these Presents do hereby give grant Bargain Sell Conveys and fully to
convey to the said George H. Stanton and his heirs forever One certain lot or piece
of land situate in said Charlestown containing one Eighth of an acre be the same
more or less with a dwelling house and other Buildings thereon bounded West
on the Mill Pond, Southeasterly on land of Joshua Champlin partly extended of
the said Joshua B. Card and partly on land of George W. Cobb and Extended on
the said land to the road Northwesterly partly on the road and partly on
a small piece of land near in the possession of the heirs of Philip
Cobb Deceased or however otherwise the same is or may be bounded
at the same time also find the eighth of a wood lot of Joshua B. Card bounded
of the Solar piece near in the possession of the heirs of said Philip Cobb
the said George H. Stanton to mall and Main tain at the pasture on
fence between the land described Demises and the land of said Joshua
B. Card. TO HAVE and TO HOLD the aforesaid Grant &
Bargain Premises with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto
now belonging This to the said George this George and his heirs and assigns
forever to his heirs their and their heirs and bequeaths forever that I the said Joshua Cham
plin for myself my heirs executors and administrators do Covenant
with the said George A. Stanton his heirs and Assigns that I am
seized in fee of the Premises that they are free from all incumbrances
that I have good right to sell and convey the same to the said to hold as forever
and that I will Warrant and Defend the same to the said George his
heirs and Assigns forever against the Claims of all persons
I, Lydia S. Champlin, wife of the said Joshua for the Consideration of
one Dollar paid to me by the said
George A. Stanton the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge Here by and by these
Presents do hereby remise release & forever quit claim all my Right of Dower
and Power of Wife in & to the premises aforesaid
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and Seals at Charls-
town aforesaid this 1st day of January in the year 1837.
Executed in presence of
Jos. Church
Joshua Champlin (L.S)
Munch Bitter the word Lawful
witnesses before signing Lydia S. Champlin (L.S)
Washington Co. C Charlestown January 1st 1837.
Recorded January 13 1837
by Samuel Stanton T. Clerk
Personally appeared the above named
Joshua Champlin & Lydia S. Champlin
his wife and severally acknowledged the fore-
said instrument to be their voluntary act &
Deed hands and Seals thereto affixed
Before
Jos. Church Justice Peace
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