Rhode Island Stampless Covers & Letters
1807 Chepachet, RI SFL - Land Transfer Documents
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TRANSFER OF TITLE - QUITCLAIM DOCUMENT
Know all men by these presents, that we Daniel Owen, Thomas Owen and Solomon Owen, all of Glouster (Gloucester) in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, esquires alias Gentlemen in consideration of the sum of Ten --- Dollars paid us by Cornelius Williams of Alford in the county of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Yeoman the right whereof we do hereby acknowledge - have remised, released and forever quit - claimed and do by these presents remiss, release and forever quit claim unto the said Cornelius Williams his heirs and assigns forever a tract of land lying in Alford aforesaid described as follows - ? beginning at the south side of the mill pond and about three rods west of the mill commonly called Spoon Mill standing on Green River, thence running southerly about three rods and three quarters to a rock, thence south-easterly to the road, thence running running (word repeated in document) by said road twenty rods to a hemlock tree standing by the bank by the east side of said river and north side of said mill dam and thence to the first branch to have and to hold the same together with all privileges and appurtenances thereon thenceforth belonging to him the said Cornelius Williams his heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof we have hereto set our hands and signed this twenty third day of July A.D. 1808.
Signed Sealed and delivered   in presence of us}     Ebenr (Ebenezer?) Felch} Witness for S. Owen   Moses Hopkins  }   Cyrus Cooke     }	Daniel Owen Tho' Owen Solomon Owen

NOTARIZED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF SIGNATURE (2)
Providence /~ Glouster 23 July 1807 Personally came before me the subscribers Daniel Owen & Thomas Owen signers to the within written instrument and acknowledged the same to be their  own free act and deed.                                      Cyrus Cook  Just. Peace	Providence /~ July 29. 1807 Personally came before me the subscriber Solomon Owen the signer to the within  instrument and acknowledged the same to be his own free act and deed.                                      Cyrus Cook  Just. Peace

RECORDING OF DEED - BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
	Berkshire Co., Great Barrington Aug 10th 1807 Received and recorded in Book number 45 page 68.                                       by Moses Hopkins Regr

EXPENSES AND CHARGES BY CYRUS COOKE
	Quit Claim -- ------------------ Daniel Owens and Others to Cornelius Williams --------------------------------- Rcd August 10th 1807 fees Duty Drawing Attachments Postage   33 17 25 25 121/2 ------------- 1..121/2 5..00 more for my trouble & expenses 6..121/2