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Know all men by these Presents that I Jesse Worden of Charlestown
in the County of Washington of the State of Rhode Island, Ye. Farmer agreed in Consideration
of the sum of eighty five Dollars to me in hand paid by Edward Allen Ye. Farmer of
said County the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge do hereby sell
Bargain sell & Convey unto the said Edward Allen Ye. Farmer of said
Town for ever a certain Lot of Land lying in said Charlestown containing ten
acres more or less & bounded on the North by the March of [illegible]
on the East by a [illegible] southerly and westerly on land of Jesse Worden
To Have and Hold the same
together with all the privileges and appurtenances
of the above described Premises together with all the privileges and appurtenances
of the above described Premises together with all the privileges and appurtenances
then and there belonging to him and Edward Allen his heirs theirs and assigns for ever
Hereunto to belong to him and Edward Allen his heirs theirs and assigns for ever
Hereunto to belong to him and Edward Allen his heirs theirs and assigns for ever
To convey the same to be Warrant Secure and defended against the Claims of all persons
against the Claims of all persons
Provided however that the said Jesse Worden
on the Condition that the said Edward Allen
in his time his Executors Administrators
Worden his heirs theirs Executors Administrators
or Assigns shall pay, or cause to be paid
to the said Edward Allen his heirs theirs
Administrators or Assigns the full sum
of eighty five Dollars with the interest
of seven per cent per annum arriving there
this Indenture shall be Null and Void whereas the said
do remain in full force and virtue within
Laws I the Witness whereof have set my hand and
seal to this Indent this 29 day of May
1783
Executed in presence of Jesse Worden (L.S)
John Tucker
Samuel Stanton
Washington in the [illegible] Court town on the [illegible]
above Worden personally appeared to [illegible]
Jesse Worden and acknowledged to [illegible] the aforesaid
instrument the day same signed to be his act seal
and seal and Seal Samuel Stain Coms. of
Recorded August 18 1783 by St. Stanton Reg.