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To all people to whom these presents shall come Greeting
Know ye that I Joseph Crop of Charlestown in the County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island for the Consideration of ten hundred dollars received to my full
satisfaction of Charles Crop of the said town County and state of the which amount
I acknowledge receipt of fully paid paid and fully satisfied and do by these presents give grant
bargain and sell forever unto the said Charles Crop his heirs and assigns forever all
certain tract of land in Charlestown containing by estimation one rood one to the
same more or less and is bounded as follows Viz Beginning at the south west
corner of Delano's land at the side land there North then westerly to said North land
belonging to the heirs of Caleb Crop of Charlestown then south in a line with his house with
said land to the highway leading to the said Mill then north easterly in a line south
west to a White oak and then at the south of the Corn Crib then easterly to the place of begin
ning with a Cedar and then to the house there standing
To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises with the
appurtenances thereof unto the said Charles Crop his heirs and assigns forever to
have own proper uses we and behoof and also I the said Joseph Crop do for myself
my heirs executors and administrators Covenant and warrant to the said Charles Crop his
heirs that I am and shall want until the ending of this present I am and shall be seised of
the said premises as a good and fee simple estate free in sole tenure and have good right to
bargain and sell the same in as manner and form as above written and that this
time no free of any Encumbrances whatever and furthermore I do by these presents
do by these presents bind myself my heirs forever to warrant and defend the above
granted and bargained premises to him the said Charles Crop his heirs and assigns
all claims and demands whatsoever Witness our witnessed whereof I have hereunto set
my hand this Ninth day of July one thousand eight hundred and
forty eight signed sealed and delivered in presence of
of Thomas R King on
Sam King Joseph Crop of C. (L.S.)
Washington Co Charlestown July 9th a 1848
Personally came before me Joseph Crop signed and sealed the within
Instruments and acknowledged the same to be his free and voluntary
act and deed
Recorded July 18th a 1848 Sam King Justice Peace
By Tho Stanton Town Clerk
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