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To all People to whom these presents Shall Come
Thomas Button Gent of Charlestowne in the County of bristolling ton and
State of Rhode Island land Selling Knoweth That That the said
Thomas Button Esqr and in Consideration of the sum of Three hundred
and fifty Five Dollars and forty eight Cents to me in hand paid by the person
of me hereunto duly and truly paid by Simeon Adams of said Charlestowne
the under signed I do hereby acknowledge and am thereby fully satis fied
Contently and peace fully and hereby from the said Simeon Adams or his Executors and
Administrators forever by these presents I have granted Bargained
sold transferred conveyed Conveyed and Confirmed and by this
present do grant sell convey and Absolutely and entirely convey grant Bargain and sell
then convey convey Convey and Confirm unto the said Simeon
Adams or his Heirs and Assigns forever A certain tract or parcel of land
situate in said Town of Charlestowne Bounded on the North West and North
by Land of Henry Hobart and on the East by the Highway leading from this
Old Road to Spadlers new Bridge or Knowles Mills be Called together
with a dwelling) House and the other Buildings thereunto Belonging said
tract of land be Company by estimation about Ten Acres the same
m d lots I have and do hereby sell the said grants and Bargains
presents with all the appurtenances privileges and Commodities to the said
Belonging in any way appertaining to the said Simeon Adams p and
to him and his Heirs and Assigns forever to his and their only proper use benefit and behoof
forever And the said Thomas Button Esqr and my Heirs Executors and
Administrators do Covenant promise and agree to grant and to witt with the said
Simeon Adams or his Heirs and Assigns that at all and at all time the containing
said I am lawfully seized and possessed of some of the above Bargained
and am lawfully seized and possessed of the land in my own proper
right as a good perfect and absolute Estate of inhabitant in my own proper
and in my good right full force and lawfull authority to grant Bargain
sell Convey and Confirm the said Land and premises in manner aforesaid
Said And that the said Simeon Adams p or his Heirs and Assigns shall
and may from time to time to terms and at all times forever have hold by the
full tenure of this present carefully peacefully and quietly have hold
occupy to himself and Every of the said domined and Bargained premises
with the appurtenances free and Clear and purely and Clearly acquitted
indemnified and Discharged of and from all and all manner of former
or other gifts grants bargains sales leases Mortgages loads contracts liens
terms bonds judgments executions and encumbrances of what name or
nature howsoever that might in any measure in a degree Alter or make
void the present Deed