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Know all men by these presents That I Sanford Cant
of Charlestown County of Washington & State of Rhode Island for Pin
Consideration of the Sum of Three Hundred Dollars to me in hand
paid by Lt Cayley of the Same County & State, aforesaid The Receipt of
which I hereby acknowledge myself fully satisfied’s paid dispose to hereby
quit claim and forever quit claim to him said Lt Cayley all the right
Title and Interest I have in or unto two Certain lots of land lying
in said Town bounded as follows First That bounded on the East by Saltwater
& East on the South by the Way of some I Lewis West by the Mill Stream
to Colley and North by the Way of Dr Gardner and the Post Way Second Lot containing
more or less twenty perches of the South East Corner bound to East Saltwater bounded on the
East by Road Belknap on the south by the salt Pond on the west by Christoper
Lt & J purchase of Charlestown & Gardner
They being the same two
I have agreed to hold the same to him the said Lt Cayley his
Heirs and Assigns forever
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal This 13th day
of April 1839 in presence of
Sanford Cant [Seal]
Gilbert Clazer
Samuel A Thory etc
Washington Co Charlestown April 13th A 1839
Personally Came the within named Sanford Cant on the day above written
& acknowledged the within deed by him signed to be his free & voluntary act
Before me John Hanford Town Clerk
Recorded this deed August 15th 1839 John Hanford T. Clerk