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Whereas the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island Senate at their
January session 1811 authorized former Loyalists a monetary of their former
property Title etc of Indegage to take under the terms and directions of the law
of Rhode Island all the right title etc to the land called Samuel Coggs
in size eighteen rods of land lying in North Charlestown containing eighty four perches fixed
now known as it was formerly as a grazing pasture although formerly known as
the land of Thomas M. Coggs & Richardson, situated lying on Drews Bay and partly in the
bog of Coggs Extension it may be noted in the law in force that this property was
of former Loyal Coggs An independent fact is that during the course of the American
war said land of Charlestown said land now authorized by the state government although
said land was then and continued maintained in the substation reference hereinto
be it known
Now therefore We do and by these presents make this Samuel Coggs capable by these
title in full power to sell deal with etc in any manner and conduct of said property
in full title and fully justified hereon evidence of the conclusion of the law
said eighty four perches said property also provided by a survey made a memorandum of the
said land of North Charlestown etc Article to be duly acknowledged to be right grant
and convey unto said Prince Bent and his heirs all the right title etc and intend
now to serve the aforementioned land situate with the aforementioned to the name the
said Prince Bent and his heirs and assigns forever
And We do and to the said Prince Bent and his heirs now securing to the law
of Rhode Island and upon whose rights against the heirs of said title
No Restrictions of our name suffice announce our signs and dates this 7 day of December
of 1841 before
Sophis Stanton
Samuel Stanton
Samuel X Coggs L.S.
(seal)
Joseph Court on my said Capacity
Witnessing at Charlestown on the 7th 1841 Samuel Coggs and Prince
Bent declared acknowledged the conveyance to their Mutual act and deed
and their hands are here build and Sealed before me
Samuel Stanton L.S.
Justice of the Peace Charlestown
Know all men by these presents that I Prince Bent of Charlestown in
the County of Newington and State of Rhode Island Senate demand a memorandum of the
title of Samuel Coggs Resident in the town of Charlestown County and State of Rhode
Island for an indemnification of the sum of seventeen and eighty four dollars paid
by the former Samuel Coggs of the town of North State of Rhode Island the right of whom said land
member of the Independent State of Switzerland the right now refers of whom said land
simple hereunto related unleashed and free from quiet claims and etc to the said Samuel Coggs and
present convey release and free from quiet claims etc to the said Samuel Coggs and
and deed all property right title etc to the said land with a certain
fact or parcel of land lying in North Charlestown lying along a boundary of the North
Charlestown in part bound contouring by a certain line about 100 feet and measure of
it bound Northly on a highway running from the road leading to the land of Thomas
M. Coggs & Richardson’s and Southly in line of said highway bounded by land of Thomas M.
Coggs & Richardson’s partly in land of Drews Bay and partly in line of said land in manner
extension it may be noted by the law in force that said land manufactured of
Samuel Coggs by deed bearing date the Seventh day of December 1841 the said Coggs being
Authorized to sell and dispose of the premises having the advice and consent of
his Wife and with the said his legitimate Wife agrees apparently to be noted of 1841
the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island Senate at their January session of 1811
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to have and to hold the same to the said buyer with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto
belonging to him the said buyer have bought his hand with all said alleged farm.
Off the Continuation of the for a few days later it was that whereas
the said buyer Prince Bent stating having to the said buyer bought a
set of hands bearing several marks with the above described parcels
the twenty fifth of September 1808, for [illegible] and for consideration
of eighty five dollars, Area of the said Prince Bent have hired
equally acknowledged in all ways proper to come and stipulate
to the said buyer bought his hand for certain sums of money to
or assign the said buyer wrote for one hundred and eighty five
dollars by the said Prince Bent, in the presence of [illegible] - December afternoon
then this deed made will be null and void and of no effect to remain
in due form and virtue.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
at Charlestown appear on this 7th day of December 1808.
Executed in presence of
Wm Nichols
Isaiah Stanton
Prince Bent
by me Official Capacity Joseph Gavitt
Washington [illegible]
Charlestown December 7th 1808
Personally appeared Prince Bent Signer of the above deed
and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act and deed
hand and seal All parties aforesaid for the purpose mentioned herein appear
before me Brown Stanton Public Justice
Return Aug 12th 1808
By John Stanton Clerk
Whereas the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations at their General Assembly holden at Providence November
Fourth a Copy of the Memorial of the inhabitants of several farms in Charlestown neighboring
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