The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these that I Matthew S Browning of Charlestown
owns in the towny of Washington in the state of Rhode Island on consideration
of the sum of one hundred and twenty five dollars and twenty eight cents paid unto
me Samuel Ward of brist Charlestown the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge
to have given grant bargain sell and convey unto said Ward his heirs and
assigns forever The one half part containing one hundred and half acre of
land situated in said Charlestown company adjoining the land of Mrs. her Ho
lown now or lately known as [illegible] bounded on the north by [illegible] White's [illegible] and on the East
by [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] or hence southly bounded on the north side of some piece
of land containing by estimation twenty acres by the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
watered by a brook from Charlestown and bounded on [illegible] [illegible] by the North by
White's and [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] south on the [illegible] [illegible] by the East by [illegible]
some [illegible] and west by [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] or hence southly bounded.
I HAVE done to hold said grantees and bargains premises with the privileges
appertainances thereof To him said Samuel Ward his heirs and assigns forever and
and I the said Matthew S Browning for myself my heirs executors appointed
and assigns covenant to and with said Ward his heirs and assigns advise
and [illegible] [illegible] to warrant quietly in full to the premises That they are free
from all incumbrances that I have given up to the said Ward the claim to
said Samuel Ward to hold and appreciate and defend the same warrant and
defend to the same Samuel Ward his heir and assigns forever against the lawfull
claims and demands of all persons claiming the claims of right of dower
and power of third hold to said Ward by me Matthew Browning
The Conditions of the
aforewritten deed are that if the said Matthew Browning my heirs
aforewritten shall fail to pay said Samuel Ward his heirs executors
appointed or administrators a sum of one hundred and twenty five dollars
and twenty eight cents on or before the 5 day of February 1844 together
with interest on the same ten per cent per annu The aforementioned deed shall be
a certain note bearing same date with this present given by me to
the said Samuel Ward for the payment of the sum aforesaid with interest
at the time aforesaid said note shall remain on
full force
Before me it witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 5 day of February 1842
signed sealed & delivered
in presence of
[illegible] [illegible]
Josiah H. Poffen
Washington SS Charlestown 6 Feb 5 1842
Personally came Matthews S Browning and acknowledged the
preceding instrument to be his free and voluntary act
Before me
[illegible] [illegible] Josiah H. Poffen Justice peace
Recorded march 25 1842
By John Manton T.C.
On the 3 day of march AD 1845 I think of the witness named Matthew S Brown
ring the sum of one hundred eleven dollars and by cents the full sum of contents of
I’m [illegible] [illegible] and promise and insurect and I hereby discharge him the said
Matthew S Browning his heirs and allegut from all liabilities on account of the sums
In the name of
John Hunter
[illegible] [illegible] the [illegible]
Recorded march 4 1845
By John Manton T.C.
Witness my hand Samuel Ward L.S.
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