The instrument's own words
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1811.
Know all men by these presents that I Smothers an indentured Servant,
known as Thomas in the county of washington state constitution of the state of Jersey
Delaware born on by Melome Sucker of rhode island in providence county the assignee hereafter
I do hereby acknowledge to be hereby unite relate and forever quitclaim unto the said Slave
Melome Sucker his heirs and assigns forever one certain lot of land with the accompanying
acreage those boundaries pertaining containing the sum of about one acre situated in said
providence town and premises as follows first boundary and boundary on land of Lawrence
Warman & co in the south part of the grants and on the north by the highway leading to the
east part of the lot of land described in the said book between Sucker & Melome Sucker by
Lawrence Warman to bound the said Melome Sucker his heirs and assigns forever and
unto the said forever part lot and boundary to Lawrence & co
To Have and to Hold the same together with all the privileges and app
urtenances thereunto belonging to the said Melome Sucker his heirs and assigns forever and of the
said Smothers for myself my heirs executors administrators and conveyances to consent
the said Melome Sucker his heirs and assigns forever the against the boundaries and parts pieces
of framing by thorough whereas none or neither slave have land conveyances in now the perfection
of balance although until I Slave Melome Sucker now a free person hence hereafter that
now as to the confirmation after and for the further and certain confirmation of the indentured
by me slave Melome Sucker the result satisfactory hereby acknowledge give up and
forever any my right of claim and power of house and land in the below descriptor per
step to him the said Melome Sucker his heirs and assigns forever
In the Solemnity whereof in honor witness have and done this 7 day of may
in the year 1811 witness in presence of
John Potter
William Freeman
Jonathan Sucker L.S.
Patience Sucker L.S.
State of Rhode Island to
Washington co Charlestown May 7th 1811
Personally appeared before me some Jonathan Sucker and Patience Sucker his wife
signed and sealed the aforementioned instrument and acknowledged the
same to have been free and voluntary acting as a deed
Joseph W. Griffin Justice of the Peace
witness may 25 1811 By John Potter Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I Melome Sucker of slave
known as the in the County of washington state constitution of the state of Jersey Delaware part
now by Jonathan Sucker of providence in said county the assignee hereafter I do hereby
acknowledge to be hereby unite relate and forever quitclaim unto the said slave
Jonathan Sucker his heirs and assigns forever one certain lot of land with the accompanying
acreage those boundaries pertaining containing the sum of about one acre situated in said
providence town and premises as follows first boundary and boundary on land of Lawrence
Warman & co in the south part of the grants and on the north by the highway leading to the
east part of the lot of land described in the said book between Sucker & by Jonathan Sucker & by
Lawrence Warman aforesaid the said Jonathan Sucker his heirs and assigns forever and
maintain all the partitions between slave let and the said Jonathan Sucker
Lawrence & co
To Have and to Hold the same together with all the privileges and app
urtenances thereunto belonging to the said Jonathan Sucker his heirs and assigns forever
and I the said Slave witness declaring for myself my heirs executors administrators and
conveyances to consent with the said Jonathan Sucker his heirs and assigns forever and
assign the same to the said Jonathan his heirs and assigns forever and
the said the lot of land aforesaid by their rights or under no where their land
conveyance is now in the possession of slave Jonathan Sucker
In the Solemnity whereof in honor witness have and done this 7 day of may in the year 1811
In presence of
John Potter
William Freeman
Welcome Sucker L.S.
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Washington j. Charlestown May 9th 1841
Personally came before me Welcome Sucker a free man of color and acknowledged
that the pursuing instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act
and deed.
Witness my hand 25th April 1841. Joseph W. Griffin Justice of the Peace.
By John Martin & G. Clarke.
Know all People to whom this Present Write come. I Jonathan
Sucker to all inhabitants of Charlestown Richmond in the county of washington, in the State
of Rhode Island Signed Writing. Know Ye That I the said Jonathan
Sucker for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred and fifty and five Dollars
in hand paid to me by the following persons namely by Jameson & Clarke of
Richmond aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and confirm
the following parts: five sections contained and paid thirteen and twenty perches
and twelve feet square concentrate and adjacent water rights have this day sold
conveyed and delivered unto Jameson & Clarke forever. These parcels:
one black horse branded in rump and shoulder with a letter S
one green pasture bargained bought, sold, delivered, conveyed and confirmed
car. and by this present deed in perpetuity, fully and absolutely given’t’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’