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Know all men by these presents that I named at Shingels of Charlestown
in the county of Washington in the state of Rhode Island, for and in con-
sideration of the sum of five hundred and eleven dollars paid by me by the hand
of [illegible] of Charlestown, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do give, grant
and bargain sell and convey unto Saml Atwell and his heirs forever a certain tract
of land with appurtenances thereunto belonging and with a dwelling house and out houses
standing thereon situated in said Charlestown continuing by estimation 10 chains
eastward by the land of [illegible] and the road way east’d bounded as follows viz: one line
the North bound by the land of [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] and on the South by the
land of [illegible] [illegible] and also a certain other tract of land of the same
[illegible] in said Charlestown continuing by estimation ten acres to the land of the same
[illegible] on the North side and by the road and by the land of the [illegible] [illegible]
on the West and on the South bounded by land of [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
To have and to hold the said premises and granted premises with the priv-
ileges and appurtenances to the same belonging to him the said Saml Atwell his
heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof I James A Kenyon for myself my heirs
executors and administrators set my seal. [Seal] with Saml Atwell his heirs
and assigns to all the land’s rights privileges and to of the premises. The said land are
free of all encumbrances. And I have gave warranty to sell and convey
the premises to the said Saml Atwell his heirs at law forever and that I shall covenant and
defend the premises to the said Saml Atwell his heirs and assigns forever against the
lawfull claims and demands of all persons forested. In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day of March AD 1844.
Executed sealed and delivered
By [illegible] [illegible]
Joseph H. Griffin
James A. Kenyon Seal
Washington Co. S.S. Personally came before me Joseph H. Griffin and acknowledged
signed the above and approved instrument by him signed to be his act Seal and
delivery act.
Joseph H. Griffin Justice of the Peace.
Recorded Apr 17 1844
By William Hollister Clerk
To all people to whom these presents shall come: Greeting.
Know you that we Medan Sheffield [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] and Wesley Gantz, age of
[illegible] residing in the County of Kent state of Connecticut, for divers good
considerations of the sum of [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] for the sum of [illegible] strangers in
to our full satisfaction of Henry Sheffield his heirs [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
county of Providence state of Connecticut, [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] and
by the said first named for ourselves and our heirs fully clear and
free guaranteed and by the said first named for ourselves and our heirs forever from the said Henry
Sheffield and his heirs [illegible] [illegible] and forever promised premises [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
to have and here after [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
in the said Medan Sheffield, George M White, Robert Gantz have a right to have
on as a certain tract found a piece of land situated in the town of Charlestown county of Kent
Washington in state of Rhode Island containing about [illegible] acres more or less,
and bounded as follows viz: Northly by land’s belonging to [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
Eastly by the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
Eastly by the land of Robert [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
one other tract of land [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
bounded as follows viz: Northly by the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
Westly on the north side situated in your [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] bounded as follows viz:
Eastly by a part
of the path that goes to the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
bounded by land
owned by Thomas Sheffield, and Eastward [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Northly part on the high
way [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
on the North by the land of Jonathan Macomber’s land and Northly on the [illegible] [illegible]
the said Macomber’s land, and partly in the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] to the
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