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of all persons $\text{y}^e$ Notary whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
23$\text{rd}$ day of August A$\text{no}$ 1808
John R Congdon S.S.
Executed in presence of
$\text{y}^e$ above named
Joseph Steffen Witness
Washington st. Charlestown Aug. 23$\text{rd}$, 1808 Personally came
before me John R Congdon ann’d acknowledged the preceding instrument
to be his voluntary act and signed to be his voluntary act and hand and seal
Joseph Steffen Justice of the Peace
KNOW all men by these presents that I John Miller of Charlestown in
the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island for and in Consideration
of the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars to me paid by John R Congdon the escapee
Thereof by whom the aboveage is hereby given granted bargained sold and conveyed
similarly John R Congdon his heirs and assigns forever a certain lot of land with
a small dwelling a dwelling house and other buildings thereon standing situated in
said Charlestown containing by estimation Area more or less and bounded
as follows viz by the North in the hands of Charles Brown on the East by Anderson Lane and on
the South bound East of the highway a house owner Maurice Simmons being the boundary
northward of the property of John R Congdon now and hereafter from time to time grant and bargain
premises in the Property and appurtenances thereof to the said John R Congdon and
his heirs executors administrators heirs represents and accommodities as convenants on
conveyance with the said John R Congdon his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seised in fee of the
premises that they are free of all encumbrances mortgages mortgages and that I have sole and absolute
Right to convey the same to the said John
Congdon to hold aforesaid and their heirs forever and be it known to the said John R
Congdon his heirs and assigns that no payment against the bought claims and demands of all
persons The Condition of the aforementioned deed is that I the said John Miller my
heirs represents & accommodities declare that I owe to the said John R Congdon his heirs represents
& administrators a debt the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars in
yearly payments of no less than one dollar each year on a February the 23$\text{rd}$
day of August A$\text{no}$ 1808 together with interest on the same until the time of payment
aforementioned and as a true certain token of hand knowing some described
here presents given to me John R Congdon for his payment of
the sum aforesaid with interest at the time of appearance shall be void
otherwise to demand in full pure
An Instrument whose I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23$\text{rd}$ day
of August A$\text{no}$ 1808 In witness whereof I sign my signature
In presence of
Ally Potter
Joseph Steffen
John Miller S.S.
Washington st. Charlestown on the day and year above
written personally came before me John Miller and acknowledged the
preceding instrument to be his voluntary act and signed to be his voluntary act and
hand and seal
Joseph Steffen Justice of the Peace
Received Aug 23$\text{rd}$ A$\text{no}$ 1808
By $\text{y}^e$ Regr. Joseph Steffen