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To all people to whom these presents shall come,
I Benjamin Thomas, of Charlestown, County of Washington Jen and State of
Rhode Island S S Being Willing, Know Ye that I the said Benjamin
Thomas, in hand and in Consideration of the sum of three hundred and fifty
Dollars, in hand before the undersigned bearing witness hereof and duly paid by
Stephen Potter, of the State Land bounty acknowledge the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge
and confirm and furthermore fully warrant the following described: Certain Land Parcel
and Housing, and of every part and parcel thereunto appertaining together with all
advantages from the said Stephen Potter, his heirs executors administrators
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Washington dc. Richmond March 1st 1852.
Before me Secretary appearances Benjamin Thomas, piece of the within deed and
acknowledged the same to be his solitary, act and deed chain hand and seal
Hereof a witness
My Page office May 31st 1852 [Signature]
By John Duncan the No. [Signature] George W. Allen Fee Raw.
To all people to whom these Presents shall Come Greetings
I Stephen Bailey of Providence County of the State of Rhode Island and
and East Rolling Know Ye That I the said do forever grant, bargain, sell and
convey for and consideration of the sum of Three Thousand and Fifty Dollars, in hand paid to
the aforementioned part of the same body provided by Byron Collett of Bristol County and
County NC the receipt whereof hereby acknowledged have granted and conveyed
sold fully conveyed and assigned price and paid hence and void of any prior grant and
prior convey of transferred assigned and delivered them unto the said Byron
Collett in his presence heirs and administrators successors from his present heirs to
him forever granted’s appraised absolute clear unencumbered conveyed and conveyed
and with the said Byron Collett to his person fully lawfully and absolutely pure plain
Barban full alone in full Enjoyment free and Clear and confirm unto him that the
said Collett his heirs and appises forever a certain piece of land of land of land
unless in part of land of Providence County and boundaries and distance in full duration
Only beginning at the North East corner of land and salt and running in a
Directly Southern direction 100 feet then Running westerly northby West 100 feet
running Southerly Eastern half Northy West 100 feet running southeasterly here by to
the Bound of Plaguering [illegible] in and land of Lyne to boundary of
Hargrave and containing Three Acres the same to be held in perpetuity and forever
free from all demands and to the provider While the said Byron Collett his heirs
and appises after he or who are now appises to hold the said by any interrupting
Distress at any time from present henceforth in said premises provided that has any
or except Condition of this Deed
I further do hold the said Parties part and convey promised with all the
Appurtenances property and convenience (to the same) belonging or in any
way Appertaining to the said Byron Collett his heirs and appises after he or any
person to the said heirs party provided and conveyed and with fourm
And I the said Stephen Bailey for myself My Heirs executors and
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