The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that whereas George C Mason & the heirs of the late
and sole of Samuel Mason deceased stand Administrator of the goods and estate of
said Samuel Mason by letters of said Administrator declared on authority by the said Court
of the City of Providence to sell at publick Auction of all the lot of lots
of land in the town of Providence which said Christopher to Henry late of the house Des
and a lot adjoining said Henry and selling the same in the town of Pawtucket
and the Shoreland and the Oceanfield farm or so much
as occurred as sufficient to meet the costs of this cause therefore said Samuel and
his heirs shall not suffer said Henry having passed on the night before the day
of June 1855 in reference to the said note of said Court of Providence
hereby declare
that as of date George C Mason Administrator on the
estate of said Samuel Mason by letters of said Administrator declared on
authority vested in me by the said Court of Providence a parcel of land
in the town of Providence in consideration of the sum of four hundred dollars being
said delivered to me in my said capacity said William J Browning
said George Mason assigned this Highest bid at a Publick Auction of
the said land on the 1st day of September 1855 the receipt
of which is hereby acknowledged in my said capacity grant bargain sell
and convey and remise to said William J Browning and his heirs
all that piece of land and indirect which said Christopher by
conveyance of Samuel Mason gave and to a certain piece of land
said Providence documented and described as following
north easterly by a fencing of said Party North easterly by a certain Land East easterly
by a wall of Samuel Foster south easterly by a wall of Eustace
Chapin south westerly by a fence of Samuel Foster on the West side westerly
partly by a wall of said party partly by a fence of John Sayer and westerly
partly by a fence of James Samuel Foster declared or however otherwise
be indicated by the same said Cause that was caused to said Christopher
to Henry long by Christopher & Samuel Mason his heirs and called and known as
the Jamison farm to have and to hold all the aforesaid granted
and described Premises to him and his heirs William J Browning until the
of furthermore the heirs and assigns forever I assure that
are duly authorized to sell said Premises a precise that one
legal title as owned by said Court of Providence was owner of
said Tale and that it has complied with the directions of said
Court in that respect
Of this Testimony witness my hand
and Seal in my said Capacity as Administrator as aforesaid this
the 4th day of November in the year eighteen hundred and fifty five
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Sam Brown
George C Mason LS
Administrator on deeds of
Charter of Prov
Providence Sc Providence No 5th 1855
There personally appeared before me this third named George C Mason and
acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed subscribed to be his
free act and Deed
Before me
George L Sayles
Justice of the Peace
Recorded the 10th 1855
By Chas Cross Clerk