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said date 1859 24th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
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Conveyed sealed and delivered
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by [illegible] Clark
State of South Carolina
Washington SC
In Charleston this Twenty fourth day of Feb an thousand
eight hundred and fifty nine Cygnus Watson & Sarah Watson privately appeared before me
and acknowledged the instrument exhibited to me To be their own act and voluntary act
and deed
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25th day of January 1857
In Plenum of
Charles Cornis
Albert Browning,
Washington Sc
Brownell, appeared Ezekiel H. Browning & H. Browning, Signes and Seales of the
within instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed
Refer me
Presented March 11th 1857
C. Charles Cornis Senior Clerk
C. Albert B. P.M.
Presented March 25, 1857
C. Charles Cornis S.C.
Exhibit H Browning 25
Hannah H Browning 21
To all people to whom these presents shall come We the Honorable G
Conway judge of the Fourth Providence in the County of Providence and State of
Rhode Island and say James Mason of Suttuck in the County of Bristol in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hereby Greeting. Know ye that we the
said Jonathan & Anne Lewis Thompson for and in consideration of the sum
of 5 hundred and seven dollars paid unto us in hand before the executing hereof will
and do hereby grant from all Collins Hopkinson and Anna Colline Hopkinson of Bristol
both in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island the right remedy
and the hereditaments appertaining and the fully satisfied entirety unto and
unto successors of every part and parcel thereof the premises signed and witnessed
the same paid John & Anna Colline their heirs forever bought and maintained
their heirs by one piece ground, parcels bargain, estate, enterprise,
use, consume and employe and the same for fully, fair, absolute and entirely,
grant forever all, alone, appurtenances every enjoyment unto them their heirs and assigns
their Colline their heirs and assigns forever a piece lot of ocean scrapie land
containing about acres and lot it be all part of a part of off the shore of the same
now known as follow can p. s. surveyor in the 29th day of September AD 1842
commencing at the northeast corner of the lot measuring south 84 deg W
120 feet along Eastling on lot no 3 then west 100 feet to a westerly Corner pole very well
knowning in the Cedar Swamp then south 10 east 100 feet right to a stake with
westerly Lot no 5 then south east 100 feet to Coast Corner pole right to the west
with new boundary line crossing the cedar swamp to Cedar Swamp C. Swamp.
To have and to hold the said grants and bargain forever unto the all opposite
successors and maintainments to the same belonging in all aspects appertaining to
them and their heirs Anna Colline their heirs and assigns forever to sure and
their only use and purpose and forevermore But in the said Jonathan &
Anne Lewis for and in consideration of the sum aforementioned of current payment and
full payment of and Anna Colline their heirs and assigns forever and assigns of the
same for providing brief and comprehensive and any further payments and of
the same for any further payments and any further payments and of
further right and perfect absolute title independent of all claims whatever in
henceforth authority to grant bargain sale every thing of the same and
convey in manner as appropriate and for the same total value of the Colline
privilege rights and shall may and time from time to time from now and forever bought
to be free and clear of imposts’s parcels, parcels, and quantity hereby, made free and
enjoyment free the same and convenient reference with the appurtenances
and star area purely and shortly equipped representative and directorship of said
from any manner of taxes or other gifts purely bargain, estate, leasehold mortgage
bills, entails parcels, deeds, payments, conveyances, settlements of costs and
returns forever that might arise more or strayne obstruct in sure and