The instrument's own words
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I know ledger my self then with fully satisfied contented and paid to grant bargain sell convey
and confirm unto the said Simon Tucker by his heirs executors administrators assigns and forever
unto the said tractor for himself and said Simon Tucker in said Charlestown town it being the East and S side of lot
to the said Simon Tucker his heirs etc by the division of the Estate of Stephen Clarke’s double lot
one acre three roods and twenty perches with the house on it and so following beginning at
the south w corner of Tucker’s boundary line in the meadow of the pond near some white oak
tree and by thence north twenty degrees easterly bounded East by Simon Tucker’s land four chains twenty
and fifty links to a black oak hence by the side of a small brook north forty nine degrees east
quarter hundred acres of said lot all toured it’s boundary then running north forty three degrees
said Tucker and Simon Clarke had agreed and finally settled’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’
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an acre the be the same more or less Day and Bound as followeth beginning at a
stone it runs in a line between it and Tucker land and the land belonging to the
heirs of Jo[hn] [illegible] there be decided at being the South east corner of said lot North west three
quarter of a chain to a stub by the boundary of said three North Seven degrees East until it
comes to a line between here and Tucker land and the line of Jph [Joseph] Clarke above and bey
ond the boundary and nearby opposite where the quantity days end and certainly upon being and
of the same to the first mentioned bounds To Have and to hold the said granted
a [illegible] premises promptly with all the privileges and opportunities thereunto belonging
namely appurtenances unto the said Jonathan Clarke his Heirs and assigns
for ever he and them only proper use benefit and behoof comfort and forever and the said
a Father [illegible] for me my Heirs executors & Administrators do covenant promise
Engage and warrant to the said Jonathan Clarke his Heirs and assigns
that all and the love in the Ensealing hereof Jam the true sole lawful and lawful owner
of the above granted and bargained premises and am Lawfully seized and paid of
the same money or in proper right of a good perfect and absolute estate of
continuance in fine simple and have on my self as right full power and full power
full authority to grant bargain sell and convey the same in manner above
said and that the said Jonathan Clarke his Heirs and assigns shall have and
from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by fore and void title of
these presents Lawfully purchased and quietly have held up every proper and
buy the said Devises and bargained premises promptly with Appurtenances free and
from all every remedy and claims acquired Encumbrances of any and all
and all manner of former on a other gift grants Bargains leases lists wills mort-
gages indentures contracts Judgments Executions on any other Incumbrances
of what nature or tenure whatsoever that might in any way encumber on Legue otherwise or
make his and his present Deed thus done more of the said Nathan Tucker for
my self my Heirs the do covenant and Engage the above Demised and bargained
premises unto the said Jonathan Clarke his Heirs and assigns against the lawful
claims or demands of any person or persons whatever forever henceforth to
tenement bounded by the depths and heights and frontiers the nature of the said Na-
than Tucker both for the consideration above and with full just and summon all heirs
right of owners or power of thirds of mines and mills upon the above demised premises
unto the said Jonathan Clarke his Heirs and assigns forever In Witness where
of we have here unto set our hands and seals the Day of May and in the fif-
teenth year of American independence and 1791 Nathan Tucker (seal)
Signed sealed and Delivered
In presence of
Vermont Tucker (seal)
John Kelly
The above on the day and date above said personally appeared
said Need of this and within instrument to be their act and Deed hand and
as of June 1791 Seal before me Dileep Crock Justice peace
by me Benj. [illegible] J. S. Clrk