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To all People to whom these presents shall come Greeting Know
that I diminish Woodwards of Charles town in the county of Washington and State of
Rhode Island being of sound mind for the consideration of forty five pounds lawfull money
of the same in hand paid by Samuel Bliven of North tavern the most worth of that each one
of me in my self three the full sum satisfied and paid in my own proper person and of my own
free will and pleasure on the 8th day of June 1791 by his executor s and admin strators for and in the name of
and be half of the said give great Britain all ready and convenient rate the 21st June
18th century and assigns for ever a certain tract of land lying and be
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house To Slave and to Hold all the above described premises in all the
premises and appurtenances there ore or there to belonging over my right after a
to my heirs and my heirs’ heirs’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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witness whose share of I have unto let my hand and seal this 23 day of Nov. 1788
Signed Sealed and Delivered
before me
Henry Fenton
Probate Settler
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Washington may 23rd 1789 the Subscr for Governor Washington's signature specially
affixed and acknowledged the above and before me Done to be his act and
deed hand and seal that same unto affixed before me
Robert Fenton J. S. Co Judge
Be it hereby Known that I William Brownson of
South Kingstown Town in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations Yeoman for and of the Corporation of the sum of Two hundred and Ten shillings
silver Dollars to me in hand to my hand to my Conveyance by Joseph Henshaw Yeoman in the town
[illegible] County April 20th 1789 give grant Bargain sell assign convey Confirm convey
[illegible] unto him the said Joseph Henshaw for his heirs and assigns for ever Every acre more or less bound north by
land of in Charlestown aforesaid by Only One acre more or less bound north by
by and of Simon Porter’s boundary by Edge of a Samuel Brown’s boundary to the west and
of James conon and by the boundary of a part of the Grant to solve and to
[illegible] Grant of Land with all the Privileges Appurtenances &
Condidits to the same belonging over Any Way of attaining unto the said Joseph the
Henshaw his heirs and assigns to his other sole Profit Use Benefit and Behoof for
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off my Heirs Executors and Administrators to and with the said Joseph Henshaw his
his heirs and assigns That until the Expiring hour Save the Sole full and lawful
Owner of the Premises herein granted Grant and and those thereof having in any manner
Right as an Inhabitant in Freehold and have Good Right and lawful
Authority to sell and convey the same the premises aforesaid and that the same
is free and Clear of all and all manner of Incumbrances whatsoever whatever in the same
Land & Premises against the lawful Claims or Demands of all and Every Person
or Persons whomsoever for Ever hereafter by these Presents warranted secure and
defend And Catherine Brownson wife of the said William Brownson giving the
Agreement of the manner aforesaid and the further Confirmation of the all the right title
money to her Hand by the said Joseph Henshaw Doth hereby willingly Promise offer
Let Claim Grade give up and surrender unto the said Joseph Henshaw his heirs
and Assigns for Ever all her Right of Tenure and Power of title that she now
hath or may hereafter have of one and unto Land and Premises herein and
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