The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come I Edward Wilcox
of Coventry in the County of Washingtons State of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations
Proprietor send Greeting know Ye that I the Said Edward Wilcox for the said Consideration
Sum of one hundred & fifty pounds Sterling to me lawfully come to my hand by the said
Jonathan Long employ of the above mentioned Coventry Convey and Grant hereby
Acknowledge and the Conveyance of the following Tenure situated and described as follows
Grand Marquise called the Second Swamp situated and described as follows And also there
Presently the Said Edward Wilcox to the former being and aforesaid there follows right a Boundary
one Great Triangle with said Ellen Elyse Convey and confirm confirm the said the
Joshua Hunger his Heirs and Assigns forever for Two hundred Pounds of lawful Money and
Paying in the Course of Christion Affirmed one of the Grants contained also Boundary acres
of land as well as a Deed Made and executed by the Vacuum Judge August
Manning Dated this he 18th 1773 stating that William Mitch with other Persons of the
said Conveying Contingencies and stating the former the Grant containing four hundred
Acres One Quarter Diameter and situated inside and further described in Deed made
the Sixteenth day of July 1776 by the Committee Appointed to sell the said land here
Amongst Persons entitled to the said William Mitch but with the said Purchaser and other
Persons Adjacent to the said Defendant Premises belonging or any way appertaining
Appertaining to the said Robert Hunt’s Title of all the lands Premises and Appurtenances
being all the lands above described to me by his Deed Dating the
Twenty second day December 1791
Do Have and Hold the said land and Bog and Bogage and Premises with all the
Appurtenances Privileges and Conveniences to the said Joshua Hunger or any way
Appertaining to the said Joshua Hunger his Heirs and Assigns forever and Certain to him
And furtherly Promise Undersell and for ever for me the Said Edward Wilcox
and my Heirs forever Promise to be Answerable to any Common Covenant and
Agree made with the said Joshua Hunger his Heirs And assigns today and to the
Executing of this Present Indenture I am lawfully Signed and Applied to the said Premises
Affirm and have in me the Right lawful and sufficient Authority to sell and Dispose of the
Premises in Manner as Appended All And that by these Presents the said Joshua Hunger his
Heirs and Assigns shall be seized and Enjoyed Premises Affirmed in Fullness And that the
Said Land Premises and Appurtenances are free and Clear of All Encumbrances of
Nature Kind or Quality what so ever
And that this Present Indenture and Deed and the same Premises against all the
Claims and Demands of all Persons whomsoever what so ever to the said Joshua Hunger his
Heirs and Assigns forever will ye the said Edward Wilcox by these Presents guarantee and
Inded Witness the will of the said Edward Wilcox to be these Presents guarantee and
Consideration of the aforesaid Sum of Money being Signed Affirmed
and the said Joshua Hunger his Heirs and Assigns forever of his Rights by Tenure and some of kinds
of land and to the Said Joshua Hunger premises state here the said Joshua Hunger his
Heirs and Assigns forever In witness whereof we have here one thousand and
three this 24th day of December in the Year of our Lord one Thousand seven Hundred and
ninety One
Signed Sealed and Delivered
In the Presence of us
Philip Cob
Thomas Condon
Edward Wilcox
Hannah Wilcox
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CM Charleston in Washington County the Day and Date first written Professionally,
Affirm the Subscriber to the Instrument to Instrument and Ad the handwriting I the same to be true
Act & Did Hand and Seals and shalls Remain Affirmed Before Me