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To all People to whom these Presents shall come
I Joseph the Duke of ChaceTown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations Yeoman set forth Certain Reasons that I Joseph Davis of the aforesaid town and in the
Sum of the Sums of Five hundred Dollars in Current Money of the United States enter into this Indenture with
and bind myself the Yeoman aforesaid some certain Sums and Amounts of Money to the said James
Pichham a handy shopkeeper in the aforesaid town now and hereafter his heirs lawfully entitled to the
said James and heirs forever and postponed for the purpose of the said James to be delivered to the
said James Pichham the said James Certain Sums and Amounts of Money to the said James in the
Sum of five hundred Dollars the aforesaid sum and amounts of Money to the said James in the
said James granting some payments of the aforesaid sum and amounts of Money to the said James in the
hereby duly and properly and absolutely grant and convey sell alien and confirm all and appertain
unto the said James and his heirs forever the said James Pichham his heirs and their successors forever
One Quarter part of one Parcel of Land lying and being in the Town of Charlestown
a piece of land containing by Measurement Eighty Acres more or less in the said Town and
bounded as follows the Beginning at the North west corner and thence runs a course West
County of the County of the same running through and including boundary Property within
and partly bordering the said Gentilmen Lot protected by the said James Pichham his
heirs and their successors heirs running North east corner to the boundary line of John Johnson and
Joshua the remaining North east corner to the boundary line from the boundary line running westerly
bounded Westward by the line of the said James Pichham the said Westward boundary line
alongside the shore of the pond be recognized as the boundary to the boundary
I promise also to the said James and his Assigns and Appointees to warrant the said Premises
properties and improvements thereon to the same belonging or any part thereof belonging to the said
James Pichham and his heirs and their successors heirs to have and hold the same love and forever from
and of myself and my heirs and for the purpose of this Indenture my heirs forever in due form and
Do covenant promise and grant that from the said James Pichham his heirs and successors appear
not to disturb and from the leaving hereunto my seal to the said James and his successors the same
above bounded Premises and other appurtenances thereunto belonging and In Proof of the above state-
mine here parts right eight acres part Right and Estate State title in substance in
Simple and have in my sole property and full Power and advance and full title to the
Grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said Appurtenances and premises in
manner as agreed I B and that the said James Pichham his heirs and successors shall
have from some time and some date and some time hereafter by force and Virtue of these
Present premises forever free and clear and without any encumbrance whatsoever to the said James and
Assigns and Appointees with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging and in all and clarity
acquired expanded and developed of all persons of all manners of claims or other
Title Grants mortgages Sales Leases Mortgages Wills Letters of Administration Deeds mortgages
liens burdens or other burdens Whatsoever What however that his heirs forever might in any
Manner or Degree obtain a Title more Valid than the Present Deed
Furthermore the said Joseph Davis joined before me Notary Public the Present Deed
the covenant and engage the above described Premises to the said James Pichham and his
heirs and Assigns and Appointees the full Enjoyment of the same free from any claim or
Persons whatsoever Wherever & Moreover whose and on the Day of the Year of the month
said Joseph Davis wife & the said Joseph Davis settled the Consideration aforesaid
gave agreed and Concurred his having stay of Dower and Power of thirds of the
unto the above Demised Premises and unto the James Pichham his heirs and
forever for Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seal
the 17th Day of February in the 21 Year of the Independence of America
1807
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$\text{S}^d$ 1797
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in my Presence of
[illegible]
$\text{S}^d$ Joseph Davis $\text{S}^d$
$\text{S}^d$ Barbara Davis $\text{S}^d$
Recorded this 24th day of February 1797 by [illegible]
Washington County, Charlestown the Date and Place above Written Personally appears the above Subscribers Joseph Davis and Barbara Davis who acknowledge the above Instrument to be their free and voluntary Act and Deed and with their hands and seals have thereunto affixed before me on
Samuel Moore Justice of the Peace
To all People to Whom these Presents Shall Come Greeting
Know that Joseph Thurgon of Charlestown in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations $\text{G}^t$ Gentleman for and in Consideration of the Sum of Seven Hundred
and silver Sterling horse in hand and made to me fully and sufficiently by Browning Green of Charlestown in
the County and State above mentioned Gentleman the Right whereof I hereby acknowledge and
do by any Person whatsoever fully Satisfied and Contented with the same in every particular serve this Indenture
to convey Grant and Agree to give Release and Confirm unto the sd Browning Green his Heirs Executors Administrators
assigns and Assigns forever the same Piece of Land situated and lying in the sd Town and County and
Containing by a Certain Map or Piece of Land situated Lying and being in the said Town and State above mentioned
and bounded and Contained by Certain Plantations as follows to be the same North with $\text{S}^d$ [illegible] with $\text{S}^d$ [illegible]
and Other Persons thereunto standing and running East to a Stake and from $\text{S}^d$ Stake Northward to beginning
Boundaries of Land of George Clarke Osterlong of Land of Joseph Clarke Northward to end of
Calvin [illegible] Hill then East to a Stake and from $\text{S}^d$ Stake Southward then along a line to $\text{S}^d$ Stake to the
Hurdman Cove swamp then Southward by $\text{S}^d$ swamp to $\text{S}^d$ swamp to the first Mentioned
Premises Therefore and to hold all the above mentioned Premises and Appurtenances
pure and clear free and Apparent and enjoy the same as reputed Public Estates of inhabitants in fee
simple that is that of and about the Descending and Delivery hereunto with the sd Joseph Thurgon on the
sole and only right and aware of the above said Premises and Appurtenances and
have in my own right and by my full Power and Lawfull authority to buy and Directing of the same
explore And And also after the Surrendering and Delivery of said Piece Premises the said Joseph Thurgon
Shall be forever discharged from any further Claims and demands to be asked forged’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s