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M Charleston town in Washing County noon by 15th 77 97 Before me personally Appeared the above
Named Charles Church and Mary his wife and do Acknowledge the above Instrument to
their act & deed hands & seals hereunto Affixed before me
Recorded the 28th Sept 1797 by Rely Cofr Justice of the Peace
By My Depty Clerk & s
To all Respects to whom these Presents shall Come greeting I Nathan Kinsey of
Washing County State of Rhode Island in the Providence Plantations for
Consideration of the sum of One hundred & Eighty Seven dollars paid to me in hand
paid by Thomas Steam back of the same Town said sum to me in hand paid
Whereof I amply satisfied Granted and Conveyed the following described Tract of Land
Containing 15 Acres with the thereon stand blacks the More or less bordering East on
Card With a dwelling house Thereon standing containing 40 feet in length 20 feet in width
Sufficing to be above Shore there be the state now in my Possession but to
the Presence of it and to Rely Cofr made of me a witness to the property as
decreed I have to hold that Granted & Conveyed premises together with all the property
and Appurtenances to the same belonging in any manner whatsoever appertaining the same
from some other than from his & her Successors whoever shall be and hereafter shall be
Owner the same here by decently Demanded & prayed that before have Having nothing remaining from the
Owner of the before described & granted premises in forever confirm in my right
Right and full force and convey lawfully Subject to the owners in consideration
from as above and that I will warrant to the Owner of any Incumbrance of any kind that
over might in any ways made Void or Contradict this present deed to be found
Secure & Defended the Same Grantee any Claims Claims of any Person whatever
on Future whereas of whose Entry Not any hand & seal the 10 day of April & in the 22 year of
Independence done 1797 signed sealed & delivered in Presence of
Rely Cofr
Silas Terry
Nathan Kinsey (seal)
Nathan Anyon (seal)
NB This May certify that there is a small house & few More Parts of Land that the
did not mean to Convey to the grantee that are within the bounds of the within the
That y Grantor does not mean to Convey to the Grantee agreed in Confirmation
Whereas the Two parties Sign their Names
Nathan Kinsey (seal)
Thos Steam back (seal)
Washington 20th Charleston April 12 1797 This Personally
Appeared the above Named Nathan Kinsey who stated the above
within Instrument of deed of sale Be duly Executed and Acknowledged
the same to be his free and Voluntary Act his hand seal
before John Collies Justice Peace
Recorded April 13th 1797 by Rely Cofr J.P. D. Clks