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Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents in witness whereof we the signed George and Margret & John Brown Attorney for John Dexter & Frances Dexter deposite our hands and seals this Twenty ninth day of march in the year of Our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and eighty four and seventy fourth year of Independence of America [Seal] [Seal] & Sealed and delivered in presence of [Signature] George Scott [Signature] Mary Scott [Signature] John Dover [Signature] William Atmonary Newport of Providence march 20 1784 [Signature] [illegible] Personally appeared before me the above named George and Mary Scott John Brown and acknowledged their signatures to be their own Voluntary act and deed [Signature] [illegible] and Seal delivered in me Testimony Justice of the Court of Cles [Signature] [illegible] Newport in Newport on the 20 day of march 1784 Personally Appeared before John Brown [illegible] the bargain sale and acknowledged the same to be his Voluntary Act & Deed before Me [Signature] [illegible] Justice Clere. L.D. [illegible] the house’s land Due [Signature] [illegible] 1780 [Signature] [illegible] Copy Clerk G.F.C. To all people to whom it shall concern That shall come James Allen of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island Yeoman and his respective Assigns Persons of what nature soever that James Allen and Mary Allen for and in consideration of the sum Stated & Sufficiently paid in hand before the executing hereof well and Truly paid for the Dues of Newport in the County of Newport and to let record for Merchant of the state of Leeds will and Testament of [illegible] Court of the English West Indies the right honorable do hereby acknowledge And confess and clear forever truly and absolutely granted and of every Part and Parcel thereof’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’

(249) To their only Buyer upon Benefit and behalf forever and more that we James Allen Ann Allen for our selves our heirs have here be Executive Administrators or Assigns covenant Promise & Grant to the said John Bowers his Heirs & Assigns that as and before the Executing hereof we are the true sole and lawful owner of the above named premises and are lawfully seized and possessed of the same in our own proper right weight and Perfect and Absolute Estate in substance in simple and have in our selves avoid Right full Power and Lawfull Authority to Grant Mortgage all Convey and Confirm late as we have Promised Promise in manner as aforesaid and that the said John Bowers of the English part’s his heirs forever after shall have and may from time to time and at all times forever have by these presents Lawfully Seized and possessed quality here have all Usufruct Benefit and Enjoyment denied and belonging premises with appurtenances all Ease profits and Liberty quiet Enjoyment and discharge of all manner of impositions with the gifts Premises Granting also Sole Mortgage with Installments forever Do give judgment Executions & Incumbrances of all that Manor or Matters however that might anyway measure or depose Abstract a more void the present secure that it shall remain that we James Allen & Ann Allen for our selves and for our heirs Executive & Administrators covenant Engage the above Delivered premises to him & John Bowers his heirs and forever Give and let the Lawfull Claims & demands of any person or or Persons whatever forever to secure recovery default of his Premises Reserved always Nevertheless and these presents upon Benefit that if any of the James Allen his heirs Executive Administrators & Assigns or in order of them shall not do will fully Paye Cause to paid late that John Bowers his line Executive Administrators upon the sum of twelve thousand hundred & Fifty dollars before the propriety fifth day of March One thousand will be in their Oven 1700 One thousand One hundred & Ninety eight without any fee further delay or in withholding Payment to be made for or in Respect of any thing Change or Payment whatever unless full discharge of an Obligation by the James Allen to that John Bowers duly executed and binding given that sufficient Conditioned in the payment of the above mentioned Sum of twelve Hundred & Fifty dollars with half of Sum of twelve hundred some’s date hereunto then this present deed as well as all other things whatsoever to all Persons Whomsoever this shall be and remain in full force In Witness whereof the said James Allen and Ann Allen have set their hands & seals this Twenty fourth day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy Three Twenty four of independent sign’d seal’d & Delivered in Presence of John Colley [illegible] Philip Coffin [illegible] James Allen [illegible] Ann Allen Newport [illegible] is now agreed by the within Parties that on Condition that James Allen pays one half of the within sum Twelve hundred & Fifty dollars with the Interest thereof whereat it becomes The remaining half shall run on Another year Newport March 25 1777 J. Bowers