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These May Certify Whome It May Concern that We the Subscr-
ibres being Requested by Thomas Lewis a resident Man of Charlestown and
Edward Hillop of the same Town in the County of Washington in the State
of Rhode Island &c To be Witnesses to the Delivery of the following Parcel
of Land to Louise Spiken a person Being Given by the said Thomas Lewis
to the said Edward Hillop of the above Estate of the late Thomas Lewis
lying in Charlestown Now under Mortgage to the Reverend William
in Confirmation whereof we have here to subscribe our Names
this 31st Day of August A.D. 1899
George W. Hazard
Pileg Cross Jr
Washington R.I. Augst 31st 1899 to Charlestown on the 31st Day of Augst
1899 personally appeared Thomas Lewis and Acknowledged the
Delivery of the aforesaid Parcel of Land to Louise Spiken of the Town mentioned
Herein and Promised premises agreeable to the Certificate on the Other side
And that it was his free Voluntary Act and Deed
Before Pileg Cross Jr Justice Peace
The above Certificate and Acknowledgement recorded Sept 8th 1899 g
Attest Pileg Cross Jr J.P.
Know all Men by these Presents that Joshua Tucker and Dorcas
his Wife of Washington in the County of Washington in the State
Rhode Island &c Given me for and in Consideration of the sum of Twenty Dollars
Dollars lawful Money paid in Hand Will and Sufficiently paid by me Samuel
of said Washington Province the Present Witness of Me We do hereby sell convey
grant bargain mortgage and with Covenant and confirm and convey And by these
Presents do bargain sell and Convey and forever lend unto the said Samuel
Cross One Certain Lott of Land called Bring and Prime in Charlestown in
said Washington County containing by Measurement one Acre Three Roods and
eighteen Square rods more or less of said Lot is bounded North-
on Pileg Hazard Land Easterly on Road leading to the Ferry of George
Clarke South westerly on Samuel Cross Land Westward on Christopher
Burnings Land And it called the Fourth Month of the
I do here and hold unto the aforesaid Samuel Cross and his Heirs and assigns
with the Aforementioned Land and the Premises Cross and his Heirs and assigns
is the only proper use Benefit and End delay forever And we the said Joshua
Tucker & Dorcas Tucker his Wife for their Heirs name Covenant to and Promise
to be hereby Covenant with the said Samuel Cross his Heirs and assigns That
that we are lawfully Seized in Fee of the Premises they say and
of all Summonsances that we have given and right to Sell and Convey the above
to the said Samuel Cross to hold as aforesaid And that we have’d’ [illegible]
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