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Know all Men by these Presents that I Joseph Hosey for
within named for the Consideration of Eight Hundred Dollars mentioned in
a Deed from I Joseph Hosey To Paul Enos of fifty eight Acres of
land in Charleston Bearing seal dated november Seven 1802 and to be
Present Assign over and convey unto him the said Paul Enos his Heirs &
Assigns all my right & Privileges of the within mentioned Deed for me and
of words in the Swamp with mention in the mentioned. In Witness whereof I have hereunto
Set my Hand & Seal this thirteenth Day of the Second month one Thousand
Eight Hundred and one — 1801 —
Signed sealed and delivered [illegible] Joseph Hosey (seal)
In Presence of
Peleg Cross
Simon Perry
Recorded the above Agreement May 13th 1802
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Town Clerk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting. Please
ye that I Perry Holloway of Charleston in Washington County state
of Rhode Island sc. Yeoman Do for and Consideration of Sixty Dollars
to me in Hand well and truly paid by & fully satisfied and content by
William Card of 3rd town and County sc Yeoman Do [illegible] and company
unto him the William Card his Heirs executors Administrators and assigns
for one certain strained piece or Lot of Land situate Lying and Being in
Charleston containing by Estimation four tens acres More or less &
is Bounded as Follows (viz) Beginning at a Pine tree standing on the
of the North East Corner of Lot these running Courstly Bounding the
only on James Latan Land until it come to Pequot’s Brook thence running
South east to Brook till it come to the granite Land above westerly running
on the Dr Gounder Land till it come to a Stake with stones about a stone
running Northerly Bounding westerly on the granite Land till it come
to the first mentioned Pine tree. I HAVE and do here by sell and convey the
above described Premises with all and singular the Privileges & Appurtenances
to the same belonging others any nice Exception saving unto him the William Card
his Heirs and Assigns forever. And further more I the Perry Holloway
do for myself my Heirs Assigns Covenant & agree to warrant the
William Card his Heirs executors & Administrators forever to warrant the
Defect the above described Premises against all and lawful
Claims or Demands of any person or persons whatever may be claimed
whereof I Perry Holloway have hereunto set my Hand and seal this
14th Day of May in the Year of our Lord 1801
Signed sealed and delivered [illegible] Perry Holloway (seal)
In Presence of
Sally Cross
Peleg Cross [illegible]
Washington Co. State of Connecticut on this Date
first above written Appears on this Date Perry Holloway the
above Claim after acknowledging to the foregoing Instrument and
acknowledged the same to be his Voluntary act and deed with
his Hand & Seal thereat affixed [illegible] Peleg Cross Jur Justice Peace