The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting. I know
that I Isaac Roper of Charlestown in the County of Washington State of
Rhode Island the Yeoman for $\frac{1}{2}$ in Consideration of the sum of five hundred & forty
eight Dollars and fifty five pounds Currency in hand before the execution hereof well &
truly paid by Gardner Weddern of sd Town and county the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge & myself therewith satisfied contented and paid there and thereof
and any other Part or Parcel thereof as concrete acquits and discharges him the said Gardner
Weddern both his heirs Successors and Assigns forever by these Presents Have re-grant
bargain and sell convey and confirm grant did by these Presents do foreverly
give grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm unto him the sd Gardner
Weddern his heirs and Assigns forever a certain Tract of Land situate
between his House and Assigns lying in the town of Charlestown
in Charlestown containing seventy seven acres two Quarters and Company road
bounded and measured as follows (viz) beginning at the North West Corner
thereof then South 16 degrees 16 minutes 30 links to a Stake and Stone
in Gideon Rogers land then East 10 degrees 30 links to a High
way then North East by sd Highway until at a line which runs West from
the first mentioned Boundary to be bound bounded by Gideon Rogers land
South by the Grantees Land entirely bounded by H Rigoney and North by James Allen
Land. To Have and to hold the sd granted or bargained Premises with
all the Appurtenances Privileges and Commodities to the same belonging or
in any way appertaining to him the sd Gardner Weddern his heirs and Assigns forever
is to be his only their proper Use Benefit and Tenure forever and the several
Heirs for myself only their Executors and Assigns forever of the several
to wit him the sd Gardner Weddern his Heirs and Assigns that before the seal
of this Instrument the sole full and lawful Owner of the above bargained Premises
am and lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper Right as
a quiet Possessor to a absolute full Power of Inheritance in the Simple and have in
complete and right full Power and Lawful Authority to grant bargain
sell convey and confirm bargained Premises in Manner as aforesaid and that
the sd Gardner Weddern his Heirs and Assigns shall have of time to Time and times
all those forever hereafter by Force and Virtue of these Presents lawfully peace
ably and quietly have hold use occupy Possess and enjoy the demised Premises with
the Appurtenances free and clear to fully and clearly acquired assured and discharged
of and from all Manner of Tenures of other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Leases
or Income leases of what Nature ever that might in any Measure or
Degree be opposite formable to this present Deed and either Roper Wife to Isaac
Roper agreed for the Consideration aforesaid agree to surrender & give up all
her Right Dower and Power of Thirds in and unto the above described demised
and bargained Premises
Furthermore I the sd Isaac Roper for myself my Heirs Executors and
Administrators do covenant and engage the above demised Premises unto the sd Gardner
Weddern his Heirs and Assigns against the lawful Claims or Demands of any
Person or Persons whatsoever forever hereafter to warrant secure and defend
by these Presents—
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In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals this 11th
Day of April in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and ten 1810
Sign'd Seal'd & delivered
In Presence of
Robt Hazard of [illegible]
Thomas Rory
Isaac Prosper [seal]
Ezekiel Prosper [seal]
Washington ct & Seal'd at Charleston the 11th Day of April
I proved May 2nd 1810
by Peter Colly cert. pg 76
First written Instrument appear Isaac Prosper Signure and
Ezekiel the other witness signature’s and’d’ and acknowledged
the same to be his Free Voluntary Act and Deed his Hand’s &
Seal thereunto affixed Prosper
Peter Colly Corp’y Justice Peace