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His Heirs and Assigns to warrant secure and defend all the before Demised and bargained
Premises against all Lawful Claims or demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever —
And Elizabeth Pittys wife of the said Gardner Pittys with the Consideration above
mentioned Yields up and surrenders all her right of Dower and Power of thirds in and
unto the Lands demised and bargained Premises unto the said Montrose Hampson
his Heirs and Assigns forever —
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and seals this 2nd day of Sept. 1807—
Signed Sealed and delivered
By Presence of
James Hinson of N. [illegible]
Gardner Pittys [seal]
Elizabeth Pittys [seal]
Reley Crops fo [illegible] Washington fo [illegible]
Charleston Sept 2nd 1807 Personally
Recorded Jan 29. 1808 & came Gardner Pittys and Elizabeth Pittys his wife Signer and declared to
by Reley Crops fo & [illegible] the above Instrument of Deed and acknowledged the
same to be their voluntarily Act and Deed and desired Same to be affixed
Before Reley Crops fo Justice Peace
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greetings Whereas
that I Paul Niles of Charleston Washington State of Rhode Island & Providence
for the Love good Will and natural Affection have and love towards my Grand
Sons boy Robert Niles Junior Niles and Nathaniel Niles all of Charleston and
Country Moreover give and bequeath unto them the said Robert Niles Junior Niles
and Nathaniel Niles their and Assigns forever one certain lot of Land & Lot of Land
above on said Charleston Common said Land is as follows enclosed as follows
beginning at the South End of the wall in the said Town between Gardner Shartours land
and the Grantors Land to the North west of the said Road then running northerly on the
said wall to a Mounting boundary on said Charleston Common land in the street as follows
the Land that have herdown given a Deed of to the said Robert Junior & Nathaniel
and from thence running westerly bordering northerly on said Robert Junior and
Nathaniel Lands as far as recorded will see the Quantity of Eight feet by
running a straight Line southeasterly to the postcase hence Running on the
said boundary until it comes to the first mentioned premise.
Do have and also to have all the above given and granted Premises with all the Priv
leges and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any way appertaining such
the said land and Premises and to the same belonging their and assigns forever to be only
divided between them equally and Lastly And the said Paul Niles for my
desiring here Caution and Administration here hereby covenant and agree to warrant
secure and defend the agreed premises given to the said Robert Niles Junior
the said Niles and Nathaniel Niles their and assigns forever by force of this writing whereof
the said Paul Niles have hereunto set his hand and seal this 24 day of September in the
Year of Our Lord 1807
Signed Sealed and delivered Paul Niles [seal]
By Presence of Washington fo [illegible] To wit at Charleston the Day and Date first
Jacob Niles [seal]
Reley Crops fo [illegible] above written Personally came Mr. Paul Niles Signer declared to
recorded Jan 29 1808 to the foregoing Deed and acknowledged the same to be his
by Reley Crops fo [illegible] voluntary Act and Deed hand and seal therefore affixed
Before Reley Crops fo Justice Peace
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