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To all People to whom these Presents shall come
Greeting Whereas I James Collins residing in Charlestown in the county of Washington
HAVE given and by a consideration of the sum of three hundred Dollars & mix me and mine
Will and heirs and assigns for the Natural using of her father Jonathan Stanley of the same
Town and county I hereby acknowledge my self lawfully
fully satisfied contented and paid and thus having solely and fully and absolutely
gave grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm unto the said
John Stanley junior his heirs and Services forever hereunto the said
have given grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm unto him the said
John Stanley junior his heirs and Services forever One Lot of Land containing one
Acre be it the same more or less of the said Town of Charlestown standing and situated
Westerly by the highway leading Eastly on the North Course and bounded Southerly in the Town of
Vernon Perry's Land.
To have and to hold the Granted Premises with all the appurtenances thereunto
the same belonging in any wise appertaining unto him the said John Stanley junior
his heirs and services forever and Hannah Collins his Wife of the said
Collins for the Consideration aforesaid apart besides above all her right of hers
and away merely of the above mentioned Premises cause him the above
named John Stanley junior his heirs and services forever
And we the said James Collins and Hannah his wife having a
Our free act and deed gone to and declared before the before mentioned and
Granted Premises to forever convey and confirm the above said the above
Documents of any Person or Persons whomsoever it may be here written
Our hands and seals this twenty third Day of July One thousand eight hundred and eight
In Witness whereof we have hereunto our hands and seals and dated light W[it]
In presence of
Samuel Perry
Abishai Potter
Samuel Potter
James Collins
Hannah Collins
Personally appeared in Charlestown in Washington county the within
named James Collins and Hannah Collins his Wife and acknowledging the within instrument
to be their voluntary Act and Deed and have therefore appeared before me the
subscriber this twenty third Day of February 1808
Sst Samuel Perry Justice of the Peace
Said Poll to Whom whom these Presents
shall come I shall Black Gown of Charlestown County of Washington State of Rhode
Island Gent Gent and Greeting Whereas it is declared Black Gown for consideration
of the sum of eighty Dollars to me in hand therefore the Uncalled herself will
and services by John Healey his heirs and services of Charlestown County of Washington and State of
Rhode Island Gent Gent I do hereby Lawfully acknowledge my self and confirm
fully satisfied contented and paid and thus having solely and fully and absolutely
the aforesaid Appurtenant and the sum for John Healey his heirs and services hereunto
and Administrators forever by these Presents have given grant bargain sell alien convey
and confirm unto the aforesaid’s heirs and services to be fully
fully and absolutely Give grant bargain sell alien convey
and confirm unto him the said John Healey his heirs and services forever
a certain tract of land province of Land situate and lying in Charlestown
being by estimation System Acres be the same more or less.
Signed