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Absolutely for the Consideration aforesaid as well as quit and save and convey and confirm unto the said
Jacob Berry his heirs and assigns forever all my right title and power affixed in the said demise
and Bequeathment forever to him the said Jacob Berry his and assigns forever In Witness whereof
the have here unto set our hand and sealed this second Day of December in the Year one thousand
Eight hundred and done 1807
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of us who have
Witnesses to the same
Joshua Card per
Clark Healy
Clarke & Green [seal]
Suwannah & Green [seal]
Recorded Decr 2d 1807
By Rely Bray, per J.O. Clk.
Washington & Town of Charlestown December the second 1807
this day appeared the above named Clarke and
Suwannah Green Negroes and declared to the writer this instrument and
acknowledged the same to be their free Voluntary act and Deed hand
and seal hereunto affixed before me
Joshua Card Jf Justice Peace
Know all Men to these Presents That I Joshua Ney of New Lebanon on
the State of New York Yeoman In Consideration of the Sum of Twenty Dollars to me
paid by Peter Berry A Yeomanman of Charlestown County of Washington State
of Rhode Island Laurens the Receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge have received allow
and forever Limit claimed and by these Presents remise release and forever quit
claim to the said Peter Berry his heirs and assigns forever all my right title respectable
of Solitude on for example of a Certain Piece or tract of land lying in Charlestown
Bounded as follows to wit First Northerly with Estate and Estates now belonging to
Nathan Doctor Seniorly on land belonging to Samuel Day running southeasterly then by
southerly on land belonging to some Person running further southeasterly on land belonging to
John Ray easterly Northerly on land belonging to some Clarke Green then running opposite clockwise
Green and then finally Northerly Peter Berrys corner to the Northerly part of land to the first
mentioned Bounds To Have and to hold the same and together with all the Boundaries
and appurtenances thereunto belonging from him the said Peter Berry his heirs and
assigns forever In Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this tenth
Day of October in the thousand Eight hundred and seven.
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of us who have
hereunto set our hand as
Witnesses to the same
Joshua Card per
Elijah Card
Joshua Ney [seal]
Charlestown Washington County October 10th 1807
Personally appeared Joshua Ney signed and sealed to the above
Deed and acknowledged the same to be his free and Voluntary
act and Deed hand and seal hereunto affixed before me
Joshua Card Jf Justice Peace
Recorded February 10th 1808
By Rely Bray, per J.O. Clk.