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Know all Men by these Presents, That I Joseph Stanton of Southkingstown, in the
of Washington Tanner & Currier for and in consideration of the sum of eight hundred Dolls
to me as paid before the executing and delivery hereof well and timely paid by William Bullen
free of South Kingston aforesaid Yeoman the receipt of which I hereby acknowledge having
received fully satisfied content and paid thereof Witnesseth that I William Bullen have
acquitted have given granted bargain sold conveyed assigned conveyed & confirmed by these
Presents as fully fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey release convey
unto him the said William Bullen purchase from his heirs and Assigns and Appurtenances two certain Lots of
Land lying in Charlestown in the County of Jupiter aforesaid one of which contains by Estimation
thirty five Acres bounded Northerly by the Highway or post road beginning at the west Line
of the Land of Thomas Housey and Edward Wilson their esteeming witnessly by said Hwy
until it comes within two Rods of a Rock on the Hill known by the name of the Pish
Rock three hundred boundary settled by Land of Daniel Stanton & Joseph Stanton Stanton
Southerly by Land of the Heirs of Christopher baked decent boundary by a cast way on the
Land of Thomas Housey and Edward Wilson to the highway the other Lot contains by Estimation
twenty Acres bounded easterly by the post road boundary set by Land of Daniel Stanton & Joseph Stanton
by a highway Easterly bounded by Land of said Thomas Housey and Edward Wilson with all
House and Tom stone from hence bordering with the Appurtenances So far and to
had preceding granted premises with the appurtenances to have and to hold the said William Bullen to
he his heirs and Assigns to them and their only purpose Forever The premises aforesaid and I the said
Joseph Stanton for myself my heirs Executors Administrators and conveyant promise and grant
to and with the said William Bullen for himself his heirs and Assigns and apparent that at the executing and
Delivery of these Presents I am the true and lawful owner of the preceding premises granted
and have in myself good Right full Power lawful Authority to grant and sell the preceding premises
in Manner aforesaid And the same are free from any Incumbrance Witnesseth William Bullen
Joseph Stanton for myself my heirs Executors Administrators the preceding granted premises
to him the said William Bullen for himself his heirs and Assigns to appose all the lawful Title
and demands of any Person of Persons whomsoever will forever warrant secure and defend upon
these Presents forever moreover these presents are upon Condition that if the said Joseph
Stanton or his heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns shall at any time and partly pay some
Lot of land to the said William Bullen for himself his Executors Administrators or Assigns on other
Note of hand bearing date done here in the world and signed by said Joseph Stanton for the sum
of eight hundred Dollars payable to the said William Bullen or his order on or before the
twenty fifth day of March which must be on the year mentioned in right hundred and eleven
unaltered paid untill and appose such Note of hand bearing date done here in the world
by the said Joseph payable to the said William or his order and delivered unto the Clerk of the Court of
Providence in our said Charlestown the preceding Bargain Sale and convey Cert first these
to be null and void vacant otherwise in full force and effect But in witness whereof I have hereunto
my hand and affixed my seal the fourth Day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and nine (1809)
Signed sealed delivered Joseph Stanton Or
In Presence of
Amos Cross
Cyrus French
Attested Dec 28 1809 by
Robt Coppuck C.S.R.
Washington State Court Southkingstown October 14 1809
Personally came the above named Joseph Stanton and
acknowledged the within Instrument to be his free
and Deed hand and seal before me
Cyrus French Just Bee
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