The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come
Know ye that Whereas Stephen Allen formally of Charlestown in Washington
County By State of Rhode Island &c ye governor, convey'd by his certain Deed
Date the 5th Day of Dec 1788 to Jonathan S Sequin of said Charlestown a
tract or parcell of land situate in said town containing by Estimation measure
ing 11 rods the same m & 6p Else since which time the said Jonathan & his Heirs
by a certain Deed convey'd the same Land to Joseph Dancer, and the said Joseph
has since by his written Deed dated Boxing day 1790 convey'd the
same to James Sclitham Charlestown in said County of Washington 46 Acrers and the
said Allen has since the convey'd of said Land to said Dancer and his heirs Dampson Allen a
not sign'd the Deed of convey'd from his said Land back to Stephen Allen the a
Jonathan Sequin whereas the said Dampson Allen is entitled to the Right of
11 rods and more of said Land and Premises, And whereas the said Corrill Allen
by his certain Letter of Attorney to Cottrill Babcock the town of North Kingstown
of Rhode Island and State of New York s governor Dated the 1st day of Nov 1809 act
authorizing and empowering him and all others who may act and Lawfully step in her stead
Stand as my Attorney & representative agent the over she personally the present act will fully ape
and act in my name of the Lands of Land Conveyance in said Charlestown And not with
umbred that if the said Cottrill Babcock do for the Consideration of Twenty Dollars
current Money of the United states to whom the same not be duly paid by James Sclitham
of the said Charlestown The present Convey and Description said tract of Land
and premises Give claim all the right Title Property or interest what so ever with all
Men now have ever had or now have by virtue of the Deeds and Power of third in the
mentioned tract of Land situate in said town is described as follows Beginning at the south west
cor nr of said tract a south west service of the Granites at the south west cor nr
unlessly bounding westerly and southly and furtherly By the Granites Land from there northerly Northing
Sclitham's Land from there crossing some southly bounding Cottrell patly by James
Land and furtherly North on Land and furtherly North on Land all to a boundary stone a boundary
forming southly of said highway to the first mentioned boundary from there south east
hommied or quilted to boundary So loved the aforementioned
Claused Premises unto the said James Sclitham his Heirs and assigns forever
and Cottrill Babcock By the vir of the before recvd Power Attorney and quite claim
the right of Deeds and power of these that the said Dampson Allen his and Land and premise
as above recited In Witness whereof I the said Cottrill Babcock have hereunto set my hand
and seal that 28th Day of Nov 1809
Signed sealed and delivered
In Presence of
Isaac Saunders junr
Pelag Cross ps
Cottrill Babcock
Washington for to wit at Charlestown the 28
Day of Nov 1809 formally come Cottrill ba
and acknowledged the within Instrument to
be his voluntary act and Deed him s l d
Before Pelag Cross ps Jean black
Recorded Janry 10 1810
By Pelag Cross ps T. C.