The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these presents shall come Know ye that I
Jesse Crandall of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
Yeoman for and in consideration of one hundred and fifty Dollars to me in hand paid
by Nat Crandall of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge my self fully satisfied and hereby
Give grant bargain sell and convey and confirm unto the said Nat Crandall
his heirs and assigns forever on cotton lot piece of land lying in said Charlestown
in the state of Rhode Island containing by Estimation two acres be the same one
or less together with a dwelling house there on Stand and known as formed as follow
Beginning at the North west corner of said lot of Land at a white and sturdy
from there Northerly as the wall now stands forty four Rods to a stake and
stones about at lime fence Castlery eighteen Rods to a stake with stones about it
then southerly as the wall now stands about fourteen Rods to a stake with stones
about it from there a south westerly course about twenty five Rods to the first
mentioned bounds so bounded Northly on land belonging Thomas Sheffield
Northerly on land belonging to saml jopert and simon Clark Easterly on
simon Clarks Land and southerly on the East part So have I had to
bind the said grantid and bargaines I promise all the Priviledges and
Appurtenances thereof to him the said Nat Crandall his heirs and Assigns
forever to be theirs only one and only be and hereby forever and I the said Jesse Crandall
for my self my heirs forever and administrators do covenant with the said
Nat Crandall his heirs and assigns that I am the Lawful seisin in fee of the
afore said Premises and that they are free of all Incumbrances and that I have
Good right full power and lawful Authority to sell and convey the same to the
said Nat Crandall to hold as aforesaid and that I shall Warrant secom and aginst
the same to him the said Nat Crandall his heirs and assigns forever against the
Lawful claims and demands of all persons whatsoever other than Zilpha Crandall wife of the
said Jesse Crandall for the Consideration abovementioned Release unto him the
said Nat Crandall at my Right of Power and power of attorney Third of the foregoing
Premises forever In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the
second Day of April 1811
Signed sealed and delivered
In Presence of
Nathan Taylor
Simcon Crandall
Jesse Crandall Ex
Zilpha Crandall Ex
Washington to Charlestown April 2.d 1811
Personally appeared the Subscriber to the within In
strument namely Jesse Crandall and Zilpha his wife and
acknowledged the same to be their voluntary act and
Deed with their hands and seals there unto affixed
Before Nathan Taylor Justice Peace