The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come greeting be
it known ye that I Joseph Hoxsey of Charlestown in the County of Washington
and estate of Wheeldon and woman found in Consideration of the sum of sixty Dollars
to me in hand before the acknowledging here well and truly paid by Joseph
and Charlestown ye Governor the Receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge myself there
fully satisfied contented & paid have given granted bargained and sold absolutely convey
conveyed and confirmeded these presents do freely fully and absolutely give
grant bargain convey clear alien convey and confirm unto him the said Joseph
forever and his Executors Administration & Assigns forever a certain tract
of Land situate in said Charlestown containing one acre & twenty eight Rods
The same more or less and is bounded as follows beginning at a Stake by the
East Road from hence running southerly by Land of the Grantor until it
comes to Stake in the line between the Grantor and Fra[illegible] from there run
Northly by Land of the Grantor until it comes with the East Road from there by
the East Road to the place of the beginning To have and to hold the said
granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances Privileges &
Commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining unto him
the said Joseph Hoxsey for himself and his Assigns to have their only proper
Use Benefit and behoof forever and the said Joseph does covenant for
and grant to with the said Joseph and his heirs and Assigns that before the
Enacting of these presents the land the site and buildings there of the above bargain’d
and conveyed are and variety and precise to the same in my own proper right as a good
perfect and absolute Estate of inheritance independent solely having in my own right full
and authorized authority to sell and alien the same in manner and form as the said
the said bargained premises and every part thereof are absolutely free and clear of and
free from all manner of former estates titles Liens Mortgages
liens Estates conveyances Seizures etc. and his Executors Encumbrances & Extents
So furthermore the said Joseph Hoxsey myself my self my Heirs Executors and Administra
do covenant and engage all the before bargained premises unto him the said Joseph
Hoxsey and his heirs and Assigns against the lawful Claims and Demands of an
Person or Persons whatsoever forever hereafter to warrant secure & defend
And furthermore that any step of the said Joseph Hoxsey does for the Consideration aforesaid
herein truly and voluntarily give quit claim release until the heirs of Director of Court
of thirds of me and onto the before described premises unto him the said Joseph Hoxsey
for him and his Assigns forever in witness whereof we the said Joseph Hoxsey all affixed
our hands and seals interchangeably the 12 Day of Oct in the Year of our Lord 1810
Signed Sealed and delivered
In Presence of
Simon Lewis
[illegible]
Common Berry
Recorded May 18
1811 by
Clerk of Ct J.C.C.
Joseph Hoxsey
Jehannah Hoxsey
Personally appeared in Charlestown in Washington County the within named Joseph
Hoxsey his wife Jehannah his wife and acknowledged the within instrument to be their own
act and deed with their hands and seals and declared the same before me the said
on this 21 day of January in the Year 1811
Philip Samuel Berry Just Court Com