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Know all Men by these Presents that I James Allen of Charlestown in
the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island enter into a Deed and in consideration
of the Sum of some Four Shillings and Sixpence to me in hand paid and truly paid by Abraham
Allen of the same Town County and State aforesaid Gutterman the right assigning to be
my full Satisfaction and Content have Given Granted Bargained and Sold by
these presents to the said Abraham Allen my sole and only Heir and lawfully Convey and convey fully
unto the said Abraham Allen a certain Piece or Parcel of Land situate lying and
being in Charlestown of an extent containing by Estimation Seventy acres more or less
measure and to be Ruled and Measured as follows beginning at the Northeast
Corner of the first mentioned Land and the Southeast corner of the second Land known by the name of the
Old Land by the Highway leading from the Bridge called Pawtucket bridge through
Tamanous hammock and some woods and across the Brook called Woodbury Northwardly bordering
by said Old Land partly by Oliver Crosby downward and partly by Dennis Dowland Eastwardly
bordering it comes to the Old Cranberry Land from there Southwardly bordering partly
by the said Oliver Crosby bordering as far south as a Portable Line bordering with the North
Line of while make the East boundary of Seventy acres and Northwardly by a
remainder of the Grantor's Land and the aforesaid Highway and Eastwardly by Highway
of the first mentioned Bound or Corner.
To have and to hold the same Bargained and Delivered Parcel together
with all the Heritages and appurtenances to the same belonging as in my company
appertaining Land unto the said Abraham Allen as an Absolute Estate of
Inheritance in fee simple Inseparable and the same Allen springing sole my first
descendants and Omn administrators Do Covenant and engage the above Demised
Premises to him the said Abraham Allen against the Claims of the surface Claims
and Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever In Witness whereof
I have inscribed my Hand and signed my seal this Third Day of
March in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eleven
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in Presence of
Amy Allen
[illegest]
Sam L. Bliven
James Allen (seal)
State of Rhode Island Washington County Charlestown
Dept 29 10/11 Personally appears Mr James Allen
Signor and Sealer of the Above Indenture and Acknowledged
the same Alone in this Year Act and Did with his Hand and
Seale therefore Affirmed
Before Sam L. Bliven J. Peace
Recorded Deed No 10/11
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