The instrument's own words
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Know all Men By these Presents That I William D Bowles of Charlestown
in the county of Kent in the state of Rhode Island Alias Solis the aforesaid am and consider myself indebted to the sum of
Three hundred dollars to me and my heirs paid by Foster Stanton of Charlestown
in the county of Kent in the state of Rhode Island the receipt whereof I jam herewith justly satisfied & contented
and have have given, granted to assign and sell unto the said Foster Stanton &
his heirs executors Administrators Assigns and successors forever in fee simple a dwelling house where in the
said William D Bowles now lives and resides and the East half of D Knowles with an Addition of
an Acre of ground bounding the East part of D Knowles and bounded on the North and South the Above
Grand and Range and bounded on the South with the aforementioned fence logs and Com and notches
and the Home belonging to an any piece of appurtenances being within the bounds of Foster Stanton &
his heirs and Assigns forever And also that the William D Bowles do covenant agree saying
offering having executed Administration bond with the said Foster Stanton the said
heirs and Assigns forever to be warrant and defend by my heirs Present to the said Foster Demand-
and Range and Promise against all and singular claims Demands of any person or Persons
whatsoever Not being’s’ the said Foster Stanton & D Bowles both for the Consideration above
mentioned and set up and the premises all with the rights bounds and Powers of the person the
above assigned and Range and Premises In witness whereof the said Foster Stanton the said Foster’s forever
I PROMISED here the left after these presents Consideration that is to say that if the said
William D Bowles the his heirs executors Administrators or Assignees shall be true and trusty
pay or cause’s’ be paid to the said Foster Stanton the said heirs executors Administrators or
Assigns the the sum and foregoing written instrument is Null and Void and
ad any of me other otherwise to stand and remain in full force and effect in Law.
In witness whereof the said William D Bowles and Nancy his wife have
signed set their hands and seals this 23 Day of December D 1804.
Signed sealed and Delivered p
In Presence of
Jan D Burtick
Asa Church
Wm D Bowles
Nancy Bowles
Washington st f Charlestown Dec 23 1804 Personally came William D Bowles and Nancy
Bowles his wife & Acknowledged this above and foregoing instrument to be their voluntary
Act and Deed hand and seals before
Asa Church Justice Peace
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