The instrument's own words
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Forever and I the said Robert Burdick for my self my heirs Executors & Administrators
do Covenant and Engage the above Demised Premises to him the said Joseph Burdick
his Heirs and Assigns against the Lawfull claims and Demands of any Person or Persons
Whatever forever therefore I hereafter covenant same to defend by these Presents for
Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 13 Day
of January 1812.
Signed Sealed and Delivered
In Presence of
George W Raxford
& Man Crandall
Robert Burdick Ls
State of Rhode Island Washington County Charlestown January the 13 D 1812
Personally Appeared the above Subscriber Capt Robert Burdick Signer and
Sealers of the above Instrument to be his free act and Deed with his hand and seal
thereinto Affixed
Recorded Oct 1 1814
by R Coggs Ls
Before Samuel Bliven justice of the peace
To all People to Whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know ye
that I Jonathan Crapo of Charlestown in the county of washington state of Rhode
Island Yeoman Give Have for and in Consideration of the Good Will and Natural
Affection that I Do have toward my son Philip Crapo of the town of Charlestown and
State aforesaid and for Diverse other Good Causes for Consideration do hereby Convey
Quit & Discharge him the said Philip Crapo and his Heirs executors and administrators
or Assigns forever by these Present Have Given Granted Allowed conveyed
bargained and confirmed unto him the said Philip Crapo and his Heirs and Assigns
forever one Certain Tract of Land situate Being and Being in Charlestown
aforementioned and is by Estimation Twenty two tasks be the same more or less and is
bounded as follows beginning at the Northeast corner of said Land at
a spruce Brook & being then South east corner of Joe Ladds Land thence Southerly
by said Brook twenty two rods to the Gunter Ladds Land thence West then Despite
North one hundred & Thirty seven rods bounding southerly by Gunter Ladds
Land thence North forty four rods to the Beginning thence Northeast Thirty two
by the highway thence Southerly forty four rods from said Joe Ladds Land to a corner
thence Easterly One hundred and four rods to the first mentioned Boundary
Bounding Easterly and Northerly on Joe Ladds Land.
To Have and to hold all the above said Land and Premises with all
the Appurtenances Privileges & Commodites to the same belonging or in any
wise appertaining unto him the sd Philip and his heirs Land & Assigns forever
their only proper Use benefit and Behoof forever and I the said William Crapo Do for my
self my Heirs Executors & Administrators Do hereby Covenant and Engage to and
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with the sd Pelig Cross and his Heirs and Assigns that before and Until the Expiring)
hand that I am the true sole and Lawfull Owner of all the before Described
Premises and am Lawfully Seised & Seised and Possessed of the same in my Own Proper
right as a [illegible] Good Right and Absolute Estate of Substance in Fee simple leaving
in myself Good Right full Power and lawfull Authority to Dispose of the same in manner
as aforesaid and that the said Pelig Cross be his Heirs and Assigns shall and may at
all times forever hereafter by peace and Quiet of the said Lawfully Possess and
Quietly have hold use Enjoy and enjoy all the said Described Premises
with the Appurtenances thereunto in Fee clear acquitted Encumbered & Decrasing to and
from all manner of former Gifts or Grants or Programs Whatsoever and the
sd William Carol for my Heirs Executor and all Administrators Do Covenant And
Engage to Warrant Seize and Defend all the before Granted and Given Premises
and the sd Pelig Cross and his Heirs and Assigns forever against all the Lawfull Claims &
Demands of any Person or Persons Whatsoever hereafter In witness I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this 18 Day of January one thousand Eight hundred and Twelve
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In Presence of us
Sarah Cross
Joseph Cross
William Carol's [seal]
Washington sx [illegible] Charleston in Washington County the Day and Date first Above
Written then Personally appear William Carol the above noted to the
alone and within Deed and acknowledged the same to be his
Voluntary act and Deed hand and Seal before me
Joseph Cross Justice Peace
Recorded April 8, 1812
by Pelig Cross J Town Clerk