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hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the privileges and appurten
ances thereunto belonging to him the said Benjamin Hazard his heirs and assigns forever his
and their only use and benefit of forever and I the said Asa Crandall do for myself my
heirs and Executors and administrators covenant with the said Benjamin Hazard
his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seised in fee of the aforesaid premises
and that they are free of all encumbrances and that I have good Right to sell
and convey the same to the said Benjamin Hazard to hold as aforesaid and that I
will warrant secure and defend the same to him the said Benjamin Hazard his
heirs and assigns forever against the Lawful Claims and demands of all
persons whatsoever and if Matilda Crandall wife to the said Asa Crandall do
for the consideration above mentioned Release unto him the said Benjamin Hazard
my right of dower and power of thirds of the foregoing premises in Witness
whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seal this twenty Third Day of March
A.D. 1812.
signed sealed and delivered
Asa Crandall (ss)
Matilda Crandall (L)
In presence of
John Clarke
Phebe Sheffield
Washington Jx Charleston March 23rd 1812 Personally appeared the
above subscribers namely Asa Crandall and Matilda Crandall
Recorded May 15th 1813 and acknowledged the above and within instrument to be their free
act by P.C.C. p. 6th act and did seal with their hands and seal their instruments before
Nathan Taylor Justice Peace
To all People whom these presents shall come greets that I James Allen
of Charleston in Washington County and State of Rhode Island Seconden for the
Love and good will that I have for my son John Allen of Charleston and State of
Rhode Island do give to him the said John Allen one certain tract of parcel of Land
lying in Aluton and is titled and bounded as follows with a line beginning at the
Northeast corner of said tract bound eastward boundary and southerly on land belonging
to Oliver Crandall and Westerly on the highway until it comes to a break in
known by the name of better Swamps Bridge and northerly on land belonging
to Jonathan Colgrove and Oliver Crandall until it comes to the first mentioned
bound containing by the estimator thirty acres more or less To have and
to hold the above given premises with all the privileges and appurtenances there
unto belonging to him the said John Allen his heirs and assigns forever his and their only use and benefit
of forever in trust of things that the said John Allen have hereunto set my hand and seal this first
day of April 1812 Signed sealed and delivered in presence of James Allen (II)
Thomas House
Asa Crandall Washington Jx Charleston April 15th 1812 Personally appeared the within
Recorded May 15 1813 (named James Allen and acknowledged the within instrument to be his free act
by P.C.C. p. 6th act and did seal with his hand and seal that therefore appear before Joseph Cross Justice Peace
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