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To all People to whom these presents Shall come Greeting Know Ye that I Jonathan
Belgrove of Richmond in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island Providence, common
free man for and in Consideration of the Sum of five Hundred Dollars to me in hand well and truly paid
by Oliver Crandall of Narragansett having the Receipt whereof I hereby Acknowledge my
Self that with fully Satisfied Contented and Pleased - Have granted bargained sold conveyed
and confirmed to and by these Presents in Grant Devisen sell convey and confirm unto the said
Oliver Crandall his Heirs & Assigns a certain Piece of Land extending by
Estimation one Hundred Acres above the same more or less Situate in Charlestown
with all the Buildings and Appurtenances thereon Standing or belonging and is
Bounded as follows namely Southerly on Oliver Crandall Land Line Westerly in terms of
Gordon Watson until it Comes to Penobscot river Northerly on said river until it
comes to the Highway easterly and Northerly on the said Highway until it comes to
Oliver Crandall land Then Easterly on said Crandalls Line until it returns to the
Southeast Corner of said Piece of Land being all the Land that said Belgrove owns
in said Charlestown therefore will to hold the said ground Land &
Premises with all the Appurtenances thereunto Belonging to him the said Oliver
Crandall his Heirs and Assigns to his and their only Proper Use Benefit and Behalf
forever And furthermore I Jonathan Belgrove for my Self my Heirs Executors and
Administrators do hereby Covenant with the said Oliver Crandall his Heirs and assigns
that I am Lawfully Seized in fee of the Premises that they are free of all encumbrances
that I have Right to sell and convey the same to the said Oliver Crandall to
hold as aforesaid and that I and my Heirs Executors and Administrators Shall &
will warrant and Defend the said Granted Premises to the said Oliver Crandall his
Heirs and Assigns forever against the Lawful Claims and Demands of all persons
whatsoever Provided Nevertheless that these presents are
Upon Condition that the said Jonathan Belgrove his
Heirs Executors Administrator or any of them shall well and
truly pay or cause to be paid unto the within Named Oliver
Crandall his Heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns
the within Mentioned Sum of five Hundred Dollars On the
fourteenth Day of August one Thousand Eight Hundred and
fourteen from the above mentioned Instrument and Every
article therein Contained Shall be Utterly null and void and
of None Effect but upon Default of payment thereof as
above Expressed Shall Remain in full force and virtue in
Law For Witness hereof I the said Jonathan Belgrove
have hereunto set my Hand & affixed my seal this
Twentieth Day of August one Thousand Eight Hundred and twelve 1812.
Signed Sealed & Delivered in Charlestown Washington County by Jonathan Belgrove L.S.
The Day Date first mentioned Internally
In my presence
Amy Taylor
Nathan Dayler
Approved the within named Jonathan Belgrove & Acknowledged the hand and
ment to be his Writing and I have found the same to be true Nathan Dayler Gent.
[Marginalia]:
By my hand
this 20th day of August 1812
Jonathan Belgrove
Oliver Crandall
Jonathan Belgrove
Jonathan Belgrove
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