The instrument's own words
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Know all Men by these Presents that We Augustus Haring
Gideon Norah Justice the Committee Benjamin Sabin Notary and John Haring by these Present
members of the Committee of the Narragansett land trust of Swansea in Bristol County
of Washington state of Rhode Island prove Nc By Virtue of an Act of the General
Assembly of said state passed October 1st 1791
conveying said land committee and the substance and Description of Deed of
Daniel Breach Second Wife and her Right of dower to be 40 much of the Common lands the
of said Pile’s Lot and in consideration of the payment of the sum of thirty dollars to be in
Hand paid and truly paid by Daniel Breach Director of Charlestown the County and
State aforesaid and named in the Trust aforesaid to be in full Satisfaction and Content
HAVE given granted bargained and sold and let unto the said Daniel Breach his
heirs and Assigns forever Certain Lot of land or piece of Cedar Swamp state
in said Charlestown containing About Twenty acres by the Estimation of the
more or less and Marked as follows beginning at a Stake & Stone that is in the corner
of the said Common land where the road leads North and Clear bounds land of said
Thane south East 8.5. E. in a line of 20 links to a bunch of Brush on the east
side in a Stake in the line of Catalinon Long land Running southeasterly on the East
Lot land out me the Plot state of the demise made by John a bunch of Surveyors the 20
Sept 1782 Three North westerly Running Easterly on the said Catalinon Long land
bounded on the East to the said Salmon there is a piece of land Three Westesterly bounding
North westerly on the Director’s upland with streams there being first some land and
there being a strip of Swamp bordering the said Director’s Land.
And to have all the above ground and boundaries premise
together with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging or any way
appertaining furthermore all mines minerals bonuses whatever else there be in the said premises
unto his heirs and Assigns forever either direct or indirect and for our loved
and Sureproof in and the said land the substance and Description of
Daniel Breach Second Wife and her Right of dower as aforesaid Like as aforesaid Like
Common and Dosage the demise Demise and Bargain and premises herein described to
said Daniel Breach his heirs and Assigns forever against all lawful claims claims
or Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever for ever hereafter to warrant secure
and Defend by these Presents
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 1st Day of
December in the Year 1802
Signed Todd & Steward
In Presence of
N.B. Notwithstanding what is before written it is
agreed to the parties better present before signing and sealing that the brush on
the the Lots of Swamp bordering the south and the South side of the
North of Swamp herein conveyed is to have a right to go and pass
through this trail to the Northward until some comes to the said Daniel.
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The cows upon land, for the purpose of Drawing Out staff of any kind and any
said Swamp, Doing as little Damage as the nature of the case may regu[l]ate
Witnesses
Benjamin Worden Jr
Asa Church
Augustus Harry
Gideon Newache
Joseph Commock
John Harry
Washington for State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Provincially Appointed the above named Signatures and Seal cases and Acknowledged
this Above and foregoing instrument before the Governor’s Secretary Authorized And
hand and Seal before me the Secretary at Christianson this 1st Day of
October 1802
Asa Church Justice of Peace
This Certificate that we have here Subscribed and Directed the Sale of the
within mentioned Land agreeable to the Acts of Assembly Informed th[ere]
Rhode Island Oct 6, 1802
Dominic Newache
by Rev Geo Cooff V.C.
Edward Wilson
Rev Geo Cooff Jr
Committ[ee]
KNOW ALL Men By these presents that we Augustus Harry
Gideon Newache Joseph Commock Benjamin Shiller and John Harry the
present Members of the Council of the Permanent State of Indemnity in Constitution
in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island & Prov Iden by Virtue of an Act of the
General Assembly of said State passed October 18th space 1801
Improving said Permanent Council hereby do Sell by Indenture and Deed of Indenture from
Dominic Newache, Edward Wilson and Rev Geo Cooff Esqrs to as well as so much of the
Common Lands of said state as shall be necessary to pay the debts of said
State after and in Consideration of the sum of sixty two Dollars to them
in hand well and timely paid by James Worden of Charlestown in said town
and State after and I command the receipt which is in our full satisfaction
and Content Hereby grant bargain and sell unto them the said
James Worden his heirs and assigns forever one lot of Cedar Swamp
containing twenty acres as Lot No 68 / 1802 agreeable to a Plat or Drawing
the same made by Joshua board surveyor on the 20th of Sept 1802
beginning at the northeast corner of said Lot thence running south
East light Edge Road bounding Easterly on Lot No 63 from there a North West
forty rods bounding westerly on the Cedar swamp from thence North West
forty rods bordering Road to a stake marked boundary on Lot No 67
from there an East Course forty rods to the North east Corner
bounding Northerly on Jordan Sucker Land or Swamp. &
To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises
with