2/6/1813 · DEED · book 5 page 144 doc 11885

1444 The cows upon land, for the purpose of Drawing Out staff of any timber and any said Swamp, Doing as little Damage as the nature of the case may require 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 me the Governor's Attorney Adtd and hand and Seal before me the Governor's Attorney 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 Act of Assembly Informed th Rhode Island Oct 6, 1802 Dominic Newache by Rev Geo Cooff V.C. Edward Wilson Rev Geo Cooff Jr Committ 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 Idence in Virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of said State passed October 1st space 1801 Improving said Constitution hereby Grant and Deliver by these Instruments and Devise of 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 same James Worden In their heirs and assigns forever one Lot of Cedar Swamp Mountaining twenty acres as Lot No 681 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 Eight degrees North bounding Easterly on Lot No 68 from there a West 5 forty rods bounding westerly on the Cedar Swamp from thence North West 5 Lot boundary Rode to a stake marked running Westerly on Lot No 68 from there an East Course forty Rode 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

145 with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging giving our sole assurances free from all encumbrances whatever unto the said James Worden his heirs and assigns forever and we the said Augustus Harry Edson Vocable Joseph commeth Benjamin Dexter and John Harry for ourselves and our successors in said Office under the Superintendance and Direction of Daniel Babcock Edward Wilcox and Peleg f.s Esqr f.s Esqr agree to covenant and engage the above described premises further unto the said James Worden his heirs and Assigns forever against all Lawful Claims of any Person or Persons whatever forever here after to warrant defend and uphold by these present. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and Seal this 7th Day of October in the Year 1812 Signed sealed and delivered In Presence of Benjamin Worden jr. Isa Church Augustus Harry [seal] Edson Vocable [seal] Joseph commeth [seal] Benjamin Dexter [seal] John Harry [seal] Washington f.s Cl. of State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations personally appeared the above named signers and sealers and acknowledged the above and foregoing Instrument to be their free voluntary act and deed hand and seal before me the subscriber at Charlestown this 7th day of October 1812 Isa Church Justice Peace This certifies that we have Superintended and directed the sale of the within mentioned Land agreeably to the Act of Assm by referd to a Record Book 6 p 218 Daniel Babcock [seal] Edward Wilcox [seal] Committee Peleg f.s Esqr [seal] Know all Men by these Presents that we Augustus Harry Edson Vocable Joseph commeth Benjamin Dexter and John Harry the present Members of the Council of the Town of Charlestown in the District of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island &c. By Virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of said State passed October 7th 1811 empowering said Council under the Superintendance and Direction of Daniel Babcock Edward Wilcox and Peleg f.s Esqr to sell certain parcels of the Common lands of Rhode Is’le as shall be convenient for the Use of said Town Do now in Consideration of the Sum of Sixty Dollars to be in Hand sealed and paid by Benjamin Worden jr of Charlestown in said County and State aforesaid grant on the rights whereof is paramount satisfaction