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To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greetings
That I, Asa Crandall of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
do grant for and in consideration of One hundred in Dollars to be me in hand paid by [illegible]
—Nago a Negro of Variety in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, the sum
of who I hereby Acknowledge having fully Satisfied and to be her for by quite grant then
I do convey and Confirm unto the said Nago and her Heirs and Assigns forever
four Acres Costum From At Pile of Land lying on the De Coastline in the State of RI
Island, Containing by Estimation Acreage area in the common way or lifting Being part of
a Tract of Land which full and way in the Division of the State of late Nathan Vaughan
Lot of Christian Braddock (and) is bounded as follows part / beginning at the
Corner of a Stake with Stone Bound it from the North South 70 m. 46. 1/2 deg East ten
Chains Three Quarter last Sixty light Degrees South west four rods and eight link and a
Stake with Stone about 7 rods from North West ten rods and a Stake
the Stake with Stone about 7 rods West Light Degrees North Eighty One rod,
his Stake with Stone about 7 rods North 85 deg S 26 — Twenty three rod,
his Stake with Stone about 7 rods South 68 deg S Twenty seven rod and
the aforesaid boundaries bounded by bounded shelter On and bordering to the road leading
and the Grantor and the Grantee Boundary bordering to Thomas Nago and Northwardly
bounding belonging to Various Owners and lastly to lands belonging to Thomas
Sloane. Moreover I do attest that the said Grantor and Assigns and Permanently such as
the following and appurtenances thereunto belonging to the aforesaid Nago and her Heirs
and Assigns forever. And I do further Covenant and Confirm that I am the true and lawful
wife of the aforesaid person and that she is permanently free in manner and state and that she
and right title and lawfully the same both I do grant to Nago hold as aforesaid and that I
will Warrant clear and by Defend the claim to her the aforesaid Nago his heirs and Assigns
against any claims against the Lawful Claims and Demands of all Persons whatsoever and Matilda
wife of the Hon. Asa Crandall the grantor for the consideration before mentioned or less than that she
does waive all her right title Interest Claims and prayers of the foregoing Premises following
in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 2 day of Feby AD 1803—
In presence of
Joy ph Miller
Peter Crandall
Asa Crandall
Matilda Crandall
State of Rhode Island Washington to the Day and Date first above written
Personally appeared before me the Signatories to the above and foregoing Instrument
namely Asa Crandall and Matilda Crandall she being the Wife and being Duly
alone and apart from her Husband and acknowledged the Same to be
their free act and Deed with their hands and seals there in and Affidavit
Received Feb 6th 1803
by Colg Jose Lean Just—
Before Nathan Taylor Justice Peace
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