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Know all Men by these presents that I Clark Browning of Charlestown
Washington County and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation Woman in
Consideration of the Sum of five Dollars to me paid by George Browning of Charlestown
in Washington County and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation Gentleman to
Receipt Whereof I do hereby Acknowledge have Remised Released and forever Quit
Claims unto the said George Browning his Heirs and Assigns forever a Certain
Lot or Parcel of Land lying and Being Situate in Charlestown in Washington
County State of Rhode Island containing By Estimation Eighty two Acres
be the Same more or Less and called the B B B as followeth Beginning
at the South East Corner of some old Fencing land belonging to Samuel Tucker
& Nathan hypergeometric those southerly bounded on Nathan hypergeometric land and partly
on land of Clark Browning walketh Up to a Corner of land belonging to George Browning Ever
those Browning walketh bound by Ed Green Land bound and partly By Boy land bounding
to Samuel hypergeometric walketh bound by Ed Green Land bound to him of Oliver CVDall walketh More southerly
bounded by at Broadland walketh Up hill Corner to Land belonging to Clark Browning
thence Eastward bound on Clark Browning Land to a heap of Stones 60 Perches
southerly bounded on Clark Browning Land 26 Perches the Road bound
By land belonging to Samuel Tucker to the first mentioned bound To have and
to hold the Same to Enter with all the Priviledges and Appurtenances thereunto
belonging to him the sd George Browning his Heirs and Assigns forever and Polly
Browning wife of the sd Clark Browning for the Consideration before mentioned In
said Up and Conveyance unto the sd George Browning all my Right of Dower
of Power of Thereof and to the before George and Bargain Purchase to him his
Heirs and Assigns forever - In Witness whereof we have here set our
hands & seals the twenty fifth Day December AD 1812.
Signed Sealed and Delivered
In Presence of
Joshua Card &
Elizabeth Sheffield
Clark Browning
Polly Brotonings
Washington Co
At Charlestown December the 25 D 1812 Personally
Appeared the Within Named Clark Browning and Polly
Browning his Wife Signer Or Sealer to the Within Instrument
and Acknowledged the Same to be their free Voluntarily
and Did Hands and Seals thereunto Affixed for the
purposes therein Contained Before me
Joshua Card Jp Justice Peace
Recorded March 10. 1813
Per Peleg Coops T. Clerk