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Know all Men by these Presents that I Daniel Babcock Esqr of
Hopkinsme in the county of Washington State of Rhode Island Ore By Virtue
of an act of the General Assembly of Sd State Passed February February
AD 1813 Appointing the Sd Daniel Babcock a Committee to sell off much of the
Common Lands belonging to the Narragansett Tribe of Indians in Charlestown as
Well as the sum of one hundred and nine Dollars and Sixty four Cents
Do for and in consideration of the sum of Twenty four Dollars and Twenty five Cents
to me in hand well and truly paid by James Farren Inhabitant of Charlestown
in Washington County do grant the Receipt whereof I do hereby Acknowledge Have
bargained and Sold Have sold the said sum James Farren his Heirs and Assigns forever
One Certain Lot of land situate in the Town of Charlestown and contained by
Estimation Nine acres the entire Same More or Less and is bounded as follows to wit
beginning at the Southeast Corner at a heap of Stones by a high way or Broad road
to the Northwest Corner a boundary & Northwesterly Corner to a posted tree with a saw
in it thence Northly and Eastly to a heap of Stones by the Edge of Town road
thence an Easterly Course North East to a Corner of the Road or Highway Leading to
Newmarchs corner from thence by the Sd Highway to the first mentioned Bound
To have and to Hold all the above Described and bargained premises
together with all and Singular the Privileges and Appurtenances to the same
belonging that the Sd James Farren his Heirs and Assigns appertains forever
And I the Sd Daniel Babcock the Governor Agree to and with the Sd James Farren
his Heirs and Assigns forever covenant to warrant Convey and Defend all the above
Described and bargained premises against all Lawfull Claims or Demands of any
Person or Persons Whatsoever Apprehensible to the force Effect and Tenour of the before
Recited Act of Assembly For Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand
& Seal this 29th day of April AD 1813.
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In Presence of
Joshua Card
Peleg Cross
Daniel Babcock LS
State of Rhode Island &c
Washington for [illegible] Charlestown April 27th AD 1813
Personally Came Daniel Babcock Esqr Signor Described
Recorded 20 May 1808 to the Within Instrument of Deed & Acknowledged the
Per Peleg Cross J P LS some to be the Voluntary Act & Deed for the purposes
therein contained Before
Peleg Cross Tom Clark
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