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To all people to whom these presents shall come know ye
that we Asa Crandall & Melissa Crandall (his wife) of
Charlestown in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island
for and in consideration of one hundred dollars to us in hand paid
by Jose Condell of Charlestown in the County of Washington &
State of Rhode Island the Receipt whereof we do hereby acknow-
ledge ourselves fully satisfied and do hereby grant bargain Sell
convey and confirm unto the said Jose Condell his Heirs &
assigns forever one quarter lot a parcel of land lying in Charlestown
in the state of Rhode Island containing by Estimation ten Acres
be it more or less and is bounded as follows Beginning
at the southeast corner of jd tract of land at a stake with stones
about it from there West Eighty seven rods to a stake with stones
about it from there West twenty Eight degrees North sixteen rods
one link to a stake with stones about it from there East Eighty
four degrees Eleven links to a stake in the stones about it from there
East Eighty four degrees south sixteen rods and one link to the
first mentioned bound bounded southerly on land belonging to Athenian
Saunders & Walcottly on Edward Holtons land & Northerly on land
belonging to Thomas Hayes & Dwight Kings & Easterly on land
belonging to Samuel Stephens To Have and to hold the land granted
herebefore premises with all the rights & appurtenances thereunto to him & then only used
be it forever and we the sd Asa Crandall and Melissa Crandall do pro-
mise our heirs Executors and administrators to covenant with the said Jose
Condell his Heirs and assigns that we are lawfully seized in fee of the
foregoing premises and that they are free of all encumbrances and that
we have good right to sell and Convey the same to the sd Jose Condell
to be held as aforesaid and that we will warrant defend & defend the same to
him the wsd Jose Condell his Heirs and assigns forever against the
lawful claims And demands of all persons foreforever witness whereof
we have hereunto set our hands and seals this first day of September
A.D. one Thousand Eight hundred and thirteen.
Asa Crandall. [seal]
Melissa Crandall [seal]
In Presence of
Vernon Saunders
Emma Gorth
Washington & Charlestown st. 1813. Sincerely Came before
me Condell signed & sealed the foregoing Instrument and delivered
the same to be his Habitation at EG and also Premises aforesaid
& Melissa Crandall spoke of the sd Asa Crandall being Consent and appear
and about from her Husband and the proceeding Instrument being Read and Explained to her
Declared the same the be her Voluntarily act and Deed Signed and Seal and that she did
not wish to Retract the same. Before Silap Cross Town Clerk
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