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To all People to Whom these Presents shall Come Greeting
Know Ye that I Mansel Runyon of Charlestown in Washington County and State
of Rhode Island Gent. and in Consideration of the sum of three
hundred Dollars to me in hand well and truly Paid by Joe Card of Charlestown
in said County & State aforesaid Yeoman the receipt Whereof I do hereby
Acknowledge and that I am therewith fully Satisfied Contented and paid Have
bargained and sold unto the said Joe Card his Heirs and Assigns forever certain
tract of Land situate in the town of Charlestown Containing Sixty
acres and One Quarter of an Acre there in laid and bounded as followeth viz
Beginning at a Stake and Stone by the Edge of Pagewright Pond it being the
South Corner of the Corner of the Grand Land hence North one Degree East thirty
four Rods bounding on the said Grand Land to a Peach of Stone thence East
four Degrees North forty Eight Rods to a heap of Stone bounds to William
Card thence South ninety Degrees East fourteen Rods to a heap of Stone
and Stake by the Edge of Pagewright Pond bounding on a chist Card
thence Easterly bounding open the said Pond thirty Rods to the first station
bounds, thence [illegible] Do here and to hold all the Above Described and bargained
premises together with all and singular the privileges and appurtenances
to the same belonging or in any wise Appertaining Unto him the sd Joe Card
his Heirs and Assigns forever and I the sd Mansel Runyon on my Covenant and
Agree for myself my Heirs Executors and Administrators that I am Lawfully
Seized in fee of the Above Described and bargained premises and have in every
good right full power and Lawful Authority to bargain and sell the same unto
him the said Joe Card his Heirs then Assigns Forever and I will warrant
Secure and Defend the same against all Lawful Claims or demands of
any Person or Persons Whatsoever Unto him the sd Joe Card his Heirs and
Assigns forever And Elizabeth Runyon wife of the said Mansel Runyon her Attorney
the Consideration written in mentioned said deed and enters the Harbor all the Rights of
Dower and homage of thirds of in and unto the before Described and bargained
premises unto him the sd Joe Card his Heirs and Assigns forever. In Witness
whereof we the said Mansel Runyon and Elizabeth Runyon his wife have hereunto
Set our Hands and Seals this 12 Day of March in the year 1814
Signed Sealed and Delivered
In Presence of
Joshua Card
Henry Clarke
Mansel Runyon (Es)
Elizabeth Runyon (Es)
State of Rhode Island be
Washington Co. Charlestown March 12th A.D. 1814. Personally came
Mansel Runyon and Elizabeth Runyon on his wife and Swornly
Acknowledged the preceding Instrument to be their Voluntary
act and Deed Hands & Seals thereto affixed.
Before Joshua Card Justice Peace
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