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Know all Men by these that I Jonathan Holden citizen of North Kingston
in the County of Washington state of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantation Yeoman do sell and in Consideration of the Sum of Twenty Dollars
to me in hand paid and truly paid by Jose Wheatland of Autumun in the
County aforesaid Yeoman before the Undersigned hereunto appointed
his Conveyor and Trust Claimant do sell Grant and convey unto the said Jose Wheatland for his
Heirs and Assigns forever the right title and interest that I have and
have had in certain Lot or Piece of Land lying in North Kingston in the County
aforesaid and is bounded and described as follows to wit on the North side
of it by Land of Samuel Tucker and on the East by Land of Eliz. Hayden on
the South by Land belonging to the Proprietors of the town of Narragansett
by Land of Luna Thayer Eastward measuring Twenty feet and as a part of the whole
Twenty foot Lot known and noted by the Name of the Indian Acre Lot and
the Lot number 88 C and is the same Lot that the Undersigned mortgaged and sold
to Jose Wheatland in the year 1805 And as to the Mortgage Benjamin Worden Jr
do sell and in the Consideration of the Sum aforesaid by said Party promised upon
to warrant whereas and Defend the same against the lawful Claims
of any Other Person or Persons claiming Demand that may
raise in and unto the said Consideration of any thing hereafter
by me done And that I have at once before the Undersigned hereunto appointed
my self had full Lawful and Lawful Authority to sell and Dispose
of the same as a good and Perfect Estate of Maintenance in an unsimple
on the aforesaid Mortgage.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal
this 15 Day of February 1816.
in Presence of
Zacheus Maxson
Wm D. Knowles
Benjamin Worden Jr L.L.D
Washington Co. at South Kingston this 15 Day of
February 1816 Personally appeared Benjamin Worden Jr
And Acknowledged the within Instrument to be his
Voluntary Act and Deed hand and seal.
Before John Carpenter Justice Peace
Proved this 10th March, 1816.
By Phil Cross Town Clerk
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