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Know all men by these presents that Benjamin Congdon of
Charlestown in the county of Washington's State of Rhode Island and Providence [illegible] man in Consider
ation of the Sum of Two thousand and Three hundred & two lbs sterling paid by John the Congdon of
Charlestown County of State aforesaid the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have
granted released and forever to release unto the said John the receipt Party of the first partes as
by deeds of Land lying in Rhode Island following lyz [illegible] on the land lying bordering southing the
and purchasin Charlestown containing Two hundred and fifty acres with a dwelling house do
their building thereon standing bounded on Westward by [illegible] southly on the East part Same
property and Stephen brownon bordering a westerly by Samuel Black bordering on the East part
borderly on a Sea Church and sixteen Morning being one chain longly bordering Charlestown
Town and forty in Washington county bordering and with Dwelling house
thereon Standing [illegible] and measured as follows viz Southly by [illegible] on the East part Westly to
on Sea Church & Hamill [illegible] property Northly on James P[illegible] Plumes and sixteen
Morning bordering southly on [illegible] property One hundred and one Morning bordering longly and
bordering southly with Dwelling house and Quest the Moren standing [illegible]
is bounded to [illegible] by Westly on William borrowing Northly on the East part and
Eastly by John Shappley and [illegible] Northly by [illegible] borrowing
borrowing One Strait of Salt marsh containing forty acres bordering Charlestown
bounded as follows viz Eastly on the Ocean Waterly on some fungen and
Knows Perry Northly on the East part Boundary on [illegible] boundary formally
bounded by Janathen Perry Otherwise the same tracts may
be bounded or reported to the bounded also a small Island lying in the Pond to
the thousand words of the first mentioned tract — John have and hold to
forever and for each joint the above said tracts are the brown land and
appurtenances thereunto belonging to him the said John Congdon his heirs and
assigns forever Also Rebecca Congdon for the consideration of one dollar for
love and good will I certify unto the said [illegible] my son Benjamin Congdon his heirs and
all my right of Bowers & Powers of this entire lot of [illegible] one hundred & two acres
other to John Congdon his heirs and assigns forever Witness my hand and seal her house
signed Sealed and Delivered in Charlestown this 30th Day of December eighteen hundred 1814
by me [illegible] of Presence
Robert Perry
Han Perry
Benjamin Congdon Ls
Rebecca Congdon Ls
Charlestown Washington's to Charlestown Dist.
No 1816 30th 1814 Person all came the within named Benjamin Congdon
P. Clerk P.G 6 and Rebecca Congdon & Acknowledged the within and foregoing be their free
Voluntary act and Deed hand and Seal Before Robert Perry J.p Lure
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